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Special treat at St. John's Farmers' Market today! We have Ellen Curtis - Author and Creator of the FROM THE ROCK series here today! Come get FAIRY TALES FROM THE ROCK and SEA STORIES FROM THE ROCK signed!
While you’re here, check out Graham Blair Woodcuts and get them signed by the cover artist, too!
Then check out our friends at Karen's Woodworking, Chelsea Beehan Art, and the amazing glasswork of Scott the Merrybegot!
It’s all happening NOW at SJFM today!
CRYPTIDS FROM THE ROCK is on-sale now on Amazon, local sales to follow soon, with to-be-named launch date this summer! Our 14th author is AMY SHEPPARD!
Amy Sheppard was born and raised in Newfoundland and Labrador. While Amy has published numerous non-fiction articles related to her work with criminalized women, this is her first published work of fiction. She brings her story "The Bigfoot Widow" with her!
Cryptids from the Rock Amazon link: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1774781646
Sheppard is joined by David Hangman, Writers NL "Pitch the Publisher" winner Jenn Coish Philmon, Dwain Campbell, Jai-Lynn Francis, Matthew LeDrew - Author and Writing Coach, Stacey Oakley - Author, Lily McCarthy, Josh Schlossberg, Daniel Windeler, Author Alex Hickey, D. Thomas Minton, Marianne Kennedy King, and Ainsley Hawthorn, PhD! Six announcements to go!
“The Tourniquet Reprisal — V2 in the Infinity series — has intriguing characters, strong pacing, and an excellent mix of drama and action. Of all the Engen Books’ releases, this may be my favourite.” — Jay Paulin, Ink’d Well Comics https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00Y9GP7NG
Only one week left for submissions for this year's collection in partnership with Quadrangle NL!
Quadrangle’s mission is to create a community centre for 2SLGBTQAI+ individuals and organizations in Newfoundland and Labrador, a space that is a resource for building community resilience and connection, and that provides supports for existing initiatives of our 2SLGBTQAI+ community.
I am happy to announce a series of talks and readings with Darrell Hillier, Newfoundland and Labrador Aviation Author/Researcher and Heather Stemp in the coming weeks. First up, on 31 July, we have readings from 6:30-7:30 at the Humpday Market and we will be at our table selling and signing books all evening long.
Engen's Bestseller in a standalone story! - https://mailchi.mp/fbaa192825bd/varietyshow-13943306
CRYPTIDS FROM THE ROCK is on-sale now on Amazon, local sales to follow soon, with to-be-named launch date this summer! Our 13th author is DAVID HANGMAN!
Dave Hangman is Spanish writer David Verdugo’s pseudonym, born in Madrid. He has published stories in the Redwood Press anthology “Superstition,” and in The Lorelei Signal, East of the Web, Space and Time Magazine, Twenty-two Twenty-eight, Hyphen Punk, Havok, The Sprawl Mag, History Through Fiction, Tales from the Moonlit Path, and Bright Flash Literary Review.
His story “Eternal Fall” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2022.
He has received four honorable mentions in L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future contests for 4Q2021, 1Q2022, 3Q2022, and 1Q2023.
Cryptids from the Rock Amazon link: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1774781646
Hangman is joined by Writers NL "Pitch the Publisher" winner Jenn Coish Philmon, Dwain Campbell, Jai-Lynn Francis, Matthew LeDrew - Author and Writing Coach, Stacey Oakley - Author, Lily McCarthy, Josh Schlossberg, Daniel Windeler, Author Alex Hickey, D. Thomas Minton, Marianne Kennedy King, and Ainsley Hawthorn, PhD! Seven announcements to go!
🎃🎃🎃 PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 🎃🎃🎃
Terror Nova with Mike Hickey will be airing on NTV THIS FALL and we’re looking for partners!
Part travelogue, part ghost hunt, the new series will follow Mike Hickey (CryptTV’s Fright Hype) as he travels the province to celebrate and promote all the spooky things that make Newfoundland & Labrador such a great place to spend the Halloween Season and we’re looking to partner with local businesses.
We have tiered packages available for partnership; not only to allow us to showcase the wonderful creepiness that the province has to offer but will also help promote your business to a dedicated and direct audience.
Contact us at [email protected] for more information on packages and what we can do for you and your business!
“Spy Tale meets Corporate Espionage meets Romance meets What the Heck Did I Just Read?” — Ali House, author of The Six Elemental https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07CVLCPG2
BREAKING: There will be a second FROM THE ROCK anthology in 2025! Submissions for POETRY FROM THE ROCK, edited by Hannah Jenkins - Author and Artist and Samm Joyy are OPEN NOW through January 31, 2025!
https://www.engenbooks.com/poetryfromtherock
Epic Fantasy for All Ages! - https://mailchi.mp/d64eba44f468/epic-fantasy-for-all-ages-13943738
CRYPTIDS FROM THE ROCK is on-sale now on Amazon, local sales to follow soon, with to-be-named launch date this summer! Our 12th author is the winner of the 2019 WritersNL Pitch the Publisher category "Most Prepared Pitch," Jenn Coish Philmon!
Coish’s first short story, "The Keeper of Knowledge", was published in Kit Sora Photography: The Artobiography!
She has an ingrained love of reading, and is a stage three melanoma survivor who is now working in cancer advocacy. She loves creating new things and up cycling vintage furniture.
She brings with her her short story "Looking for love in all the wrong places," about a cryptid just trying to find 'the one.' But people keep running off!
Cryptids from the Rock Amazon link: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1774781646
Jenn is joined by Dwain Campbell, Jai-Lynn Francis, Matthew LeDrew - Author and Writing Coach, Stacey Oakley - Author, Lily McCarthy, Josh Schlossberg, Daniel Windeler, Author Alex Hickey, D. Thomas Minton, Marianne Kennedy King, and Ainsley Hawthorn, PhD! Eight announcements to go!
Exposure is Erin Vance’s debut, and what a fantastic start it is! An intriguing and downright wonderful story of friendship and suspense, Paul Carberry called it “the best debut novel of the year.” https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08J87C5JG
We’d like to thank everyone that supported and donated goodies to our 16th Birthday Market, you all made it that much more special.
Concluding the amazing multi-author epic! - https://mailchi.mp/37c0a7eb466b/jrh-lawless-explores-his-love-of-language-14158289
I recently celebrated the 15 year anniversary of getting my NL library card! Complete with bracelet making, a fun lil birthday party hat, and a National Geographic dinosaur documentary that was rented from my local library.
Remember - it's never too late to get a card of your own! 😉
Not sure what our open calls are? You could always stop by St. John's Farmers' Market and flip through our catalogue! :)
Unlock secret links and first appearances of characters from Engen’s classic series with Light | Dark, a collection of ten short stories that let you peek behind the curtain. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07ZGH2179
What could make a Birthday St. John's Farmers' Market more special? How about a surprise drop-by from our friend and Board member Ali House - Author?!?!?!
“This book is a magnificent continuation of the Black Womb series, and acts as a bridge into the next stage of its lead character's life in the acclaimed Xander Drew series!” https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B087VSNZKP
Brad Dunne is the Newfoundland Stephen King! - https://mailchi.mp/8cfcc852954f/varietyshow-13943302
"The perfect book for the era of storytelling," -- Matthew LeDrew, author of Coral Beach Casefiles and Xander Drew. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07DMSVFYS
In the beginning, fairy tales were all we had. - https://mailchi.mp/70ab5183309e/epic-fantasy-for-all-ages-13943734
Submissions for our third collaboration with Quadrangle NL focusing on Q***R JOY end July 31, 2024! Get yours in!
Quadrangle’s mission is to create a community centre for 2SLGBTQAI+ individuals and organizations in Newfoundland and Labrador, a space that is a resource for building community resilience and connection, and that provides supports for existing initiatives of our 2SLGBTQAI+ community.
‘Bifocal: Curious Tales & Their Reflections' is a collection of short fiction by Peacock, with accompanying images by Middelkoop. It examines the human condition and imagination, and is a must have for any collection. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1774780461
Start the amazing multi-author epic! - https://mailchi.mp/78d08cc4269a/jrh-lawless-explores-his-love-of-language-14158281
Rhea Rollmann chatting it up at the Engen Books booth ahead of her talk at St. John's Farmers' Market! Trans Writes! Starts at 1pm!
All set up for St. John's Farmers' Market Q***r Market with Rhea Rollmann!
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There’s very little we love more than seeing a new author get their new book FOR THE FIRST TIME!! <3 Get your copy of “A Decade” by Samm Joyy April 14, 2024!
THE GOVERNOR'S RAPTURE releases TOMORROW! Today, check out episode FOUR of our retrospective on the career of Paul F. Butler! This episode is about the seminal novel 1892 from Flanker Press Ltd., one of the major inspirations for many other Engen authors! https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CN3ZQZPH
It's just TWO DAYS AWAY! On November 15th the print edition of Paul Butler's 12th novel, THE GOVERNOR'S RAPTURE, goes live! eBook preorders are open NOW! In this episode looking back on Butler's historic career, we discuss NAGEIRA from Flanker Press Ltd.!
IT'S ALMOST TIME! We're continuing out look back at the amazing career of PAUL BUTLER that leads to his 12th novel, THE GOVERNOR'S RAPTURE, next week! In this episode, Paul looks back on his time writing EASTON and EASTON'S GOLD for Flanker Press Ltd.! Preorder here: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CN3ZQZPH
IT'S ALMOST TIME! Celebrating the release of PAUL BUTLER'S 12th novel THE GOVERNOR'S RAPTURE next week, we're looking through his entire fiction library with him and examining this pillar of the Newfoundland literary community! First up: STOKER'S SHADOW (2003, Flanker Press Ltd.!)
How great is this! Elizabeth Whitten seeing her book OFF PANEL: A HISTORY OF NL COMIX for the first time! Launching today at HISTORY OF NL COMIX launch at TIMEMASTERS!
Recorded with permission! 🙂 Alyson Court seeing the coolest thing at Avalon Expo - Newfoundland Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Comics/Anime/Pop-Culture chat: this amazing young man who can solve a Rubix Cube blindfolded!!
But: did we bring enough books??? #fantasyspringbookevent Peter J. Foote - Author Ellen Curtis - Author David James Lynch Matthew LeDrew Ainsley Hawthorn, PhD Andrew Hawthorn - Writer Stacey Oakley - Author Corinne Lewandowski - Author Lisa M. Daly, PhD - Archaeologist, Researcher, Author Teresita E. Dziadura -Author Erin Vance
See you in the New Year!
Titles on sale TODAY at St. John's Farmers' Market! TALES OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS edited by Gord Follett BIFOCAL and VIRAL by Andrew Peacock ARCADE RAT by Nicholas Morine TEA SHADOWS AND SURPRISES by Mandi Coates - Artist THE BIRDS COME BACK IN THE SPRING by Hannah Jenkins - Author and Artist SCI-FI, PULP, and SEA STORIES FROM THE ROCK! ACCEPTANCE in partnership with Quadrangle NL, and profits 100% to their benefit! INTERSTITCHES by Matthew Daniels TOUCH YOUR NOSE by Matthew LeDrew THE EPIC QUEST OF TERRAL B HYLOTZ by Andrew Pike ROXY BUCKLES AND THE FLIGHT OF THE SPARROW by Nicole Little - Author CORPORATE INVASION by Teresita E. Dziadura -Author FALL WITH ME by Author Chelsea Bee QUICK BRIGHT THINGS by Lily McCarthy THE GUT and THE MERCHANT’S MANSION by Brad Dunne - Author THE STARVING and THE RISEN by Jon Dobbin - Author ASHES by Lauralana Dunne - Author THE LOVE OF SUMMER by Sarah Thompson - Author THE DEVIL TO PAY by Kit Berlin DESOLATE by Carolyn R Parsons and more!
Choosing the theme of the next charity collection with Quadrangle NL! We’re letting the dice choose from a list of “parts of the pride flag” and “sub-genres!” (We’ll still accept short fiction from outside this range, but this will be the focus of the collection.) Spoilers! … It’s BISEXUAL THRILLER! More information soon!
Hannah Jenkins at the Gander Public Library!
Hannah Jenkins at The Ship… seeing her book for the first time!!
Carolyn R Parsons down at Elaine's Books and Cafe for a signing!
Brad Dunne's new book -- The Merchant's Mansion -- is the author's best yet, combining elements of gothic horror and Newfoundland history seamlessly. A triumph! https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1774780925
Thursday at Bannerman Brewing Co. as a part of the Sparks Literary Festival, Christopher Lockett, Brad Dunne - Author, and Terror Nova's Mike Hickey will discuss the Newfoundland Weird!
Season Launch Part 2 - Paul Carberry!
Special message from Gord Follett from Lewisporte!
Live streaming Gord Follett’s book launch for Track Shoes and Shotguns!
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