Category: Alumni

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 …

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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 …

Read more “Alumni Alerts: Sigils by Sam Robb”

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 …

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Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: Stuck Over Heaven (Stations of Heaven Book 1) After several years fighting as a Nameless soldier in the Over Cities, Everrune Pethatrice finally retires from the military and has started on a new path to vengeance for his murdered family. With the help of exiled goddesses and other …

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Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: Books one and two in the five book Bestowed series: A DARK MANIFEST: In an Arthurian world where Nature bestows animal manifestations, elemental powers, and healing abilities, the sinister plotting of several rogue Bestowed is nearing fruition and the tensions of war are beginning to boil over. Somehow …

Read more “Alumni Alerts: The Bestowed: A Dark Manifest / The Bestowed: Touch of the Ethril by C. Ryan Crockett”

Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: BLOOM by Matthew Bockholt MICAH learns quickly. Anyone would tell you he’s a genius. Only he knows it’s a lie. Curse or gift, Micah’s blood itches with memories he never earned. When a stranger confronts him, Micah must decide to accept his disturbing nature and pursue a life …

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Spotlighting new work by Writers Cantina participants: Alumni Alerts: Relics of the Fallen (The Wormwood Archive Book 1) by Nick Nethery Dan Kelly, a battle-hardened Army bomb tech on the brink of retirement, can’t shake the ghosts of his fallen team from a long-ago war zone. When a shadowy government outfit called Wormwood recruits him, …

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Hey, all, we did some Alumni Alerts last year, but then it fell by the wayside… but it’s back, baby! If you’ve participated in Writers Cantina at any time in the past, we want to hear about you successes! Sold a short story? Have a book coming out?  Let us know! The small print: We’ll …

Read more “Alumni Alerts! Going Forward”