Mary Soon Lee's Blog, page 10

New Books in Poetry podcast

I was interviewed about The Sign of the Dragon by Andrea Blythe for the New Books in Poetry podcast. For anyone curious about the writing of the book, you can find the episode here.

story at NewMyths.com

My short story Under Earth is online at NewMyths.com. It's a story about Cerberus and kindness in the face of cruelty. Sending good thoughts to everyone.

Daily Science Fiction

My short-short Why I Threw an Apple has just been published by Daily Science Fiction, my eleventh story to appear there :-)

World Fantasy Convention

For anyone attending World Fantasy Convention in November, I'll be on "The Wild World of Speculative Poetry" panel with Brandon O'Brien, Kofi Oduro, Terese Mason Pierre, Lynne Sargent, and Lesley Wheeler, plus I'm giving a reading. Both events are on 11/5/2021. N.B. I'm one of the people who are participating virtually, but much of the convention is taking place in person in Montreal.

Elgin Award

!!! My book The Sign of the Dragon has just won the 2021 Elgin Award for best SF/F poetry book :-) :-) :-)

Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading Series

I'm very happy to say that I'll be reading as part of the Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading Series organized by Akua Lezli Hope on 11/14/2021.

You can register (for free) for the Zoom event via Eventbrite.

Strange Horizons

My poem What Cacti Read has just been published by Strange Horizons. It's a short, light poem.

Daily Science Fiction

My short-short story Preface to "Monster Hunter" appeared a couple of days ago in Daily Science Fiction, my tenth and shortest story to appear there. It's under 300 words.

AnLab Readers' Award

I am very happy to report that my poem "How to Go Twelfth" has won the AnLab Readers' Award in the poetry category. There is very little more encouraging than knowing readers liked a piece of mine :-)

Daily Science Fiction

My short story In My Tower has just been published by Daily Science Fiction, my ninth story to appear there :-)