Vampiricon, Casket Girls Premiere Now Available in Print Version Only

The premiere, that is the reprint of the original “casket girls”story — not too unexpectedly titled “Casket Girls” — in its latest manifestation, has now been released. The book: THE VAMPIRICON (see January 23, et al.), from Mind’s Eye Publications.

Or to quote today’s email: THE VAMPIRICON is published! [followed by a link to a special contributors-only PDF copy, whereas, for others] . . . This book will be available in print ONLY via the Lulu dot com service. I have priced it at $15.00. . . . Unless a forthcoming (to be announced) KICKSTARTER is successful — hoping to increase pay rates for successful contributor’s work and broader publication options — this will remain the standard for publications henceforth. Whereas, as for the Casket Girls themselves (to quote myself from December 5): ­These are the ladies sent [to New Orleans] from France in 1728, by orders of King Louis XV, to marry the colony’s most influential — and richest — men, to induce them to settle down and raise families. But who had brought with them the one named Aimée who had special dietary preferences, which the rest of them now shared too. And so they continue to this day, their original story, “Casket Girls,” first published on April 10 2014 in DAILY SCIENCE FICTION.

Thus “Casket Girls” is now in print in THE VAMPIRICON, for those who might not have seen it before. Editor/Publisher Frank Coffman does add that an electronic edition may become available at some future time, also through Lulu — while the hard copy version can be obtained now by pressing here.