Podcast appearances and mentions of Delia Sherman

A Song for Sunken Streets by Evan Berkow, Read by Lanna Joffrey Nona is a loner living in a flooded Brooklyn. She's running away from her past and looking for hope. What she finds is a mermaid on a mission. The fate of New York City depends on their ability to see past their trauma. Evan Berkow is a writer of speculative fiction in the hours when he's not lawyering. His fiction has appeared in places such as Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, and Flash Fiction Online. You can find him on Twitter @Evan_Berkow. Lanna Joffrey is an award-winning Iranian performer and writer who has worked throughout the United States and United Kingdom in theatre, film, spoken word and audio work. Her verbatim play, "Valiant" has received critical acclaim having toured throughout the UK and US and was published last year. For more info on her work please visit www.lannajoffrey.com When Two Swordsmen Meet by Ellen Kushner, Read by Wilson Fowlie In a cold, cobblestone city, when two swordsman meet, you never know what might happen--fame, glory, theft, dreams, love--but something always does. Ellen Kushner is the author of the queer fantasy classic Swordspoint, and other novels, including the World Fantasy Award-winning Thomas the Rhymer. Kushner has recorded her work as audiobooks for Neil Gaiman Presents. She lives in New York City with her wife, author and educator Delia Sherman, and a great many theater and airplane ticket stubs she is too disorganized to throw out. Wilson Fowlie lives in a suburb of Vancouver, Canada and has been reading aloud since the age of 4. His life has changed recently: he lost his wife to cancer, and he changed jobs, from programming to recording voiceovers for instructional videos, which he loves doing, but not as much as he loved Heather.

Special Delivery by Carlos Delgado, Read by Wilson Fowlie A Guatemalan delivery driver struggling to make it in a climate change affected Brooklyn where the fantastic is one cyber skin away, makes a delivery that goes very badly very quickly. Carlos Luis Delgado is a Brooklyn-based speculative fiction writer and editor. As a member of BSFW, he also leads workshops and writing classes. He's been previously published as part of My Father's Files, a mystery horror podcast. This is his second publication. How the Pooka Came to New York by Delia Sherman, Read by Wilson Fowlie A pooka, a mythical creature from Ireland, immigrates to America in the early 20th century, tricked and magically bound to a boy that, like all immigrants, is more than he seems. Delia Sherman is the author of numerous short stories and novels for both adults and younger readers, somewhere in the historical-fantastical-comical-romantic-feminist vein. She is or has been a teacher, an editor, a member of the Otherwise Award Motherboard, a co-founder of the Interstitial Arts Foundation, a judge of literary awards, a book store clerk, a gardener, a knitter, a cook, a traveler, and a flaming liberal. She lives in New York with fellow-writer Ellen Kushner and is working on an Endless Historical Novel. Wilson Fowlie lives in a suburb of Vancouver, Canada and has been reading aloud since the age of 4. His life has changed recently: he lost his wife to cancer, and he changed jobs, from programming to recording voiceovers for instructional videos, which he loves doing, but not as much as he loved Heather.

Dahoe, Maine boasted its very own evil wizard—it said so right on the sign over his door, "Evil Wizard Books, Z. Smallbone, Prop." But Mr. Smallbone's apprentices never stayed long, that is until young Nick Chanticleer arrived.

Some people work with partners. And some people like to work with their romantic partner. But whether you're romantically involved or not, there's techniques that could work for you. At WorldCon2019, Heidi Goody led the working couples of Peter Morwood and Diane Duane, plus Delia Sherman and Ellen Kushner in discussing how to maintain working and romantic relationships — with the same person. =============================== Thanks for listening! I'll be back next Monday with more rambling ideas about writing. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends and subscribe! You can find most of these posts over on my Blog (https://morganhazelwood.com) / Vlog/Youtube (https://youtube.com/MorganHazelwood) If you want to connect? Check out my Linktree (https://linktr.ee/morganHazelwood)

Mary Anne and Ben catch up with old friends Delia Sherman and Ellen Kushner. In the first half of the episode, the hosts of MRAH speak to Delia about her balladic influences, formula fiction, and the process of writing Freedom Maze. In the last half of the episode, Ellen switches with Delia to talk about her book Swordspoint, the intricacies of collaborative writing, and more.  For show notes visit: https://speculativeliterature.org/episodes/#ep-19 If you enjoy this podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon. You can follow us on Twitter @mrahpodcast.

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Award-winning author, editor, and scholar Delia Sherman talks about reading old French newspapers and memoirs; the rewards of research; listening to audiobooks during long walks (including a lot of Dickens!); the orderly appeal of good murder mysteries from Ngaio Marsh, Margery Allingham, and others; missing out on being a teenager; and how political themes are finding their way into her novel in progress. Books mentioned include: The Porcelain Dove by Delia Sherman The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E Kinsey Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens Bleak House by Charles Dickens The Phryne Fisher Series by Kerry Greenwood

"Cimmeria: From the Journal of Imaginary Anthropology" A group of academics initiate a project to "imagine" a fictional country, only to find that their collective imaginings have coalesced into a very real country with very real history, culture, and geopolitical significance. The story takes the form of one of the academics' writings, which take a harrowing and intimately personal turn. The Author: Theodora Goss is the World Fantasy and Locus Award-winning author of the short story collection In the Forest of Forgetting (2006); Interfictions (2007), a short story anthology coedited with Delia Sherman; Voices from Fairyland (2008), a poetry anthology with critical essays and a selection of her own poems; The Thorn and the Blossom (2012), a novella in a two-sided accordion format; the poetry collection Songs for Ophelia (2014); debut novel The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (2017), and sequel European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (2018). She has been a finalist for the Nebula, Crawford, Seiun, and Mythopoeic Awards, as well as on the Tiptree Award Honor List. Her work has been translated into twelve languages. She teaches literature and writing at Boston University and in the Stonecoast MFA Program. Visit her at theodoragoss.com. The Actor: Wilson Fowlie has been reading stories out loud since the age of 4, and credits any talent he has in this area to his parents, who are both excellent at reading aloud. He started narrating stories for more than just his own family in late 2008, when he answered a call for readers on the PodCastle forum. Since then, he has gone on to become PodCastle’s most prolific narrator, reading or appearing in over 30 episodes. He’s also narrated for many other podcasts, including all of the other Escape Artists ’casts, StarShipSofa and other District of Wonder podcasts, Beam Me Up, Cast Macabre, Dunesteef Audio Fiction magazine and the Journey Into… podcast. He fits in all this narrating between his day job as a web developer in Vancouver, Canada, acting in local theatre productions and looking for voice acting jobs.

Skriva fantastik - Tor.com's Nielsen Hayden & Ellen Kushner Vässa pennorna och fantasin, för nu handlar om att skriva fantasy och science fiction! Från Tor.com, SFF-portal och eminent förlag, besöker oss Patrick och Teresa Nielsen Hayden. Dessa erfarna redaktörer har arbetat med bl.a. John Scalzi, Jo Walton , Cory Doctorow och Charlie Stross och guidar oss nu i sf-författandets universum. Vi hör också inspelningen från panelsamtalet "Writing LGBT in fantasy - Ellen Kushner & Delia Sherman" från Stockholm den 17 augusti 2017. Med höviskhet, värjor och en homosexuell huvudperson skrev Kushner med Swordspoint från 1987 in sig i fantasyhistorien. Idag är hon fantasyredaktör och skriver vidare om klanen Tremontaines öden, med sin fru och författare som Malinda Lo och Joel Derfner. Daniel tipsar om spel för den som vill berätta och gestalta tillsammans med familj, barn och vänner. Den röda tråden håller Gabriella i tillsammans med Maths Claesson, bokhandlare och författare med fötterna i Gamla Stan och tankarna i rymden. Vi berättar vad som fångar oss, vad vi ställer bort oläst och tipsar om hantverksböcker för aspirerande författare. 00:00:00 Programpresentation 00:01:03 Ett bokhandlarliv - Maths Claesson (Linux Uttagningen) 00:08:17 Interview: Teresa & Patrick Nielsen Hayden 00:44:41 Knep, knåp & att synas på hyllan 00:53:29 Speltips - When I Dream, ADventure Land, Äventyr 00:56:19 Böcker om att skriva & NaNoWriMo 00:59:51 Writing LGBT in fantasy - Ellen Kushner & Delia Sherman 01:43:59 Avslutning Våra tips: King, Stephen - On Writing / Att skriva Jordan, Robert - The Wheel of Time McHugh, Maureen - China Mountan Zhang Walton, Jo - Among Others Nielsen Hayden, Teresa - Making Book, Making Conversation Papashvily George and Helen - Anything can happen Spufford, Francis - Red Plenty Zelazny, Roger - The Great Book of Amber When I Dream (spel) Adventure Land (spel) Sagospelet Äventyr Grundbox (spel) Marks, Laurie - Elemental Logic LeGuin, Ursula - Steering the Craft Bradbury, Ray - Zen in the Art of Writing Kushner, Ellen - Swordspoint Sherman, Delia - Changeling / Neef och Bortbytingen Länkar: Tor.com Making Light - http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/ Inlägget "Slushkiller" - http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/004641.html Locus Magazine - locusmag.com NaNoWriMo.org - National Novel Writing Month Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop - http://clarion.ucsd.edu/ Ellen Kushner - https://twitter.com/ellenkushner

Meghan is joined again by Ileana and Stephanie to discuss the YA anthology The Essential Bordertown, edited by Terri Windling and Delia Sherman. We discuss how the YA genre ends to reach back to its 90s roots and bring the grittiness back, especially when discussing elves and faeries!  Book Drink: Elder-Berry Tea Cocktail and Earl Grey Tea Cocktail Books/Movies/Shows discussed in this episode:  The Essential Bordertown Beauty and the Beast A Court of Thorn and Roses Logan X-Men/Dazzler Sailor Moon Hellboy 2 Lost Girl Find us on the web: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: judgingcoverspodcast@gmail.com Find our host and guest(s): Meghan's Twitter | Ileana's Instagram

Four of the authors of WHITEHALL discuss the exciting historical serial launching May 18, 2016 from Serial Box Publishing. She who would be queen must win the love of a king—and a country... Welcome to WHITEHALL, where the true history of Catherine of Braganza and her marriage to King Charles II of England is brought to life with all its sensual scandal and political intrigue. Venture back in time to a place where the games of royals affect the lives of all. WHITEHALL is an episodic historical serial of 13 installments released in text and audio by Serial Box Publishing. It is team written by Liz Duffy Adams, Delia Sherman, Barbara Samuel, Sarah Smith, Madeleine Robins, and Mary Robinette Kowal. You can learn more about this serial at SerialBox.com. You can find all of the participants of this podcast on Twitter: Liz Duffy Adams - @lizduffyadams Barbara Samuel - @barbaraoneal Delia Sherman - @deliasherman Sarah Smith - @sarahwriter Leah Withers - @phaeto

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on January 20th, 2016, with guests Delia Sherman and Ilana C. Myer. Delia Sherman Delia Sherman’s writing habit has been the cause of numerous short stories and novels, the most recent of which is the Norton Award-winning The Freedom Maze. Her next middle grade novel, The Evil Wizard […]

November is "Revision" month here in the Writing Excuses Season 10 Master Class, so while many of you may be tempted by NaNoWriMo, there's a different kind of work to be done... Delia Sherman joins us again, this time for a frank talk about the tools and techniques we use during our revisions.   This episode was engineered aboard The Independence of the Seas by Bert Grimm, and mastered in a cloud fortress above Lake Michigan by Alex Jackson.

Delia Sherman joined us aboard the Independence of the Seas for our question-and-answer installment on endings. The questions came from the attendees at the Writing Excuses Workshop, which was, lest anyone forget, on a cruise ship in the Caribbean.  The questions: Why do more short stories than novels end on tragic notes? How do you keep an ending from … Continue reading Writing Excuses 10.43: Q&A on Endings, with Delia Sherman →

Delia Sherman joined us aboard the Independence of the Seas for our question-and-answer installment on endings. The questions came from the attendees at the Writing Excuses Workshop, which was, lest anyone forget, on a cruise ship in the Caribbean.  The questions: Why do more short stories than novels end on tragic notes? How do you keep an ending from being predictable or boring? How do you write a stand-alone ending with sequel potential? What are the best ways to avoid infodump endings? Are there differences between writing the first novel in a series and other novels in the series? How do you know which questions to leave unanswered? What sort of attention do you give to your last lines? This episode was engineered aboard The Independence of the Seas by Bert Grimm, and mastered in a soundproofed bullet-train by Alex Jackson.

Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir.

Registration is now open for the 2015 Out of Excuses Writing Workshop and Retreat. For the last two years the event has had a very limited size, and as a result has sold out very quickly. For 2015 we have moved to a new venue, removed the attendance limit, and increased the amount of instructor interaction—all without raising the price. The 2015 Out of Excuses Writing Workshop and Retreat will be held from September 20th through the 27th on the Independence of the Seas. It's a cruise ship. [UPDATE: We have sold through our original block of rooms. The cruise has provided us with additional rooms, but the rate is higher for these. The updated rates are now reflected on the registration page, and in the numbers provided below] The base price of $1300 covers the full week of intensive seminars, writing exercises, and free writing time, plus meals, double-occupancy lodging, and a cruise to four different Caribbean destinations. Attendees will also be invited to submit questions for some of the episodes of Writing Excuses which will be recorded while we're at sea. At sea. Seriously. SEMINARS Each seminar will include writing exercises and Q&A time with the instructor. Topics will include: Outlining Revision Pacing Suspense Humor Worldbuilding Character creation ... and much more. ADDITIONAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS There will be a limited number of additional breakout sessions and one-on-one sessions with individual instructors.  There is no additional charge for these, but because of the size of the event they will be distributed by lottery. The first 100 attendees registering prior to January 15th, 2015, will be entered in the lottery. These breakout sessions include: 6-member novel critique groups: Members will submit excerpts up to 5000 words for critique by the group as well as one of the podcasters. (Please note that this means you are committing to critique the stories of the other group members.) 6-member short story critique groups: Members will submit short stories up to 5000 words for critique by the group as well as one of the podcasters. (Please note that this means you are committing to critique the stories of the other group members.) 6-member outlining sessions: Each person must come prepared with a story idea, including an ending. The host will help each attendee turn that into a working outline, ready for them to begin writing. One-on-one Q&As: This is a 15-minute one-on-one session with one of the hosts, and you decide how that time will be spent. We can critique the first five pages of a manuscript, drill down on a worldbuilding conundrum, answer specific questions, or offer general advice. GUEST HOSTS Nalo Hopkinson. (Photo (c)2011 by David Findlay) To give you an even bigger bang for your buck, we are inviting other authors and industry professionals to help teach classes and breakouts throughout the week. The number of additional hosts depends on the number of attendees. Nalo Hopkinson is a professional writing teacher, and one of our favorite panelists to listen to at conventions—she's personable, funny, and brilliant. She's been nominated for the Philip K. Dick award, the Nebula award, and Aurora award, all multiple times; her short story collection “Skin Folk” won the World Fantasy award, and her novel The New Moon's Arms won the Sunburst award. She's a Jamaican-Canadian whose tap roots extend to Trinidad and Guyana. She is a professor of Creative Writing at the University of California Riverside. She has taught numerous times at both Clarion and Clarion West. Her short story collection Falling in Love With Hominids will appear from Tachyon Books in 2015. In short, she's very good at what she does, and very good at teaching others how to do it. She'll be an excellent addition to the workshop, and we're excited to have her. Delia Sherman was born in Tokyo, Japan, and brought up in New York City.

(0:00:55) Shaun loves Radiohead...yeah, that's pretty much it, (0:13:15) Darren is done with The Wiz, and started playing Diablo III as a reward, (0:24:35) Trey is also playing Diablo III, but also has a board game addiction created by Wil Wheaton, (0:31:30) Tripp accidentally beat Mass Effect 3, and watched There Be Dragons, (0:38:40) TV Talk: Community is over, and now Harmon-less, Sherlock is d...over as well, and Awake ends this week...FOR-E-VER, (0:51:40) Blu Rays: (The Woman In Black...Sherlock S2), (0:52:35) Coming Attractions: (Men In Black 3...The Chernobyl Diaries), (0:59:15) Box Office: (You all sunk Battleship), (1:02:40) We update the Summer Movie Pool, and let Shaun jump in even though he's tardy for the party, (1:18:35) Jo Walton, Neil Gaiman and Delia Sherman won Nebulas (Nebulae?), (1:20:00) We finish up our Upfronts discussion from last week with the CW's new shows, mainly Arrow, (1:39:40) What Would Darren Read, (1:57:35) Trey's Pullbox: (All-Star Western...Aquaman...Batman Inc...Captain America...Justice League Dark...New Guardians...Flash)

Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman from the Interstitial Arts Foundation join Mary Robinette Kowal and Dan Wells to talk about the gaps between genres.

Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman from the Interstitial Arts Foundation join Mary Robinette Kowal and Dan Wells to talk about the gaps between genres.

Jeffrey Ford, John Kessel and Delia Sherman