Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: The Peace Child was a sacred custom, one which had held for thousands of years. Red was a soldier at the end of a long career, who just wanted to retire to his estate and forget about the world. But then his king asked him to perform one …
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The gates are open — Writers Cantina 2026 registration is here! No increase in prices, and we’ll have pre-printed name badges for those who register ahead! PLUS! We appreciate West Valley city for hosting us at the beautiful Utah Cultural Celebration Center since our inception, and to show that appreciation, anyone who lives in …
Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: Heroes are chosen. Monsters are made. John Kincaid lived by one rule: Serve the benevolent Dragons who protect Earth from dangers beyond human imagination. Aston Spencer has a magic spark, but he needs John’s help to learn the ropes and stay alive long enough to grow into his …
Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: Step into ten stories of vibrant universes, where gleaming rays of energy shape the future and the past collides with the fantastic unknown. This collection of short stories invites you to explore a genre that is often called “Raypunk” or “Raygun Gothic,” but we call “Plasma Pulp”—because “punk” …
Read more “Alumni Alerts: Plasma Pulp: Lost Worlds, edited by LawDog”
Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: I, Magi is a gritty historical fantasy of survival, exile, and the first stirrings of a power long thought lost. When a young man’s home is destroyed by war and betrayal, he is forced to flee into a harsh and unforgiving world. With enemies behind him and uncertainty …
Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: WITHER by Matthew Bockholt WITHER is the second novel in the four-book Mythic series written by Matthew Bockholt, following BLOOM.
Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: In the shadows between law and chaos, there are always men willing to get their hands dirty… but even the roughest men have lines they won’t cross. From rain-soaked city streets to war-torn alien landscapes, from 1940s Arizona to cyberpunk futures, these stories follow enforcers, fixers, and hard …
Read more “Alumni Alerts: High Class Muscle, edited by Sam Robb”
Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: An open door is an invitation… but you may not like what waits on the other side. James O’Neil is about to learn the hard way that names have power, and his graffiti tags can open doors in the forgotten byways of Pittsburgh. After an accidental summoning of …
Spotlighting a first novel by this Writers Cantina participant: Many Are Called: The Lion of Deseret is a gripping tale of courage, faith and survival set in a brutal post-collapse America. Battle-hardened and war-weary former soldier Kyler Poe ekes out an existence in the ruins of Phoenix, a city consumed by chaos and controlled by …
Read more “Alumni Alerts: Many Are Called: The Lion of Deseret by Mike Barham”