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The Baltimore Science Fiction Society
announced that the 2008 Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Award winner was Mark
L. Van Name for his novel “One Jump Ahead” published by Baen Books. The
award plaque and check for $1000.00 was presented during the Balticon 42
opening ceremony at 8pm on Friday, May 23, 2008. The Compton Crook Award
is presented to the best first novel of the year written by a single author:
collaborations are not eligible: in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy,
or Horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc.
Guests of Honor
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Danielle Ackley-McPhail has worked both sides of the
publishing industry for over a decade. She has used her talent and her
passion for writing to expand her knowledge of the rich mythology of her
Celtic heritage and to make her mark in the world of fantasy.
She holds Bachelors Degrees in both English and Communications from Kean College of NJ; she is currently employed as a Production Manager. In the past she has shared her time and talent with various literary publications, including The Cantilever; The literary journal of Florida Southern College; The Grubstreet Writer, the literary journal of Kean College of NJ; The Taj Mahal Review, published by Cyberwit; and The Amazing Instant Novelist, an on-line writing area that used to be sponsored by America Online. Her published works include the urban fantasy, Yesterday's Dreams (Mundania Press, www.mundania.com, August 2006), its sequel, Tomorrow's Memories (Mundania Press, August 2008), the chapbook, Children of Morpheus (Lite Circle Books, www.litecircle.org, 2004), an edited anthology, No Longer Dreams, (Lite Circle Books, 2005), and contributions to numerous anthologies and collections worldwide, including The Fantasy Writer's Companion: The Author's Grimoire (Dragon Moon Press, www.dragonmoon.com, 2007), For Better or Worse and Passings (Poets Work Press, 2005 and 2006), Dark Furies (Die Monster Die! Books, www.diemonsterdie.com, 2005), and Hear Them Roar (Spyre Books, 2006). She has also been published by Nth Degree Magazine (online and in print), Sabledrake Magazine, and Darkwalls.com. |
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