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12/15/2021

"Blue Roses Grow in Salem" by Jane Nightshade⠀
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A native Californian, Jane Nightshade is a former corporate writer turned literary horror, sci-fi, speculative, and crime writer. Her non-fiction writing about horror/crime film and television has appeared online at , , , and Mandatory Midnight (https://buff.ly/3yha2Th). Her fiction has appeared in several anthologies and has been dramatized by and Octoberpod. ⠀
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12/14/2021

"Proving Up" by Caren Gussoff Sumption⠀
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Caren Gussoff Sumption is a SF writer of mixed Romany ancestry, living near Seattle, WA. The author of 5 books and more than 100 short stories, Caren Gussoff Sumption's been awarded a Hedgebrook Elizabeth George Award, the Speculative Literature Foundation's Gulliver Grant, a stint as the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Geek of the Week, and honors from the European Commission on Science and Society.⠀
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She received her MFA from the , and in 2008, was the Carl Brandon Society’s Octavia E. Butler Scholar at . Her latest work is forthcoming from Vernacular Books in 2022, and a full list of her publications can be found at https://buff.ly/3quAUNA.⠀
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12/13/2021

"The Pendulum Moon" by Laura Hennessey DeSena⠀
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Laura Hennessey DeSena teaches AP English Literature, Creative Writing, and Doppelgangers, Dreams, & Madness: The Gothic Landscape at West Milford High School in New Jersey. For nearly two decades, she taught composition and research writing at NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Her performance pieces, Eve Speaks to Cain, Eden Within Us, and her play, The Men’s Club, have been staged in theatres in NYC and in New Jersey. Her articles of literary criticism -- one on the painter, “Mary Cassatt,” and the second on photographer, ”Diane Arbus” – are included in Contemporary Women Artists (St. Martin’s Press, 1999). She is the author of Preventing Plagiarism: Tips and Techniques published by the National Council of Teachers of English (2007), currently in second printing. She was invited to be an advisor in the revision of Turabian’s College Student Writing published by University of Chicago Press (2010) and she served as an expert for the Online Writing Institute Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Raised on her grandmother’s stories from the turn of the last century about a coal mining town, Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, she threads together their remnants: the men and women of this town, their superstitions, and their everyday heroic lives still enliven her dreams.⠀
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12/12/2021

"With These Hands" by ⠀
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LH Moore is a writer, poet and artist living in the Washington, DC Metro area.⠀
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Moore has been published in publications such as APEX, FIYAH Magazine and , the collaborative Chiral Mad 4 anthology; Black Magic Women; the Bram Stoker Award finalist anthology Sycorax’s Daughters; the Dark Dreams anthology series (Dark Dreams, Voices from the Other Side, and Whispers in the Night); and the African-American National Biography series published by Harvard/Oxford U. Press.⠀
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You can find her at https://buff.ly/3C4Pu0g.⠀
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12/01/2021

ON SALE TOMORROW!

Available online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble or MegaraPublishing.com

11/12/2021

"La Orpheline" by Jordan Taylor⠀
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Jordan Taylor's short fiction has appeared in magazines including and , and was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. Though she’s lived in cities across the US, she’s finally settled in North Carolina in a little cottage full of books. You can follow her online at https://buff.ly/3D3S5ZV, or on Twitter .⠀
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10/31/2021

We’re so excited to announce the cover and release date of The Haunted Quill, our new anthology of historical speculative fiction stories!
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The Haunted Quill will be released December 1, 2021, and is available for pre-order now on our website! Follow the link in our bio for a full description, list of authors, and ways to pre-order.
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Please leave us a comment, like, or share if you’re excited to read it! Happy Halloween! 🎃
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10/28/2021

We’ve got a big announcement for October 31st!

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09/18/2021

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08/20/2021

HELP SUPPORT AN INDIE PUBLISHER!

A lost Arthurian story is back in print for the first time in 110 years!

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08/16/2021

Did you know the first author in history is thought to be a woman? Women have played a pivotal role in the evolution of literature since the inception of the written word. In this first part, we will learn about some female authors from the 23rd century BCE up until the 6th century AD. Stay tuned for part two!

06/24/2021

A lost Arthurian story is back in print for the first time in over 110 years!

In the golden age of Camelot, Lady Dieudonnée of Cameliard, a lady in waiting to Queen Guenever, has given up on love— until she meets Prince Anguish of Ireland, an aspiring knight on a quest for glory and honor who hopes to change her mind. First published in 1907, this forgotten Arthurian classic features full color original illustrations by Clara Elsene Peck. Reprinted in its entirety for the first time in over a century.

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06/22/2021

Marie Corelli facts you didn’t know.⁣⁣⁣⁣

06/22/2021

⁣Marie Corelli facts you didn’t know.⁣⁣⁣⁣

06/03/2021

We are currently seeking supernatural short stories with a historical setting (pre mid 20th century). These stories will be included in a forthcoming anthology called “The Haunted Quill” to be released in October of this year.

Visit https://megarapublishing.com/submissions/haunted-quill/ for more info

06/01/2021

Author Appreciation: Sara Hawks Sterling⠀
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Sara Hawks Sterling was born March 4th, 1874 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania to Dr. John Sterling and Mary Eldridge. She spent her life in the Philadelphia area working as an English teacher at various educational facilities. She authored several books in her lifetime and was considered an authority on Shakespeare. Largely forgotten today, she was an early female contributor to the Arthurian and Robin Hood canons. She died December 26th, 1936 of pneumonia, which she caught after directing a Christmas play for the Philadelphia High School for Girls.