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Here's a list of websites for current and erstwhile SlugTribe members, alphabetically by last name.

Pictures and mini-bios to come. Several of the SlugTribe members are on also on LiveJournal. If you're a member and I don't have your website listed, set me straight on your URL.

Successes, News and Other
High-Fives for SlugTribers

 

Winter 2008

Fred Stanton sold "The Secret History of Xanadu" to The Asylum, an online magazine. Robert Read, PhD's 10-year-old daughter sold a story to Stone Soup, beating her father to a first sale. Matthew Bey, Gary Eakman and Kyle Patrick are all three semifinalists in the Writers of the Future Contest for the quarter. Russ Williams returned from Poland with his new fiancee Anna for an Austin visit, and there was a BBQ potluck to honor him. Patrice Sarath, who just put up her own Website, got the art for the cover of her novel Gordath Wood coming out from Berkley/Ace and it has the right breed and color of horse on it! Jay Lake's first novel published by a major press, Mainspring, made the Nebula semifinals. Wendy Wheeler's fantasy script Heaven & Nell that was workshopped through SlugTribe is under consideration by Grade A Productions (who are also working on a project with George Clooney). William Browning (Bill) Spencer will have a story in the Year's Best Horror collection ("The 10th Muse"); it's also up for a Bram Stoker Award. Allen Wise has the story of the month (Feb) in Blazing Adventures e-Zine, called "Black Shores."

Fall 2007

This Website finally got its threaded discussion / Internet BBoard working. The plan is to support virtual critique groups by posting stories and reviewing online, but we're still working out the kinks. Patrick Sullivan was engaged by RevolutionSF.com to review this year's Fantastic Fest, a fantasy/horror movie filmfest. Paige Roberts was introduced to Eternal Press at ArmadilloCon by Patrice Sarath, and sold them multiple e-books. She also sold an e-book, Midnight Raid and Fire and Ice, through Eternal Press, out of Australia. Allen Wise was invited by Blazing Adventures to write another Lovecraftian story for them, and Gluten Lumps Chilling Tales bought his high seas fantasy story. Wendy Wheeler's fantasy script HEAVEN & NELL, workshopped within the SlugTribe, got to the top 10% in the 2007 SlamDance and Cynosure contests. New member Matt Patterson has agent Cameron McClure w/Donald Maas reading his novel again now that he's completed her requested edits.

Summer 2007

Carla Feldpausch-Siegle's novel Allelea won first place in the science fiction category of the Writer League of Texas novel contest, earning her serious interest from agents and packagers at the conference. Paige Roberts just sold "Tiger, Tiger" to an anthology yet to be named published by Xcite Books in England. Founding member Elizabeth Moon won the Robert A. Heinlein Award. Patrice Sarath sold a two-book contract (Gordath Wood, which we critiqued, is book one) to Susan Allison at Berkley/Ace Publishing through her new agent. The Cryptopolis people, all of whom were once SlugTribers, self-published their own anthology, Tales from the Hidden City. The Space Squid guys put out volume 4 in their 'zine in time for ArmadilloCon and had an aspiring cover girl invigorate their DilloCon party by showing up with her friend in burlesque costumes. Jay Lake, erstwhile member, got a review of his Tor novel, Mainspring, in the LA Times. Mike Brotherton, PhD, another erstwhile member, coordinated and hosted Launch Pad, a NASA-funded astronomy workshop for SF writers at the University of Wyoming.

Spring 2007

Patrice Sarath and Jayme Blaschke will co-coordinate the August 10, 2007 DilloCon Writers Workshop. Patrice now has an agent for her fantasy novel and just sold a story to Apex. Paige Roberts sold two stories to two anthologies so far, including the Super Queer-O's alternative superheroes antho. Patrick Sullivan sold his horrific dystopia clown story to Alien Skin magazine. It appears, after a year of earnest courting of Joshua Bilmes, Allen Wise will soon have an agent for his fantasy novel, Wolf and Maiden. Joshua was also interested in reading Fred Stanton's SF novel. Matthew Bey hosted a film restrospective of his own home movies at a party in February.

Winter 2006

Allen Wise sold "The Day I Quit" to Androids III anthology. Matthew Bey sold "Flesh Feast" to Undead III. Wendy Wheeler threw a last-minute New Year's Party where several SlugTribers glutted themselves on delicious chili and whatever they could stick into the mesmerizing chocolate fountain. Patrick Sullivan and his wife wrote, cast, directed and produced a short film based on a story he published on RevolutionSF.com.

Fall 2006

Austin hosted the World Fantasy Convention in November, an excellent opportunity to meet and greet editors, writers and erstwhile SlugTribers. Both Jay Lake and Leah Cutter came back to town; Jay coordinated a BBQ dinner at the Salt Lick to meet old and new members. Wendy Wheeler had Charles deLint and Mary Ann Harris for houseguests again during WFC, which gave her opportunities to get to know Charles Vess and his wife Karen better. Several SlugTribers also did readings (Patrice Sarath, Jay Lake) and participated in panels (Steve Wilson, Wendy Wheeler, etc.). Jennifer Evans polished her novel pitch for Schmooks, accomplished doing it with three editors at WFC, and the editor of Nightshade Books asked her to send it. Allen Wise's "Beyond the Great Tomb in Kazernan" came out in Cthulhu Express. Matthew Bey, David Chang and Steve Wilson put out volume 3 of Space Squid and had a billiards party at the Fox & Hound pub to celebrate.

Summer 2006

Melissa Tyler and Jayme Blaschke co-coordinated the 2006 DilloCon Writers Workshop, and Melissa did great, having the lion's share of the job. Allen Wise has decided to get his own comic book produced, and is auditioning artists. The SlugTribe critiqued the script for the first 15 pages or so. Matthew Bey and Steve Wilson took over as fiction editors for RevolutionSF when Jayme Blaschke stepped down. Wendy Wheeler traveled to Atlanta in June for the 2nd Mythic Journeys Conference (in honor of Joseph Cambpell) where she hooked up with Terri Windling, Charles deLint, Delia Sherman, Ellen Kushner, and a host of musicians, performers and storytellers.

Spring 2006

Jay Lake, after selling several novels to the small press, sold a two-book contract to Tor Books.

Winter 2005

Matthew Bey, David Chang and Steve Wilson are now offering podcasts at www.spacesquid.com of writers reading their works published in the magazine. Patrice Sarath and Don Webb are online. (So is local writer Chris Nakashima-Brown, who's never been a SlugTriber.) Wendy Wheeler's short script HELLO OFFICER, which the SlugTribe critiqued, was filmed in Austin by a group of non-paid workers.

Ancient History

  • Several SlugTribers read flash fiction at a downtown pub to celebrate issue #2 of Space Squid.
  • Jane Hixson got an Honorable Mention in the 2005 Writers of the Future contest.
  • Patrice Sarath sold her story "The Gig in the Hall of Kings" to a specialty coffee-focused anthology out of the U.K.
  • Wendy Wheeler read her vampire erotica story "Desiree's Shadow" at the Halloween 2004 meeting of the Writers League of Texas.
  • Matthew Bey got an Honorable Mention in the 2004 Writers of the Future Contest.
  • As I have time to look back over notes from 20+ years (!!) I may add more to this. -- Wendy
Website for the SlugTribe, Austin's Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror Writers' Group

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