Excited to report that my science fiction adventure tale "In the Span of a Heartbeat" has been accepted by Black Cat Weekly online magazine.

I'm thrilled to work with editor and publisher John Betancourt, who has an extensive list of writing and editing credits for original works as well as media tie-in, including Star Trek.

My story should appear in a January or February 2025 issue. More details to come. More about Black Cat Weekly: https://blackcatweekly.com

Phil Giunta

www.philgiunta.com

Had a Great Book  Kickoff

Available on Amazon

Hi all! Volume I is now available for sale everywhere fine books are sold. Meaning Amazon . Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, Kobo, and libraries!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ruth-and-anns-guide-to-time-travel-volume-i-ann-stolinsky/1146151789?ean=9781951967031

Please share this info with anyone who loves time travel stories. And, if you purchase the book, if you're so inclined, please write an honest review on review sites.

Thanks!!

Announcing - we've contracted with GLVWG member Joanne McLaughlin to publish her cozy-adjacent manuscript, currently titled I Am Not THAT Mary Irene Jones. The title is fluid and will probably change in a couple of weeks. The story is about two poets named Mary Irene Jones, and the ensuing chaos.

Anticipated release date January 2025.

Woohoo!

Ann Stolinsky

CEP ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund one anthology. The campaign funded, and we opened submissions. Then we sat back and watched the deluge come.

We received 350 submissions, so many great stories ... we decided to publish two anthologies. Ruth and Ann's Guide to Time Travel, Volume I and Volume II.

Here is the list of accepted authors:

Vol I:

Jonathan Maberry Ef Deal Phil Giunta Joanne McLaughlin Charles Barouch David Strickler Teel James Glenn Jon McGoran Carol Gyzander Judith Frances Field James Ryan Ken Altabef John Bukowski Grigory Lukin Brenda W. Clough Gary Every Neal Wiser Daniel Lumpkin Gordon Linzner Stephen Chappell Karen Eisenbrey

The Foreword will be written by Steve Davidson, of Amazing Stories fame.

Vol II:

Trisha Ridinger McKee Gavin Smyth James Harper Garrett Rowlan Rik Hoskin Toni V. Sweeney Heidi Voss David Partington Kenneth Goldman Holly Schofield John Haas Brandon Barrows Andrew Majors Abigail Gervase Ken Altabef Larry Hodges James Pyles Sandra Skalski James Mathis Marisca Pichette William R.D. Wood Janet A. Hopkins Darrell Schweitzer Wendy Klein Lance Schonberg Kara Race-Moore Elizabeth Davis Gary Every

We have not asked anyone to write the Foreword for Vol II yet.

Submissions are open from May 7 through June 1 for Celestial Echo Press's newest anthology, Ruth and Ann's Guide to Time Travel.

Go to our website for submission guidelines, and the link to the Google form to submit.

https://celestialechopress.com/submission-guidelines

I’m pleased to announce that a new, revised edition of my second paranormal mystery novel from 2012, By Your Side, is now up for preorder in ebook format for $2.99 from all the major resellers including Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Smashwords. The paperback will be added in the next week.

The official release date is July 22, 2024. The book will be launched a few days later at Shore Leave 44 science fiction convention in Lancaster, PA.

Excited to announce that my novel, Testing the Prisoner, has won two awards in the past week!

First Place - Pennsylvania Press Club 2024 Communications Contest

Second Place - The Bookfest Spring 2024 Competition

The PA Press Club sends all first place winners to the compete at the national level against other state affiliates of the National Federation of Press Women. Results of those awards will be announced at the NFPW conference in June.

All proceeds for the sale of Testing the Prisoner will be donated to Prevent Child Abuse America from now until April 30 for Child Abuse Prevention Month.  Click here for more info. Your support is much appreciated!

We did it! Our Kickstarter campaign was launched at midnight eastern time this morning.

This is so exciting. We have seven great authors lined up, and great reward levels. And stretch goals. We have stretch goals!

Our invited authors are: Jon McGoran, Carol Gyzander, Charles Barouch, Teel James Glenn, Ef Deal, Phil Giunta, and Joanne McLaughlin. It's a great lineup!

After the campaign funds, we'll open submissions to all authors, to fill the rest of the anthology.

Here's the link:Ruth's and Ann's Guide to Time Travel by Celestial Echo Press — Kickstarter

Please consider backing the campaign. Please share the news with everyone. I do mean everyone.

Thank you in advance.

Local author Joanne McLaughlin will be at Cheshire Brewing, 7909 High School Road, Elkins Park, PA, on April 3, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m. She will read an excerpt from her suspense thriller, Chasing Ashes, and will autograph any novels purchased that night.

Here's the synopsis:
In 1992, shortly before a tragic fire on their college campus, Laura Cunningham saw her best friend, Kate McDonald, for the last time. The fire's 20th anniversary elicits Laura's guilt and ignites her passion to learn what actually happened to Kate. Now a journalist, Laura teams up with her hot detective ex-husband to pursue cold leads in hopes of sparking interest in the decades-old mystery of what happened that day.