Eric G. Swedin is a professor of history at Weber State University. His doctorate is in the history of science and technology. He has extensive experience in the computer field. His publications include numerous articles and three books on the history of computing. His website is swedin.org. He is also the author of five novels, …
Nathan Shumate is the insane sod who decided to put together a new no-frills writers conference, involving a whole bunch of people more accomplished than he is. A high-function dilettante, he’s continually poised to be the Next Big Thing, eventually. He’s earned the ire of proud indie publishers worldwide by running LousyBookCovers.com for the past …
Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: Ozwald Carnavon used to be a lowly rank-one nobody mining “Red” on a plane of fire. Now, he’s the acting head of the officially sanctioned (but totally broke) Academy of Outcasts. Situated in “The Tube”—a mile-tall wizard tower that fell over fifty years ago and is now an …
Read more “Alumni Alerts: Magic and Bullets (Academy of Outcasts Book 2) by Larry Correia”
Jana S. Brown entered the world of publishing in the mid-90s and has never looked back. She’s worked as a fiction writer, technical writer, editor, presenter, author coach, and a host of other positions. In the last several years, she’s assisted in the creation of bestselling and award-winning novels in the self-publishing space as well …
Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: Colt Ostergaard is a man with a gun who just won’t stay dead. On the harsh frontier world of Tenris, where winters last decades and predators hunt both man and beast, the drifting gunslinger rides the high plains. Haunted by a war he tried to end with mercy …
Read more “Alumni Alerts: Colt Ostergaard: A Man With a Gun by Rick Cutler”
Jarom Strong has always wanted to be a writer. The earliest memories he has are of dictating “Bionicle” fan-fiction to his mother when he was five. While he has grown since then his tastes have not, and he is still endlessly fascinated by distant, imaginary worlds. Today Jarom lives in Utah with his wife and …
Holli Anderson has a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing—which has nothing to do with writing, except maybe by adding some pretty descriptive injury and vomit scenes to her books. She discovered her joy of writing during a very trying period in her life when escaping into make-believe saved her. She has multiple published books of differing …
Unofficial WC Attendee Range Day on Thursday, July 16th for local attendees or those who are coming into town early, who want an excuse to turn money into noise… Lee Kay Public Shooting Range 6000 W 2100 S (accessible from the frontage road on 2100 South) Salt Lake City, UT 84128 They have a brief …
Aaron Canton is a freelance writer who specializes in fantasy and science fiction stories as well as written content for games and other interactive works. He has written and sold over 150 short stories to Eduland, an edulit company, and over 16 stories to Tellest, an online high fantasy universe. He has also sold game writing …
Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants (specifically, Nancy Frye and Spearman Burke): They’ve been overlooked, underestimated, and politely sidelined for decades. Fine. That’s fine. Let them keep underestimating. In the pages of Auntie Heroes, meet ten women of a certain vintage who possess particular sets of skills and absolutely zero patience for the alternative. …
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