Also, if you didn't catch me and John Joseph Adams on the Functional Nerds Podcast recently, here is the LINK!

Here is the TABLE OF CONTENTS. I'm in great company.

An interview with me on the ARMORED website!

And my story will also be featured on Lightspeed Magazine.

TOP AUTHORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE SHARED WORLDS CRITTER MAP

Shared Worlds SF/Fantasy Teen Writing Camp Launches 2012 Registration and Donation Drive

Shared Worlds Critter Map

Neil Gaiman, Lev Grossman, Scott Westerfeld, and thirty-seven more of the most imaginative writers from around the world have contributed to Shared Worlds’ “Critter Map,” a webpage of fantastical beasts. Their whimsical descriptions of imaginary creatures created by pop artist Jeremy Zerfoss are in support of the Shared Worlds registration and fund drive for 2012. Every summer up to 50 teen writers come to Shared Worlds SF/F Teen Writing Camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, from as far away Japan to participate in this unique camp. This year, registrants include teens from all parts of the United States as well as Germany and Indonesia. Wofford College provides a structured, supervised environment in which the students can excel and demonstrate their creativity.

At Shared Worlds, the students form teams in classrooms to build entire fantasy or science fictional worlds in the first week and then write stories in those worlds the second week. Top professional writers are on hand to provide feedback and to conduct workshops. The guest writers for the 2012 include New York Times bestsellers Julianna Baggott, Naomi Novik, and Tobias Buckell as well as Prix Award Winner Karin Lowachee and Hugo Award winner Ann VanderMeer. The teens also get to attend author readings, take fieldtrips to bookstores, and create videos about their imaginary worlds. Shared Worlds also publishes an annual book of the students’ writing.

“For many of our students, Shared Worlds is a transformational experience,” said the camp’s assistant director, fantasy writer Jeff VanderMeer. ”They not only learn more about writing, they also get to have fun solving problems in in the world-building groups, and they form what will probably turn out to be life-long friendships with like-minded teens.”

The “Critter Map” is the cornerstone of a donation drive intended to ensure that attending the Shared Worlds Teen Writing Camp can be a possibility for all registered students, no matter what their financial need. Monies will join contributions from donors like Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman and major support from Amazon.com.

The contributors to the “Critter Map” range from such icons as Michael Moorcock and Gene Wolfe to exciting new authors like Viivi Hyvönen and Kirsten Imani Kasai. Filmmaker and writer Gregory Norman Bossert has created the Critter Map website, and Therese Goulding served as editor for the contributions.

Additional Links:

• Critter Map stories alphabetically by author
• Shared Worlds Website
• Donation Page
• Registration Page

YOU ARE ALL AWESOME!!!

Here is a picture!

Included in the MAIN PRIZE will be:
* 1 ARC (advanced reader copy) of Burndive
* 1 ARC of Cagebird
* 1 Burndive magnet
* 1 Burndive cover flat
* 1 Torcon HB Fenn poster, featuring various covers of different authors, including Warchild
* the main prize winner's first name to be used in my next published story (this can be a short story or a novel)

Included in the 2nd and 3rd prizes will be:
* 1 Burndive magnet
* 1 Burndive cover flat
* 1 Torcon HB Fenn poster, featuring various covers of different authors, including Warchild

I will sign, personalize, and date the books, cover flats, and posters.

HOW TO ENTER:
To enter to receive these prizes, please write to me at jos_musey [at] yahoo [dot] ca (be mindful that it's .ca NOT .com). Included in your email will be a maximum of 500 words telling me what exactly you've enjoyed about the books and how you discovered them.

I will read every entry and choose the one that impacts me the most. I know that it's going to be a difficult choice and it's entirely subjective, but I wanted to give my die-hard readers an opportunity to express themselves to insure that this swag goes to someone who will appreciate it, rather than to an arbitrary name. The 2nd and 3rd prizes, however, will be determined by random shuffle of the remaining names after the main prize recipient has been selected. By submitting to this "contest", you're agreeing to abide by the final decision I make. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, January 31, 2012. I will announce the prize winners some time before Valentine's Day in February 2012.

I wish there was some way to personally and tangibly thank every one of my readers - but short of giving out prizes like this, I'll get on producing more stories from the Warchild Universe for you to read. :) I look forward to reading what everyone has to say!

Last week I did a podcast with some great folks. We "nerd out" about Sons of Anarchy, Radical Comics' "Damaged", Crowded House, Christmas and more! Listen HERE!

http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2011/12/armored-final-cover-and-table-of-contents/

I liked this story so much I want to expand it into a novel some day.

And BURNDIVE is now available in France finally! Check out their cover!