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Willamette Writers member Jason Brick’s YA novel Wrestling Demons (not a pipe publishing) was released in print and on Kindle on June 19, 2017. This story weaves elements of Japanese folklore with martial arts, high school sports, and the general angst of being a teenager in a modern world. “Wrestling Demons” is Book 1 of the…
“Thanks to my participation in the Willamette Writers Conference several years ago, my first young adult poetry novel, The Sky Between You and Me has been published,” says Willamette Writers member Catherine Alene. Released on February 7th of this year, The Sky Between You and Me has received strong reviews from VOYA, Publisher’s Weekly, School…
Ashley McLeo says her debut novel, Prophecy of Three, has been a huge labor of love: “It all started at my uninspiring day job where I would spend hours bored to death and listening to audiobooks or podcasts. One day, I listened to A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (amazing series you must read if…
Audrey J. Cole is a registered nurse and a writer of thrillers set in Seattle. Although born and raised in the Seattle area, Audrey now lives with her husband and daughter in Port Stephens, Australia. She maintains a blog for aspiring authors and is currently writing a psychological thriller. Her debut crime thriller, The Recipient,…
Karen McClintock’s memoir, “My Father’s Closet” was just released by Ohio State University’s Trillium press. Thirty years after her father’s death, Karen McClintock sets out to find the gay father she never really knew. As we follow the unraveling fawmily secret, we find ourselves drawn into her story as they stumble into infidelity, grieve heartbreaking losses, and remain loyal in…
Benjamin Gorman’s new novel, The Digital Storm, takes William Shakespeare’s The Tempest into our near future and places it on a virtual island populated by artificial intelligence programs and a nasty computer virus. The story was first released as a podcast series in the summer of 2016, downloaded thousands of times on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher,…
A Mother and Son Fight to Preserve Their Dynasty… Sak K’uk, the strong-willed daughter of Yohl Ik’nal—first Mayan woman ruler—faces rebellious nobles and spiritual crisis in her city following a devastating enemy attack. The sacred portal to the Gods is desecrated, temples and crops destroyed, the ruler killed and the royal family humiliated. With her…
Micayla Lally, Salem local and member of Willamette Writers, is thrilled that her debut novel, A Work Of Art, is being released May 2, available at local bookstores as well as online retailers. The novel is being published by She Writes Press. An unexpected pregnancy throws Julene off her guard, but not more so than…
Heather S. Ransom, member of Willamette Writers and a middle school science teacher, is already receiving glowing praise for her debut YA novel, Going Green. Though the novel tackles issues like the debate about GMOs, citizens filming acts of police brutality, and political extremism, it’s also a fun, fast-paced, coming-of-age adventure. Ransom won the Pitch…
This Portland area author’s love for her younger brother led her on a frightening and difficult journey after he suffered a major stroke. The episode plays out in the pages of “My Brother’s Keeper: A Caregiver’s Story,” from her visits to hospitals and care facilities, to her sharing a home, to dealing with a myriad…
