Member News of Note

Jaime Lee Moyer

Published on by Sam Cooley

With surprise and sadness, we share the news that our blog/newsletter editor, novelist Jaime Lee Moyer, has passed.

Jaime’s own writing included:

Tor Books

  • DELIA’S SHADOW, 2013
  • A BARRICADE IN HELL , 2014
  • AGAINST A BRIGHTENING SKY, 2015

Jo Fletcher Books

  • BRIGHTFALL, September 2019
  • DIVINE HERETIC, August 2020

Sailing Paper Seas

  • YOUNGEST, June 2021
  • DISPOSABLE SON, July 2022

And being released:

Jaime was tireless and selfless in her support of OWW and our members. She was willing to do anything for the workshop and was the blog/newsletter editor for many years. She was a workshop member for decades.

Thank you, Jaime. You are missed.

Please do share your own thoughts or memories of Jaime in the related forum topic or to support@onlinewritingworkshop.com.

The staff and editors at OWW

Member News Of Note

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Lyri Ahnam wants everyone to know: “My poem, “Home from the Wizard Wars,” workshopped here on OWW is a Rhysling Award nominee. Woohoo! Thanks to everyone who helped guide my poem to publication.”

Truly excellent, Lyri. Congratulations1

Member News Of Note

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Peter S. Drang has some excellent news to start the new year! “My story “The Integral of My Life Over All My Choices” (published in Dreamforge this past summer) was chosen for the Tangent Online recommended reading list for 2022. Once again, a huge thank-you to everyone who helped by reviewing this story on OWW (way back in 2019).”

Member News Of Note

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OWW’s own Rae Carson’s short story, “Bad Ass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse” is a finalist for the 2020 Nebula Award for short story. Huge congratulations, Rae!

Member News Of Note

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Kevin J. Miller wanted everyone to know about a special event: “A short play I wrote, “A Dagger in Your Mind,” will be online September 2, 1 PM, Greater Chicagoland time. The venue is Congress Theatre Cwmbran, YouTube and Facebook.”

Member News Of Note

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All of us at OWW are thrilled to announce that Fran Wilde’s novel Riverland is the winner of this year’s Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction. Major congratulations from all of us.

Yay, Fran!

Member News Of Note

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The finalists for the 2020 Locus awards have been announced. OWW alumni continue to be recognized for excellence and as some of the best in the field of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Huge congratulations to all of you and good luck!

  • Best Science Fiction Novel
  • Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear
  • Best Novella
  • A Time To Reap by Elizabeth Bear
  • Best Novelette
  • Erase, Erase, Erase by Elizabeth Bear
  • Emergency Skin–N.K. Jemisin
  • Best Short Story
  • Lest We Forget by Elizabeth Bear
  • A Catalogue Of Storms by Fran Wilde
  • Best Collection
  • Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight by Alliette de Bodard
  • Best Editor
  • Charles Coleman Finlay

 

 

 

Member News Of Note

Published on by Jaime Moyer

OWW alumni continue to accumulate award nominations and be recognized for their outstanding work. This year’s Hugo finalists include:

Best Novelette: Emergency Skin by N. K. Jemisin

Best Short Story: “A Catalog Of Storms” by Fran Wilde

Best Editor Short Form: Charles Coleman Finlay

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Novel: Fran Wilde

Best of luck to all of you!

Member News Of Note

Published on by Jaime Moyer

OWW’s own Rhonda S. Garcia’s story “The Sun from Both Sides'” finished third in the Clarkesworld Readers’ Poll for Best Story of 2019!

Congratulations, Rhonda!