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Books from Critters!
Check out Books by Critters for books by your fellow Critterfolk, as well as my list of recommended books for writers.
How to Write SF
The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells by Ben Bova, best-selling author and six-time Hugo Award winner for Best Editor. (This is one of the books your ol' Critter Captain learned from himself, and I highly recommend it.)
(Also via Amazon)
Stayin' Alive
If you want to make a career of SF writing, STAYING ALIVE - A WRITER'S GUIDE by three-time SFWA President Norman Spinrad, published by your Critter Captain's ReAnimus Press, is an indispensable guide to the inside workings of the SF publishing industry by an expert.
Interviewed!
I was interviewed live on public radio for Critters' birthday, for those who want to listen.
Free Web Sites
Free web sites for authors (and others) are available at www.nyx.net.
ReAnimus Acquires Advent!
ReAnimus Press is pleased to announce the acquisition of the legendary Advent Publishers! Advent is now a subsidiary of ReAnimus Press, and we will continue to publish Advent's titles under the Advent name. Advent was founded in 1956 by Earl Kemp and others, and has published the likes of James Blish, Hal Clement, Robert Heinlein, Damon Knight, E.E. "Doc" Smith, and many others. Advent's high quality titles have won and been finalists for several Hugo Awards, such as The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy and Heinlein's Children. Watch this space for ebook and print editions of all of Advent's current titles!
Book Recommendation
THE SIGIL TRILOGY:
The universe is dying from within...
"Great stuff... Really enjoyed it." — SFWA Grandmaster Michael Moorcock
Announcing ReAnimus Press
If you're looking for great stuff to read from bestselling and award-winning authors—look no further! ReAnimus Press was founded by your very own Critter Captain. (And with a 12% Affiliate program.) [More]
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Preditors & Editors Poll results
2000 Official Results
Standings for category: Poets
1. Christine Spindler, http://www.christinespindler.com/
2. Wendy Rathbone
3. Steve Lazarowitz, http://www.dreamsequence.net/
4. Leronia Rawls, http://hometown.aol.com/emaxximan/myhomepage/business.html
5. Janet Buck, http://www.writershood.com/
6. Dancing Bear, http://value.net/~bear
6.
Valerie Hardin
7. Aidan Baker, http://redrival.com/aidan
8. Daniel J. Bishop, http://home.inforamp.net/~crowking
9. Susannah Indigo,
http://www.susannahindigo.com/
9. Harvey Stambrough, http://www.hardshell.com/
10. Patrick Stafford, http://www.athinapublishing.com/authors/stafford.htm
11.
26 Pasquale Capocasa, http://www.cleansheets.com/poetry/capocasa_10.25.00.shtml
12. Brian Freeman, http://www.brianfreeman.com/
13. Bruce Boston
14.
22 Teena Hartsfield
15. Ward Kelley, http://www.wordwrangler.com/wardkelley.html
16. Angela
Brewer, http://www.rhapsodymag.com/
17. Michelle Turner, http://www.einkwell.com/
17. C. J. Sage, http://www.angelfire.com/in/birdsong
18. Tippi Blevins
18. Caleb Monroe
19. 12 Andy J W Davie, http://electric-bookworm.bigstep.com/
20. Melissa Pinol
20. frank matagrano, http://http://movingplatform.home.mindspring.com/
21.
Sandra Kasturi, http://www.gothic.net/chiaroscuro/chizine/
21. Michelle
Smith, http://http://hometown.aol.com/mosha4/page1.html
21.
Barry Hunter, http://www.jopoppub.com/
22. Jennifer L. B. Leese, http://www.geocities.com/ladjiraff
22. C.E. Chaffin, http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/1994/24136
22. Sandy
DeLuca
23. Andy Miller, http://www.electricwine.com/andy
23. Keith Allen
Daniels, http://www.sff.net/people/keith-daniels
23. Deborah P.
Kolodji
24. Eric Paul Shaffer, http://members.aol.com/epsrcklss/epsrptry.htm
24. Mike
Fantina
24. Coke Brown Jr., http://www.wordwrangler.com/cokebrownjr.html
24.
Elizabeth Lucas-Taylor, http://www.shaneland.8k.com/
24. Brooks Lynn, http://www.kudlickapublishing.homestead.com/erotica.html
24. Carol Hightshoe, http://www.geocities.com/klyssia/SFF.html
25. Stephen D.
Rogers, http://www.stephendrogers.com/
25. Patricia Lee Macomber
25. Teena Harstfield, http://jamminpoetry.homestead.com/index.html
25. Anthony
Visperas, http://www.mp3.com/
26. David Kopaska-Merkel
26. 5 Robert Segarra, http://www.electric-bookworm.bigstep.com/
27. Mary R.
Clark, http://www.poetry.com/
28. Ann Schwader
28. 3 Claudia Grinnell, http://www.ulm.edu/~grinnell/homepage.htm
28. J. Winter,
http://www.failbetter.com/
28. N. D. Hansen-Hill, http://www.clocktowerbooks.com/
28. joshua hardin, http://wordbeams.com/
28.
Danielle Naibert, http://readers.thevines.com/
29. William Thomas,
29.
2 Ruth Solomon, http://www.diskuspublishing.com/
29. Gary Blankenship,
http://gardawg.homestead.com/homestead.html
29. Annette
Marie Hyder, http://
29. StevenSills,
http://www.wordwrangler.com/sillspapyrus.html
29. Iain
Muir
29. Shari Gerson, http://communities.msn.com/MysteriousJourneys
29. Tod
Goldberg, http://www.fakeliarcheat.com/
29. Erin Elizabeth
29.
2 Roy Gaveston Knight, http://members.fortunecity.com/regentbooks/RPindex.html
30. Shann Palmer, http://communities.msn.com/FlashPaperPoetry
30.
L.Madeleine Beltran, http://www.mysticink.com/
30. Suzanne Frischkorn, http://homepages.go.com/~tangycandy/tangycandy
30. Bill
Noble noblebill@aol.com, http://
30.
Keith Howard, http://
30. Steve
Berman, http://gaygoth.net/
30. Scott Poole, http://www.cleansheets.com/archive/archpoetry/poole_04.26.00.html
30.
1 Jesse Colt
30. Pat Fredeman, http://www.twilighttimes.com/