From words to art

Words into art

The Columbia Art League is currently holding an exhibition of art based on stories in Hint Fiction: An anthology of stories in 25 words or fewer.  I was one of the lucky authors to have their story turned into art.

Read more about the exhibition at editor Robert Swartwood’s blog.

(Click on the picture for a better view.)

It’s rather lovely to think of your words inspiring an artist to create in a different medium.  I’m quite chuffed.

I especially like that it’s not so much art about my story, but art about reading my story.  The book and the bookends are part of the art.  Lovely.

First sale of the year

Issue 6

I’ve been a bit lax with my submissions this year due to the trans-continental move.  But I finally got my act together and started submitting again this week.

So my first sale of the year is “Rebirth” to A cappella Zoo.  They’re very much a “strange” market, but I read one of their issues last year and found it fascinating.

They’re open to submissions until the end of May, so if you have an odd, offbeat story languishing on your hard drive, consider submitting to ACZ.  And don’t forget to track your submission progress through Duotrope’s Digest (it’s free!).

Shock Totem Cover Art

The cover art for Shock Totem #3 (which will have my story Day Job) has been released. I’ve had this in my inbox for ages, but just haven’t managed to get it onto the blog. (Click to embiggen.)

The issue comes out in print on January 1, 2011.  I’m looking forward to seeing what else is in there.

What do you think of the artwork?  Unfortunately I have no idea who the artist is, so I can’t provide a link.

 

Hint Fiction: An anthology of stories in 25 words or fewer

My contributor copy of this anthology arrived the other day and I’ve been devouring it in small bites – very good for the literary waistline.  It’s a cracker of a book, and I’m embarassed to say that, when I submitted, I really had no idea what it was.

So now I feel like the backwater cousin among such names as Joyce Carol Oats and Tess Gerritsen and J.A Konrath.  But it’s certainly a nice place to be, even if I am hovering beside the punch bowl and eating all the vol-au-vents.

But the anthology is brilliant – I read some stories out to my husband on the way home (25 word stories are just right for car reading and discussion) and we were alternately amused and touched.  It’s amazing the depth of feeling you can get in 25 words.

You can find out more about the anthology at Robert Swartwood’s site, or pick it up at Amazon.  Read the review in The New Yorker for more of an idea. There’s also a giveaway at Goodreads.  I think it would make a great Christmas gift for that hard-to-buy-for person.