Home for the Holidays Booksigning Event - Dec 7!

 I'll be at Davis Kidd Booksellers in Memphis on December 7, 2009, at 6 pm. Local authors are being featured in their "Home for the Holidays" event, and I would love to meet friends, old and new. Check out my schmap, and then stop by and share holiday greetings. 

I will be experiencing an exciting venture in booksigning events on Saturday, August 22, at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Memphis. As a participant in Imagicopter, an author tour event spearheaded by H. David Blalock, I will join midsouth authors and artists in celebrating art and words as art. If you're in the area, come find me and let's chat. Plus, I'll be happy to sign a copy of "Redheart"!

Saturday, Aug 22, 1pm - 2pm

Davis-Kidd Booksellers

I recently had the honor of addressing a masters writing class at Overton High School in Memphis. We spoke together from lunch until the day-end bell about writing, publishing, and the industry. What an amazing, determined group of minds!

The teacher, Shannon Marszalek, who arranged for the meeting, fills a necessary role of encourager; it’s obvious she adores and respects the talent of her kids.

I spoke with poets, mainstream writers, and a science fiction writer (in whom I recognized a kindred spirit). Each young adult was as interested in the business of writing as well as writing itself, which I feel is such an important element.

Catch the interview with Jackie Gamber, author of Redheart, and founder of the Humans Against Dragon Stereotypes foundation (HADS). She talks with Choate Road about her efforts to help fight Specism.

As Greg Hall shared, "I recalled a lady I had met briefly months ago. She chucked a metal disc at my head and when I looked over to her booth, she whispered ‘The Dragons. They need you.’ I rubbed my sore forehead and read what wound up being a button. It said ‘FIGHT SPECISM.’"

"This was who I had to interview. Someone who understood the world is a much bigger place than just our hectic little lives."

To read the entire interview, follow the link >> Jackie Gamber Interview

At an awards banquet during MidSouthCon 26, the 2008 Darrell Award winners were announced. Jackie had two stories as finalists in the short story category, but there was a charmingly stunned look on her face as the winner was revealed. The room erupted in shouts and applause as it was announced, "The winner of the 2008 Darrell Award for short story is Jackie Gamber, author of 'The Monster'."

The Darrell Awards are memorial awards given annually in the categories of short story, novella, and novel to promote literary science fiction and fantasy in the southeastern part of the U.S. A special thanks to the jury, the readers, and MidSouthCon for hosting the banquet. Check back here to see when Jackie's feet touch the ground again.