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Self-portrait taken at Necronomicon, October 2006

You can catch my May 28, 2009, interview with Chronicles host Mark Eller here and on other podcast sites. Click here for a transcript with accompanying links and photos.

Thanks also to Cyrus A. Webb, host of Conversations LIVE! (The Write Stuff Literacy Campaign), for having me on the July 6, 2009, afternoon show. Click here to listen to the podcast and here for a link-inclusive transcript.

I returned to the show on October 22, 2009, joining author panelists Brian Rathbone, Arlene Radasky, Mark Eller, and Rhonda Carpenter and host Cyrus A. Webb to discuss "The Business of Books: Fantasy." Click here to listen to the podcast and here for a link-inclusive transcript.

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General: Chronicles from Hurricane Country (Blogspot)

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Writing-Oriented: Still Dancing (LJ)

Deviations: Covenant, first edition, October 2007

Covenant, second edition, March 2009
ISBN: 978-0-9819764-0-2
Appetite, first edition, May 2009
ISBN: 978-0-9819764-1-9

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Praise for the Deviations Series:

"If you are looking for something different with a great story line, I would suggest reading these books. They are very well written and draw the reader into the story, possibly against their will." -- Rachel Baker, Old Musty Books

"This is a dark series with a hidden deeper meaning. Malcohn’s books are a look at the world we live in. This is not an easy read but it is an important read."
-- Debra, at Goodreads.

What people are saying about Covenant
(see here for more):

"Rich character development and fascinating central conflict quickly addict the reader to this story....the moral issues are so compelling, so thought-provoking, you'll thank the author for presenting this perspective." -- Lady Emily, Redbud Book Club

"Take Ms. Elissa Malcohn ... whose novel Covenant shows some killer talent, and reminds this reader of that paragon of science fiction and fantasy: Robert Silverberg; and her oeuvre doesn't stop there." -- Julianne Draper, Miami Examiner

"Malcohn has built a very interesting and very well developed central conflict, and the development of the story is second to none..." -- Alan Petrillo, on Amazon

"I state this with all due honesty and with as little bias as humanly possible. Read this woman's work. She's one of the best indie writers out there." -- K.L. Nappier, commenting here

Planned release for Volume 3: Destiny: December 2009.

Recipient, New England Science Fiction Association Short Story Award, 1983
Finalist, John W. Campbell Award, 1985
Preliminary ballot, Nebula Award, 1989

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Out in 2009:

	My poem "Derivative Work" and novelette "Flotsam" appear in the October/November 2009 issue of Asimov's. "As a young girl Mercedes discovered a biological 'impossibility' in the polluted coastal waters of her city. The discovery, and the way it was denied haunts her throughout her life in the working class world of the US-Mexican border. Working blue collar jobs, she spends her free time researching the impossibility she’s sure she remembers from childhood. An excellent story, which does particularly well at blending the story of Mercedes as a person between cultures into an sf story." -- Matt Bruensteiner, Garbled Signals, commenting on "Flotsam." "Powerful, centered on a strong and memorable character." -- Lois Tilton, The Internet Review of Science Fiction "Malcohn has given us a beautiful story." -- Sam Tomaino, SFRevu
	"Where Relativity Ends" appears in the February 2, 2009, issue of Strange Horizons. Click here for a direct link to the poem.
	My photo of a mole cricket appears in the article, "What to do and what not to do in your garden in February," now archived at the website Gardening in South Africa. Original shot here.
	Creative nonfiction appears in the "Short Takes" section of New Plains Review's "Service" issue, Spring 2009. The essay is a modified version of this blog entry's closing (May 6, 1990) portion.
	My poem "Frightening the Horses" appears in June 2009 (8th anniversary) issue of Aoife's Kiss, from Sam's Dot Publishing. Order here.
	My poems "The Unexpected Answer (after a painting by Rene Magritte)" and "Sijo Sequence for Larry" appear in issue 35(2) of Of Poets And Poetry, newsletter of the Florida State Poets Association, June 2009. "The Unexpected Answer" won the FSPA's mini-contest at its "Spring Fling" meeting. "Sijo Sequence for Larry" is a tribute to Larry Gross, who was honored at the event. I'm in the lower left-hand corner of the group shot shown here (taken using tripod and auto-release), and also served as photographer for the meeting.
	My photo "Morning Ferns" appears in We'Moon 2010, as the border on pp. 72-3. Original shot here.
	My article "Social Networking and the Found Poem" appears in Poets' Forum Magazine issue 21(1), Summer 2009. If you're connected to me through Facebook, you can read the poem here.

Forthcoming:

In development: "Cog," originally published in Tales of the Unanticipated #4 (Winter 1988), will appear in a "best of" anthology from TOTU's first ten years. Stay tuned for updates.

Short fiction
"Judgment at Naioth" in She Nailed a Stake Through His Head: Tales of Biblical Terror (Dybbuk Press, expected in 2010)

Poetry
"Butterfly Woman" in Goblin Fruit, Winter 2010.
"Neighbors" in Vampyr Verse, Popcorn Press, November 2009
"The Unexpected Answer," to be reprinted in Harp-Strings Poetry Journal
"Lepidoptera In Space" in Star*Line, journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, Nov./Dec. 2009 (special prose poem issue).

Out in 2008:

	EV is the 2009 Hugo Award Winner for Best Fanzine! -- see here for details. Cover art by Lisa Snellings-Clark (Large view) "Hermit Crabs" is on the "recommended reading" list in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 26th Annual Edition and heads the line-up in Electric Velocipede #14, released at WisCon in May 2008. Click here to order. Praise for "Hermit Crabs": "There's much to like about 'Hermit Crabs,' and I can see why the editors kicked off the issue with it." -- Marshall Payne, in The Fix "'Hermit Crabs' by Elissa Malcohn is a strong opener and still resonates with me once I was through with the magazine. It features strong characterization and has that powerful, inevitable ending." -- Charles Tan, Bibliophile Stalker "At first, I thought: 'Oh, no! another SF crab story!' Then I began reading and I thought: 'Oh, no! another depressed teen suicide story!' But unexpectedly, the more I progressed into the story, the more I enjoyed it; the characterization is good, the flashback structure is well done, the ending is surprising and satisfying. A valuable discovery for me..." -- Fabrice Doublet, on the Night Shade Books message boards
	Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in an Anthology! -- see here for details. Cover art by Michael “Pooch” Pucciarelli (Large view) Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet (Dark Scribe Press, ISBN 978-0-9818632-0-7) includes my story "Memento Mori." Available here. Click here for author interviews, here for more about the anthology, and check out the book trailer at the bottom of this page. "Standout stories include (but are certainly not limited to): 'Black Annis' by Joy Marchand, the tale of a true faerie who desperately wants to protects a pair of gay lovers; 'Memento Mori' by Elissa Malcohn, about a lover who comes back from the grave for her mate; 'I Am the Shadow that Walks There' by Michelle Scalise, a World War II era tale of love and devastating loss; and 'Memory Box' by Reesa Brown, a tale whose true darkness hits suddenly and unrelentingly. Unspeakable Horrors [sic] is highly recommended for all libraries." -- Michele Lee, Monster Librarian "Out of 23 stories, you're bound to find one or two that suit you less than others, but Liaguno and Helder's batting average is pretty high. It's hard to beat Jameson Currier's Lovecraftian 'The Bloomsbury Nudes,' the pro-gay teenboy revenge scenario of Joy Marchand's 'Black Annis,' the beyond-the-grave poetry of Elissa Malcohn's 'Memento Mori' or the teen jack-off session gone horribly wrong in C. Michael Cook's 'The Boys of Bald Cave.'" -- Jerry Wheeler, Out In Print: Queer Book Reviews
	IPPY Awards 2009 Silver Medalist! -- see here for details. Image: "Superstring" by Félix Sorondo (Large view) "Arachne" appears in Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory (ISBN: 978-0-9802114-0-5), released June 1 from Scriblerus Press. Click here for ordering info and here for contributor bios. Riffing on Strings was well-received at New Scientist -- read an excerpt of their review here. Praise for "Arachne": "[M]y favorite is a psychedelic Greek-mythology-based short story called "Arachne," by Elissa Malcohn, first printed in Aboriginal Science Fiction way back in 1988 -- but you can see what has me all squeally." -- N.K. Jemisin "Elissa Malcohn's story about Arachne, based on the Greek myth, was awesome." -- David C. Kopaska-Merkel
	"Prometheus Rebound" appeared in Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly #10. The Helix site came down at the end of 2008. A .pdf file of the story remains up for viewing here.

My poem "Algebraic Sestina for the Ocean" accompanies Anna Lovric's article, "What is the connection between poetry and maths?" in the March 2008 issue of STEM Newsletter (Wolfson Centre for Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering and Modelling at U. Nottingham, UK).

My poem "Ancient Wisdom Distilled" appears in We'Moon '09, available for order here.

My poem "First Contact in Appalachia" appears in Space and Time #104, available for order here.

"Life and Art: More than Imitation" appears in Poets' Forum Magazine 20(1). The cover includes my photo of statuary at the Homosassa Library in Homosassa, Florida. (Click here to see the original shot.)

Harp-Strings Poetry Journal, Autumn 2008

"The Light of Barbara Mabrity (1782-1867)" appears in the Autumn 2008 issue of Harp-Strings Poetry Journal. The work won second prize in the Florida State Poets Association's "Cracker Award," given to a poem written about a historical person or event in Florida.

	"Identity Theft" appears in The Drabbler #10; "Houston, We Are the Problem" appears in The Drabbler #11; and "FTLM (Faster-Than-Light Messenger) Transcript" appears in The Drabbler #12, available for order here from Sam's Dot Publishing.
	Photo in Environment News Service, "Bush Administration Covered Up 500+ Blocked Water Pollution Cases," December 16, 2008. Original shot here.

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