SMFS list member Leigh Saunders reports that her science fiction/heist novel, Memoirs of a Synth: Gold Record, took 4th place in the 2024 Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC3) out of over 200 entries. The announcement from the SPSFC3 was made on X (Twitter). SMFS congratulates Leigh Sanders on her win.
SMFS list member Leigh Saunders’ short story, The
Haunting of Villa Diodati, appears in the recently released anthology, They
Hunt By Night. The read is published by Camden Park Press in print and
eBook formats. Edited by SMFS list member, Lyn Worthern, the read is available
at Amazon
and other vendors.
Amazon Description:
History is filled with legends of those who walk among
us, living seemingly innocent lives by day, only to transform into fearsome
creatures as the daylight fades and the shadows deepen.
These are the stories of those who HUNT BY NIGHT.
Contains stories by Lee Allred, Tami Veldura, Leigh
Saunders, L.D.B. Taylor, Sidney Williams, Elizabeth Hosang, John Di Donna, L.A.
Selby, T.C. Ross, K. Anders, Re Gwaltney, Gary Robbe, and Daniel Gonzalez.
Edited by Lyn Worthen
SMFS list member Leigh Saunders’ latest book, Daughters of the Wind: Bloodline Progenitors, Volume 2, has been published by Camden Park Press. Second in the series that began with Queen of Sand and Stone, the latest book is available in digital formats at Amazon and other vendors.
Synopsis:
Janek, Grand Vizir of Kushar, has done the
unthinkable, kidnapping the last known weather witches – the twin daughters of
the Gerlachi king – in an effort to claim the gift of their bloodline magic for
the Kushari people.
But rumors of weather witches in Kushar are spreading,
sending Zoya, spymaster of Tzigane, on a quest to learn if they are, in fact,
her queen’s missing sisters.
At the same time, the twins, chafing at the gilded
cage of their long confinement, have demands of their own – demands which may
disrupt Janek’s carefully orchestrated plans, thwart Zoya’s rescue efforts, and
shatter centuries of fragile peace between their three countries.
Sharon Hart Addy, "The Elves Investigation Team."
Wendy Harrison, "It's A Wonderful Elf."
Claire A. Murray, "The Pixie Path Home."
Leigh Saunders, "One Magical Christmas."
It was edited by member Lyn Worthen.
"There'll Be Blue Popcorn Without You! - Stories from Pulphouse Fiction Magazine" released today.
It features stories by Society members:
-"Virtual Oracle" by Leigh Saunders
-"A Cherub by Any Other Name" by Annie Reed
O'Neil De Noux: "Fort Dumpster."
David H. Hendrickson: "Laugh Track."
Annie Reed: "My Father the Popsicle."
Leigh Saunders: "Virtual Oracle."
Leigh Saunders's story "Spirit of the Law" appears in Street Magic: an Urban Fantasy Anthology.