The Washington Science Fiction Association recently announced the finalists for their WSFA Small Press Award. I am honored to say that my short story, The Weight of Mountains, published last year in DreamForge, issue #2, has been named as one of the finalists. I'm pleased to be sharing a spot in such a strong field of  stories. The winner will be announced at Capclave--the WSFA (Washington, DC) convention--held virtually this year, on Oct 17th &18th.

My publisher made the graphic below from the amazing artwork the story received, and has made the story free to read as the featured story at the DreamForge website. https://bit.ly/weight-of-mountains 

I just received my presentation schedule for the Pikes Peak Writers Conference and am very much looking forward to attending again as faculty. They put on a terrific and well-organized conference. This year's dates are April 17-19, Colorado Springs, CO.
You can read more about it here:​ https://pikespeakwriters.com/ppwc/
​
My schedule:
Friday, 4/17:
o 2:40 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.: Short Fiction Submissions: A Study in Dealing with Rejection
Sunday, 4/19:
o 8:40 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.: How do the Tough Keep Going When the going gets Tough
o 11 a.m. – Noon: Horses in Fiction - Getting it Right