SHENANDOAH VALLEY FANTASTIC
Twenty-four speculative stories set in and around the Valley edited by James Blakey and Catherine Simpson.
Here’s your line-up:
James Blakey — “The Battle of Route 42”
Julie Cline — “The Train to Mount Jackson”
Julian Close — “Talk to the Hand”
James Cole — “The Iron Gate”
Lori D’Angelo — “The Body in the Lake”
Will J Fawley — “The Kite Mechanic”
K.G. Gardner — “Trail Angel”
Ginger Grouse — “Free Birds of Singers Glen”
Ember Rensel Heishman — “Wishing Home”
Kurt Johnson — “Fore Ever on Ingleside”
Genevieve Lyons — “Real Mischief”
Charlie Newman-Johnson — “Birdwatching”
Kent M. Peterson — “Past is Prologue”
Bethany W Pope — “Not-A-Deer”
E.G. Reger — “The Hunt for Monty Glassman”
Stephen A. Roddewig — “The Long Sought I. batatas”
Rodman — “The Long Walk”
Catherine Simpson — “Dam Negotiations”
Jake Solyst — “Fixer Upper”
Carol Steele — “Old Yeller Ain’t No Dog”
Griff Thomas — “The Whitetail Whathcamacallit”
Fendy S. Tulodo — “Catfishes, Casseroles, and the Demonic Fiddle of Staunton”
Matthew Turner — “Marigolds in the Mesozoic”
Caitlin Woodford — “The Fractal”
Catch our book launch events:
Tuesday, February 3rd @ 6pm – Bluebird Book Company, Crozet
Saturday, February 7th @ 4pm – Parentheses Books, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Fantastic is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble or your local bookstore starting February 3rd.
Read a review of Shenandoah Fantasticin The Harrisonburg Citizen
Watch our publisher discuss the submission call on WHSV-TV.
Read about the call for submissions in The Daily News-Record.
OUR FIRST ANTHOLOGY: CHARLOTTESVILLE FANTASTIC
Visit a Cville that’s not quite like the one you know.
Charlottesville Fantastic: Arcane Echoes from Virginia’s Heartland invites you to experience the mysterious, the supernatural, and the humorous.
Meet unforgettable characters including a vampire at a UVA sorority, a four-hundred-year-old dragon hidden in Shenandoah National Park, and an enigmatic tuxedo cat on the Downtown Mall. Twenty tales in total, each exploring the mystical essence of the region, revealing a place where the past, present, and future intertwine in unexpected and enchanting ways.
Whether you’re a long-time resident or a curious traveler, this anthology promises to captivate and thrill, offering a glimpse into a Charlottesville where the ordinary meets the extraordinary.
Read the review by Samantha Koon Jones, Book Critic for The Daily Progress.
CHARLOTTESVILLE FANTASTIC is available in hardcover, paperback, or as an eBook, from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million, or the following independent bookshops and retailers:
Blue Bird Book Company, Crozet
Parentheses Books, Harrisonburg
2nd Act Books, Charlottesville
Traveler’s Treasures, Woodstock