Kudos to Natalie, Jeff, and Bruce!

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Hi, Brian.

I’m buzzing to finally share that my debut novel, Infinite Night Eyes, will be published by Black Spring Press (UK) and available in the USA & Canada via Simon & Schuster!

You’ve been part of this journey from the very start, offering guidance during your workshops and the two retreats I attended, then suffering through all 147,000 words of the first draft as my developmental editor when it was still called The Infinite Matter of Kat Watburn. Well… after roughly 562 revisions and a lot of murdered darlings, our snarky-but-lovable Kat is ready to make her worldwide debut.

Infinite Night Eyes hits bookstores in autumn 2026! The full synopsis and Publisher’s Marketplace deal report are posted on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tebeanwrites

T.E. Bean (aka Jeff Renton)

Hi, Brian.

I hope you're doing well. It’s been a great year so far on my end. 

I was a runner up with the NüStories Magazine essay contest. The theme was Chinese Identity. In one of the magazine's social media posts they wrote in part, "In this beautifully reflective essay "A Trip to the Supermarket," N.J. Chan explores the evocative power of food, memory, and rediscovery..." 

I was proud my piece was recognized, considering the subject matter is so close to my heart. Here's a link if you want to take a peek: A trip to the supermarket 

In addition to the good news above, one of my manuscripts has been picked up by Groundwood Books. We'll be collaborating on a children's picture book. I wrote a version in one of your classes! You helped me edit it in a weekly writing course, and it was then picked to be read aloud in your writing workshop. The feedback I received was invaluable, making my story submission-ready. Thank you for that. 

Enjoy the rest of your summer, I know I will :) 

Cheers,

Natalie Chan

@njchan_author

For information about submitting to Groundwood Books see here.

For information about submitting to NüStories – and some other interesting markets – see here.

 

Hi, Brian.

This is somewhat old news now, but my YA mystery, thriller, Double Cross, was named one of three finalists in the Children/YA category in the 2024 Whistler Independent Book Awards. My wife and I went to Whistler last October for the awards as well as the Whistler Writers Festival.  (Although classified as YA, it is being read by ages 9 to 90. Okay, I exaggerate. I have only verified ages 9 to 86, but 9 to 90, sounds better.)

BTW, I had taken an early draft of this book to one of your courses years ago. You recommended I cut out, I think it was, the first three chapters. After much agony, I deleted them. You were right.  

Bruce Hanson
Finalist in the Whistler Independent Book Awards
Multiple Award Winning Author of short fiction
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Read more about Double Cross  here, Murder & Other Love Stories here, and
& Elephants in My Stew here.

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