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He is the co-editor of <strong>Never Whistle at Night</strong>, a groundbreaking anthology showcasing Indigenous horror stories that challenge and redefine the genre. Hawk’s writing is inspired by family lore, cryptid sightings, and the haunting legacy of colonialism. 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His work implements a delicate handling of drawing and painting, punctuated by various textured overlays to create a body of work that evokes mystery, decay, and the passage of time.</p> <p>His work has been featured in publications like Infected by Art, and has shown in a variety of galleries across the US including Arcadia Contemporary, Arch Enemy Arts, and Nucleus Gallery. <a href="https://locusmag.com/2025/01/spotlight-on-artist-ethan-price/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Artist Ethan Price" href="https://locusmag.com/2025/01/spotlight-on-artist-ethan-price/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-153973" class="archive-layout-two post-153973 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-illumicrate-starbright/" title="Spotlight on Illumicrate & Starbright"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Illumicrate_opt-200x300-1735574758.jpeg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Illumicrate_opt-200x300-1735574758.jpeg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Illumicrate_opt-60x90.jpeg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-illumicrate-starbright/" title="Spotlight on Illumicrate & Starbright">Spotlight on Illumicrate & Starbright</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-illumicrate-starbright/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-23T08:30:59-08:00">December 23, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-30T08:06:33-08:00">December 30, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-illumicrate-starbright/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>DAPHNE TONGE</strong> is the founder and CEO of Illumicrate, the UK’s first specialist book subscription box. She is also the founder and MD of Daphne Press, a science fiction and fantasy publisher. She’s judged for book prizes and is an event chair. Previously, she was an award-winning book blogger. She lives in London, but is Chinese-Filipino born and was raised in Manila.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Tell us about your book subscription box service, </strong> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-illumicrate-starbright/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Illumicrate & Starbright" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-illumicrate-starbright/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-153964" class="archive-layout-two post-153964 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-christine-mitzuk/" title="Spotlight on Christine Mitzuk"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mitzuk-spotlight-glazed-200x300-1734966570.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mitzuk-spotlight-glazed-200x300-1734966570.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mitzuk-spotlight-glazed-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-christine-mitzuk/" title="Spotlight on Christine Mitzuk">Spotlight on Christine Mitzuk</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-christine-mitzuk/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-16T08:30:36-08:00">December 16, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-23T07:14:49-08:00">December 23, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-christine-mitzuk/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p>Her imagination, creativity, and thirst for learning have been near-constant companions, but artist/illustrator <strong>CHRISTINE MITZUK</strong> didn’t initially consider working as an artist. Her career started after college while working as a production artist and graphic designer at a few design and marketing firms for about seven years. She gained insight into client work and procedures to help a project flow along. As a freelance artist she uses several of these <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-christine-mitzuk/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Christine Mitzuk" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/12/spotlight-on-christine-mitzuk/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-153589" class="archive-layout-two post-153589 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-virginia-lee/" title="Spotlight on Virginia Lee"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lee-spotlight-slider-flat-200x300-1733149010.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lee-spotlight-slider-flat-200x300-1733149010.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lee-spotlight-slider-flat-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-virginia-lee/" title="Spotlight on Virginia Lee">Spotlight on Virginia Lee</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-virginia-lee/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-25T08:30:24-08:00">November 25, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-02T06:16:58-08:00">December 2, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-virginia-lee/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>VIRGINIA LEE </strong>is an artist, illustrator and sculptor based on Dartmoor, England where she was raised in a creative household immersed in myth and fantasy art. She has illustrated several books for children, including the Greek myth of Persephone and the Russian fairy tale ‘‘The Frog Bride’’. She provided illustrations for “The Enchanted Lenormand Oracle”, StoryWorld cards, and The Secret Histories: Mermaids and Hobgoblins books. She also worked as a <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-virginia-lee/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Virginia Lee" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-virginia-lee/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-153442" class="archive-layout-two post-153442 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-m-m-olivas/" title="Spotlight on: M.M. Olivas"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/OLIVAS-portrait-large-CMYK-scaled-200x300-1731367493.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/OLIVAS-portrait-large-CMYK-scaled-200x300-1731367493.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/OLIVAS-portrait-large-CMYK-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/OLIVAS-portrait-large-CMYK-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/OLIVAS-portrait-large-CMYK-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/OLIVAS-portrait-large-CMYK-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/OLIVAS-portrait-large-CMYK-60x90.jpg 60w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/OLIVAS-portrait-large-CMYK-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-m-m-olivas/" title="Spotlight on: M.M. Olivas">Spotlight on: M.M. Olivas</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-m-m-olivas/" title="10:00 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-12T10:00:59-08:00">November 12, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-11T15:25:41-08:00">November 11, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-m-m-olivas/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p><strong> M. M. OLIVAS</strong> is an alumna of the 2022 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop and the 2023 Under the Volcano Writers Residency. Her short fiction has appeared in several publications, including Uncanny Magazine, Weird Horror Magazine, Apex, and Bourbon Penn. As a trans, first-generation Chicana, she explores the intersection of queer and diasporic experiences in her fiction. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, earning her <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-m-m-olivas/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on: M.M. Olivas" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-m-m-olivas/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-152867" class="archive-layout-two post-152867 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/10/spotlight-on-the-deadlands-and-psychopomp/" title="Spotlight on The Deadlands and Psychopomp"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Deadlands-Psychopomp-spotlight-header-flat-200x300-1728953495.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Deadlands-Psychopomp-spotlight-header-flat-200x300-1728953495.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Deadlands-Psychopomp-spotlight-header-flat-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/10/spotlight-on-the-deadlands-and-psychopomp/" title="Spotlight on The Deadlands and Psychopomp">Spotlight on The Deadlands and Psychopomp</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/10/spotlight-on-the-deadlands-and-psychopomp/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-21T08:30:57-07:00">October 21, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-06T12:31:14-08:00">February 6, 2025</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/10/spotlight-on-the-deadlands-and-psychopomp/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>Tell us about your magazine, The Deadlands. When was it founded, and who’s on the publishing team?</strong></p> <p>The Deadlands is a spec-fic/literary zine all about death. It launched in May 2021. In late 2020 I (Sean Markey) brought the idea to E. Catherine Tobler (Elise), whom I knew from when she was the editor in chief of Shimmer, which had closed down a few years before. The publisher of Shimmer, <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/10/spotlight-on-the-deadlands-and-psychopomp/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on The Deadlands and Psychopomp" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/10/spotlight-on-the-deadlands-and-psychopomp/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-151964" class="archive-layout-two post-151964 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/09/spotlight-on-micaela-alcaino/" title="Spotlight on Micaela Alcaino"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/locus-1-200x300-1726258928.png" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/locus-1-200x300-1726258928.png 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/locus-1-60x90.png 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/09/spotlight-on-micaela-alcaino/" title="Spotlight on Micaela Alcaino">Spotlight on Micaela Alcaino</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/09/spotlight-on-micaela-alcaino/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-23T08:30:56-07:00">September 23, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-09-13T13:23:03-07:00">September 13, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/09/spotlight-on-micaela-alcaino/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>MICAELA ALCAINO</strong> is a book cover designer and illustrator who relocated from her home in Sydney, Australia to London, UK in 2013. Her career has been marked by significant achievements, including being named one of The Bookseller’s Rising Stars in 2021 and winning the prestigious Designer of the Year title at the British Book Awards in 2022, with a subsequent nomination this year in 2024. She was also a finalist <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/09/spotlight-on-micaela-alcaino/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Micaela Alcaino" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/09/spotlight-on-micaela-alcaino/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-151445" class="archive-layout-two post-151445 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-chris-mcgrath/" title="Spotlight on Chris McGrath"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/McGrath-header-200x300-1725372899.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/McGrath-header-200x300-1725372899.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/McGrath-header-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-chris-mcgrath/" title="Spotlight on Chris McGrath">Spotlight on Chris McGrath</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-chris-mcgrath/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-26T08:30:18-07:00">August 26, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-09-03T07:15:08-07:00">September 3, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-chris-mcgrath/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>CHRIS MCGRATH </strong>was born in the Bronx and has lived in and around NYC his whole life. At an early age he became interested in art, especially science fiction and fantasy. After graduating from The School of Visual Arts in NYC, Chris gave guitar lessons for several years before beginning his career in 2001. Since then he has done covers for #1 New York Times best selling authors such as: <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-chris-mcgrath/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Chris McGrath" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-chris-mcgrath/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-151234" class="archive-layout-two post-151234 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-authors-against-book-bans/" title="Spotlight on Authors Against Book Bans"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Authors-Against-200x300-1723068582.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Authors-Against-200x300-1723068582.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Authors-Against-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-authors-against-book-bans/" title="Spotlight on Authors Against Book Bans">Spotlight on Authors Against Book Bans</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-authors-against-book-bans/" title="8:00 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-09T08:00:13-07:00">August 9, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-07T15:10:40-07:00">August 7, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-authors-against-book-bans/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>What is the mission statement of your organization?</strong></p> <p>We are Authors Against Book Bans.</p> <p>We stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We unequivocally support the availability of diverse voices on our library shelves, in our schools, and in our culture. We pledge to band together against the oppression of literature, to speak when our voices are silenced, to go where our bodies are <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-authors-against-book-bans/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Authors Against Book Bans" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/08/spotlight-on-authors-against-book-bans/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-150557" class="archive-layout-two post-150557 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/07/spotlight-on-wang-jinkang/" title="Spotlight on: Wang Jinkang"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wangjinkang800x400-200x300-1719957672.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wangjinkang800x400-200x300-1719957672.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wangjinkang800x400-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/07/spotlight-on-wang-jinkang/" title="Spotlight on: Wang Jinkang">Spotlight on: Wang Jinkang</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/07/spotlight-on-wang-jinkang/" title="3:00 pm" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-02T15:00:48-07:00">July 2, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-07-22T08:14:13-07:00">July 22, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/07/spotlight-on-wang-jinkang/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>WANG JINKANG</strong> (1948—), a Chinese science fiction writer, senior engineer, and multiple Yinhe Award winner. He spent several years in a countryside commune, before being sent to work in an iron foundry and a diesel engine plant. This unique experience sparked his interest in science and engineering, and in 1978, he entered Xi’an Jiaotong University for further studies. Later, he became a petroleum engineer in Nanyang Oilfield. At the age <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/07/spotlight-on-wang-jinkang/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on: Wang Jinkang" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/07/spotlight-on-wang-jinkang/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-149770" class="archive-layout-two post-149770 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-raya-golden/" title="Spotlight on Raya Golden"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Golden-slider-flat-200x300-1717786996.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="slider image for raya golden" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Golden-slider-flat-200x300-1717786996.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Golden-slider-flat-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-raya-golden/" title="Spotlight on Raya Golden">Spotlight on Raya Golden</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-raya-golden/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-06-10T08:30:44-07:00">June 10, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-06-07T12:03:34-07:00">June 7, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-raya-golden/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p> <strong>Raya Golden</strong> has a unique and stylized vision and brings her work into the world using a variety of mediums ranging from watercolors to digital multimedia. In 2014 she did a comic based on George R.R. Martin’s story ‘‘The Meathouse Man’’. It was nominated for a Hugo Award for best graphic novel. In 2015 she released her first full length graphic novel, <strong>Starport</strong>, an adaptation of a 1994 TV <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-raya-golden/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Raya Golden" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-raya-golden/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-149916" class="archive-layout-two post-149916 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-lindsay-ellis/" title="Spotlight on: Lindsay Ellis"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lindsay-Ellis-CREDIT-Emily-VanDerWerff-1-200x300.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="Picture of Lindsay Ellis smiling" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lindsay-Ellis-CREDIT-Emily-VanDerWerff-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lindsay-Ellis-CREDIT-Emily-VanDerWerff-1-60x90.jpg 60w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lindsay-Ellis-CREDIT-Emily-VanDerWerff-1.jpg 432w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-lindsay-ellis/" title="Spotlight on: Lindsay Ellis">Spotlight on: Lindsay Ellis</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-lindsay-ellis/" title="4:05 pm" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-06-05T16:05:38-07:00">June 5, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-06-10T14:30:17-07:00">June 10, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-lindsay-ellis/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p><strong>LINDSAY ELLIS</strong> is an author, media critic, and Hugo-nominated video essayist. She also was the co-host of the PBS digital series “It’s Lit!”. After earning her bachelor’s in Cinema Studies from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she earned her MFA in Film and Television Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts with a focus in documentary and screenwriting. She lives in Long Beach, CA. <strong>Apostles of Mercy</strong> is her <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-lindsay-ellis/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on: Lindsay Ellis" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/06/spotlight-on-lindsay-ellis/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-147928" class="archive-layout-two post-147928 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/04/spotlight-on-sara-felix/" title="Spotlight on Sara Felix"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Felix-slider-flat-200x300-1712007719.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Felix-slider-flat-200x300-1712007719.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Felix-slider-flat-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/04/spotlight-on-sara-felix/" title="Spotlight on Sara Felix">Spotlight on Sara Felix</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/04/spotlight-on-sara-felix/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-04-08T08:30:10-07:00">April 8, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-05-13T11:18:40-07:00">May 13, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/04/spotlight-on-sara-felix/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>S</strong><strong>ara Felix </strong>is a Hugo Award winning mixed media artist who creates with inks, acrylics, resin and sometimes clay. She is an editor for the Hugo Award winning fanzine Journey Planet and has been also nominated for her work for the past few years. She has designed two Hugo Award bases, one with Vincent Villafranca in 2018 and one on her own in 2016, and has created four Lodestar <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/04/spotlight-on-sara-felix/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Sara Felix" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/04/spotlight-on-sara-felix/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-147666" class="archive-layout-two post-147666 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-richard-a-kirk/" title="Spotlight on Richard A. Kirk"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kirk-slider-200x300-1710973473.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kirk-slider-200x300-1710973473.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kirk-slider-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-richard-a-kirk/" title="Spotlight on Richard A. Kirk">Spotlight on Richard A. Kirk</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-richard-a-kirk/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-25T08:30:37-07:00">March 25, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-05-13T11:41:02-07:00">May 13, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-richard-a-kirk/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>Richard A. Kirk</strong> is an author, illustrator, and visual artist. He is the author of novels <strong>The Lost Machine </strong>and <strong>Necessary Monsters</strong>, and illustrated collection <strong>Magpie’s Ladder</strong>. Illustrated novel <strong>Tailor of Echoes </strong>was published in early 2022. He has illustrated works by Clive Barker, Christopher Golden, Frank Herbert, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Thomas Ligotti, China Miéville, the rock band Korn, and others. Kirk’s artwork is exhibited and collected internationally. <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-richard-a-kirk/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Richard A. Kirk" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-richard-a-kirk/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-147431" class="archive-layout-two post-147431 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-anne-perry-of-arcadia/" title="Spotlight on Anne Perry of Arcadia"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Arcadia_Logo-200x300.png" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Arcadia_Logo-200x300.png 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Arcadia_Logo-60x90.png 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-anne-perry-of-arcadia/" title="Spotlight on Anne Perry of Arcadia">Spotlight on Anne Perry of Arcadia</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-anne-perry-of-arcadia/" title="12:21 pm" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-13T12:21:59-07:00">March 13, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-anne-perry-of-arcadia/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p><strong>You’re the publishing director for the SF/F imprint at Quercus in the UK (formerly known as Jo Fletcher Books). We understand you’re relaunching with a new vision and name. Tell us about it.</strong></p> <p>I was very lucky when I started at Quercus; Jo Fletcher Books was 11 years old and well-established, and had a reputation for being particularly strong in epic fantasy, having launched authors like Sebastien de Castell, Peter <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-anne-perry-of-arcadia/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Anne Perry of Arcadia" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-anne-perry-of-arcadia/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-147183" class="archive-layout-two post-147183 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-manzi-jackson/" title="Spotlight on Manzi Jackson"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jackson-slider-200x300-1709595075.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jackson-slider-200x300-1709595075.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jackson-slider-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-manzi-jackson/" title="Spotlight on Manzi Jackson">Spotlight on Manzi Jackson</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-manzi-jackson/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-08T08:30:36-08:00">March 8, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-05-13T12:17:02-07:00">May 13, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-manzi-jackson/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p> <strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Manzi Jackson</strong> is a contemporary visual Artist based in Kigali, Rwanda.</p> <p>He dabbles in surrealist and magical concepts, displayed in his ability to portray the full magical breadth of his subjects with breathtaking, colorful technique. </p> <p>He’s currently focusing on a body of portrait and figurative works depicting dreamy energy that draws us into a rich and vibrant realm. </p> <p>His use of flower-draped muses in astronaut suits are characterized in a <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-manzi-jackson/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Manzi Jackson" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/03/spotlight-on-manzi-jackson/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-145688" class="archive-layout-two post-145688 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/01/spotlight-on-winona-nelson/" title="Spotlight on Winona Nelson"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Nelson-slider-200x300-1704206648.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Nelson-slider-200x300-1704206648.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Nelson-slider-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/01/spotlight-on-winona-nelson/" title="Spotlight on Winona Nelson">Spotlight on Winona Nelson</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/01/spotlight-on-winona-nelson/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-01-29T08:30:41-08:00">January 29, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-01-02T06:44:24-08:00">January 2, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/01/spotlight-on-winona-nelson/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p> Artist/writer <strong>Winona Nelson</strong> was born in 1983 and grew up in Duluth MN. She has drawn all her life and began painting digitally as a teenager. She studied classical realism and art for the entertainment industry at the Safehouse Atelier in San Francisco.</p> <p>Winona is a queer, Two Spirit Indigenous person, and her fine art often focuses on the stories and history of her tribe, the Ojibwe of Minnesota, and <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/01/spotlight-on-winona-nelson/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Winona Nelson" href="https://locusmag.com/2024/01/spotlight-on-winona-nelson/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-145254" class="archive-layout-two post-145254 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-short-fiction category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-the-sunday-morning-transport/" title="Spotlight on: The Sunday Morning Transport"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/the-sunday-morning-transport-slider-200x300-1701910733.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/the-sunday-morning-transport-slider-200x300-1701910733.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/the-sunday-morning-transport-slider-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/reviews/short-fiction/" style="background:#629915" rel="category tag">Short Fiction</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-the-sunday-morning-transport/" title="Spotlight on: The Sunday Morning Transport">Spotlight on: The Sunday Morning Transport</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-the-sunday-morning-transport/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-12-28T08:30:24-08:00">December 28, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-12-06T16:59:31-08:00">December 6, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-the-sunday-morning-transport/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>Tell us about your project. When was it founded, and who’s involved in running it?</strong></p> <p>The Sunday Morning Transport was founded in August 2021, and we published our first story in January 2023. Julian Yap is editor in chief, Fran Wilde is managing editor, and our copyediting, proofreading, and social media team is Kaitlin Severini (our copyeditor), Ryan T. Jenkins (copyedits and proofing), Delia Davis (year one proofreader) and Christine <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-the-sunday-morning-transport/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on: The Sunday Morning Transport" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-the-sunday-morning-transport/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-145249" class="archive-layout-two post-145249 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/things-short-stories-did-and-didnt-teach-me-about-writing-and-selling-novels-by-jose-pablo-iriarte/" title="Things Short Stories Did and Didn’t Teach Me About Writing and Selling Novels by José Pablo Iriarte"><img width="200" height="295" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nov37a.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nov37a.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nov37a-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/things-short-stories-did-and-didnt-teach-me-about-writing-and-selling-novels-by-jose-pablo-iriarte/" title="Things Short Stories Did and Didn’t Teach Me About Writing and Selling Novels by José Pablo Iriarte">Things Short Stories Did and Didn’t Teach Me About Writing and Selling Novels by José Pablo Iriarte</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/things-short-stories-did-and-didnt-teach-me-about-writing-and-selling-novels-by-jose-pablo-iriarte/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-12-21T08:30:06-08:00">December 21, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-07-07T11:36:49-07:00">July 7, 2024</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/things-short-stories-did-and-didnt-teach-me-about-writing-and-selling-novels-by-jose-pablo-iriarte/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p>When I give presentations to aspiring writers – particularly presentations on writing and selling short stories – I’m always careful to emphasize that short stories are no longer the apprenticeship into the novel world that they once were. I know plenty of folks who have sold science fiction and fantasy novels without ever having bothered with shorts.</p> <p>That said, short fiction did kind of function as a proving and learning <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/things-short-stories-did-and-didnt-teach-me-about-writing-and-selling-novels-by-jose-pablo-iriarte/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Things Short Stories Did and Didn’t Teach Me About Writing and Selling Novels by José Pablo Iriarte" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/things-short-stories-did-and-didnt-teach-me-about-writing-and-selling-novels-by-jose-pablo-iriarte/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-145242" class="archive-layout-two post-145242 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-short-fiction category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-omenana/" title="Spotlight on: Omenana"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/locus-11-200x300.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/locus-11-200x300.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/locus-11-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/reviews/short-fiction/" style="background:#629915" rel="category tag">Short Fiction</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-omenana/" title="Spotlight on: Omenana">Spotlight on: Omenana</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-omenana/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-12-19T08:30:09-08:00">December 19, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-12-06T16:13:47-08:00">December 6, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-omenana/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>T</strong><strong>ell us about your magazine, Omenana. When was it founded, and who’s on the publishing team? What is your mission?</strong></p> <p>Omenana was cofounded in 2014 by Chiagozie Fred Nwonwu (AKA Mazi Nwonwu) and Chinelo Onwualu. Presently, Omenana’s publishing team comprises Mazi Nwonwu, managing editor; Iquo DianaAbasi, editor; Godson Okeiyi, graphic artist; Sunny Efemena, illustrator; and Chinaza, editorial assistant.</p> <p>Omenana’s mission is to develop the writing and reading of speculative <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-omenana/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on: Omenana" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-omenana/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-145237" class="archive-layout-two post-145237 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-short-fiction category-spotlight tag-a-t-greenblatt" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/writing-short-stories-in-the-margins-by-a-t-greenblatt/" title="Writing Short Stories in the Margins by A.T. Greenblatt"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/locus-10-200x300.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/locus-10-200x300.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/locus-10-60x90.jpg 60w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/locus-10.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/reviews/short-fiction/" style="background:#629915" rel="category tag">Short Fiction</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/writing-short-stories-in-the-margins-by-a-t-greenblatt/" title="Writing Short Stories in the Margins by A.T. Greenblatt">Writing Short Stories in the Margins by A.T. Greenblatt</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/writing-short-stories-in-the-margins-by-a-t-greenblatt/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-12-14T08:30:35-08:00">December 14, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-12-06T16:03:53-08:00">December 6, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/writing-short-stories-in-the-margins-by-a-t-greenblatt/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> <span class="tag-links"><i class="fa fa-tags"></i><a href="https://locusmag.com/tag/a-t-greenblatt/" rel="tag">A.T. Greenblatt</a></span></div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p>I have always loved short stories. I don’t remember a time when I ‘‘discovered’’ them. For me, there was nothing to find. They were always there; in school textbooks, homework assignments, in the anthologies I would randomly pick off the shelf at the library. There was never any question either of what I would start writing when I decided to learn story craft. In those early days, reaching the end <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/writing-short-stories-in-the-margins-by-a-t-greenblatt/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Writing Short Stories in the Margins by A.T. Greenblatt" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/writing-short-stories-in-the-margins-by-a-t-greenblatt/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-145224" class="archive-layout-two post-145224 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-short-fiction category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-khoreo/" title="Spotlight on: khōréō"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/locus-8-200x300.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/locus-8-200x300.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/locus-8-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/reviews/short-fiction/" style="background:#629915" rel="category tag">Short Fiction</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-khoreo/" title="Spotlight on: khōréō">Spotlight on: khōréō</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-khoreo/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-12-12T08:30:42-08:00">December 12, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-12-06T15:57:30-08:00">December 6, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-khoreo/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>Tell us about your magazine, khōréō. When was it founded, and who’s on the publishing team? What is your mission?</strong></p> <p>In 2020, khōréō was founded with a specific-yet-broad mission: publishing speculative fiction by immigrant and diaspora writers. Our team currently relies on volunteers, with the idea that many hands make light work; on the editorial side, we have Aleksandra Hill as the founder, outgoing editor-in-chief, and publisher; Zhui Ning Chang <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-khoreo/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on: khōréō" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/12/spotlight-on-khoreo/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-144085" class="archive-layout-two post-144085 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-the-best-of-world-sf/" title="Spotlight on The Best of World SF"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/The-Best-of-World-SF-spotlight-header-flatrgb-scaled-200x300-1697495653.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/The-Best-of-World-SF-spotlight-header-flatrgb-scaled-200x300-1697495653.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/The-Best-of-World-SF-spotlight-header-flatrgb-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-the-best-of-world-sf/" title="Spotlight on The Best of World SF">Spotlight on The Best of World SF</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-the-best-of-world-sf/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-10-23T08:30:30-07:00">October 23, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-10-29T12:59:32-07:00">October 29, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-the-best-of-world-sf/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>Lavie Tidhar</strong> was born and raised on a kibbutz in Israel. He has traveled extensively since he was a teenager, living in South Africa, the UK, Laos, and the small island nation of Vanuatu.</p> <p>Tidhar advocates bringing international SF to a wider audience, and has edited <strong>The Apex Book of World SF </strong>(2009), <strong>The Apex Book of World SF 2 </strong>(2012), and T<strong>he Apex Book of World SF 3 </strong> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-the-best-of-world-sf/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on The Best of World SF" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-the-best-of-world-sf/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-143533" class="archive-layout-two post-143533 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-lauren-raye-snow/" title="Spotlight on Lauren Raye Snow"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/snow-spotlight-slider-200x300-1696249553.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/snow-spotlight-slider-200x300-1696249553.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/snow-spotlight-slider-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-lauren-raye-snow/" title="Spotlight on Lauren Raye Snow">Spotlight on Lauren Raye Snow</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-lauren-raye-snow/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-10-02T08:30:15-07:00">October 2, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-10-02T05:42:10-07:00">October 2, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-lauren-raye-snow/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>Lauren Raye Snow </strong>is an award-winning artist and illustrator from San Antonio, Texas, whose work explores uncanny, ambivalent visions, both dreadful and cathartic. She has art directed four Nebula Conferences, painted queer saints and monsters, and most recently has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award. Her work has been featured in Apex Magazine, Mermaids Monthly, New Gothic Review, and <strong>Infected By Art </strong>– but the really juicy stuff is <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-lauren-raye-snow/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Lauren Raye Snow" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/10/spotlight-on-lauren-raye-snow/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-141970" class="archive-layout-two post-141970 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/07/spotlight-on-yume-kitasei/" title="Spotlight on: Yume Kitasei"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DeepSky_Locus_800x4001-200x300-1689631300.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DeepSky_Locus_800x4001-200x300-1689631300.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DeepSky_Locus_800x4001-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/07/spotlight-on-yume-kitasei/" title="Spotlight on: Yume Kitasei">Spotlight on: Yume Kitasei</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/07/spotlight-on-yume-kitasei/" title="3:13 pm" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-07-17T15:13:13-07:00">July 17, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/07/spotlight-on-yume-kitasei/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p>Yume Kitasei is a debut writer of speculative fiction. She is half-Japanese and half-American and grew up in a space between two cultures—the same space where her stories reside. Her stories have appeared in publications including New England Review, Catapult, SmokeLong Quarterly, and Baltimore Review. Visit her online at yumekitasei.com.</p> <p>Tell us about your new novel, <strong>The Deep Sky </strong>— the world where it takes place, and the characters who <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/07/spotlight-on-yume-kitasei/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on: Yume Kitasei" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/07/spotlight-on-yume-kitasei/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-141309" class="archive-layout-two post-141309 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-liz-kerin/" title="Spotlight on: Liz Kerin"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/image0-200x300.jpeg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/image0-200x300.jpeg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/image0-60x90.jpeg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-liz-kerin/" title="Spotlight on: Liz Kerin">Spotlight on: Liz Kerin</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-liz-kerin/" title="1:06 pm" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-06-23T13:06:04-07:00">June 23, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-liz-kerin/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p><strong> LIZ KERIN</strong> is an author, playwright, screenwriter, and graduate of the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She is also the author of <strong>The Phantom Forest</strong> (2019). She lives in Southern California.</p> <p><strong> Tell us about your new novel, </strong>Night’s Edge<strong> — the world where it takes place, and the characters who live in that world.</strong></p> <p><strong>Night’s Edge</strong> takes place in a <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-liz-kerin/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on: Liz Kerin" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-liz-kerin/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-140745" class="archive-layout-two post-140745 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-eli-john/" title="Spotlight on Eli John"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Eli-John-Spotlight-header-200x300-1686002361.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Eli-John-Spotlight-header-200x300-1686002361.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Eli-John-Spotlight-header-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-eli-john/" title="Spotlight on Eli John">Spotlight on Eli John</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-eli-john/" title="3:01 pm" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-06-05T15:01:35-07:00">June 5, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-eli-john/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>Eli John</strong> is an illustrator working from a studio in the Pendle Forest, Witch Country, UK. This melancholy landscape is a worthy setting as John works predominantly within the horror genre, inspired by supernatural and weird fiction, ghost stories and gothic literature, creating dark visions of sublime beauty and unsettling psychological landscapes. He has worked for renowned publisher’s worldwide, illustrating work by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-eli-john/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Eli John" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/06/spotlight-on-eli-john/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-140463" class="archive-layout-two post-140463 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-ed-binkley/" title="Spotlight on Ed Binkley"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Binkley-slider-200x300.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Binkley-slider-200x300.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Binkley-slider-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-ed-binkley/" title="Spotlight on Ed Binkley">Spotlight on Ed Binkley</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-ed-binkley/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-05-29T08:30:33-07:00">May 29, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-06-01T13:42:53-07:00">June 1, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-ed-binkley/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>Ed Binkley</strong> has created fantasy artwork for three decades. He received the First Place Grand Prize in <strong>Infected by Art Volume 10 </strong>as well as the Body of Work award. His work is published in numerous issues of Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art where he won Gold and Silver awards, and he was a finalist in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Award competition in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-ed-binkley/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on Ed Binkley" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-ed-binkley/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-140014" class="archive-layout-two post-140014 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-rr-haywood/" title="Spotlight on: RR Haywood"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Spotlight-slider-Locus-Mag-200x300-1682947528.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Spotlight-slider-Locus-Mag-200x300-1682947528.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Spotlight-slider-Locus-Mag-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-rr-haywood/" title="Spotlight on: RR Haywood">Spotlight on: RR Haywood</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-rr-haywood/" title="2:53 pm" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-05-01T14:53:31-07:00">May 1, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-05-05T19:20:29-07:00">May 5, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-rr-haywood/#comments"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 1 Comment</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>RR Haywood</strong> is a caffeine-befuddled, dog-owning, beard-keeping Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Amazon, and Audible multiple bestselling author with over two million books sold worldwide. He lives in England on the Isle of Wight with his German Shepherd dogs, (and two Herring gulls called Oscar and Veronica that come for breakfast every morning).</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Hello to the famous Locus Mag and all your gorgeous readers! My name is Rich. <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-rr-haywood/" class="read-more">...Read More </a></p> <a class="more-link" title="Spotlight on: RR Haywood" href="https://locusmag.com/2023/05/spotlight-on-rr-haywood/"><span>Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-139266" class="archive-layout-two post-139266 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-slider category-spotlight" > <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/04/spotlight-on-eli-minaya/" title="Spotlight On Eli Minaya"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/minayaslider-200x300-1680287014.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-post-medium size-colormag-featured-post-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/minayaslider-200x300-1680287014.jpg 200w, https://locusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/minayaslider-60x90.jpg 60w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a> </div> <div class="article-content clearfix"> <div class="above-entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/" style="background:#bf6031" rel="category tag">Features</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/slider/" rel="category tag">Slider</a> <a href="https://locusmag.com/category/features/spotlight/" style="background:#1f9668" rel="category tag">Spotlight</a> </span></div> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/04/spotlight-on-eli-minaya/" title="Spotlight On Eli Minaya">Spotlight On Eli Minaya</a> </h2> </header> <div class="below-entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/04/spotlight-on-eli-minaya/" title="8:30 am" rel="bookmark"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-04-03T08:30:59-07:00">April 3, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-03-31T11:24:18-07:00">March 31, 2023</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="url fn n" href="https://locusmag.com/author/locusmag/" title="locusmag">locusmag</a></span></span> <span class="comments"><a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/04/spotlight-on-eli-minaya/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> 0 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> <p></p> <p><strong>Eli Minaya</strong> is an illustrator and fine artist based in Virginia. His early creative journey began as a graffiti artist, which over time transformed into a career as an illustrator in publishing and gaming; with clients such as Tor Books and Amazon Publishing, as well as fantasy art with clients such as Wizards of the Coast and Image Comics. 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