From the Editor’s Desk, January 2013
I’ve got this theory. It’s not about resolutions, or the tradition of breaking them. It’s not about the slew of weight loss commercials on TV or all the fliers for gym memberships showing up in my...
View ArticleA Map to the Heart of the Matter
In an NPR essay, Saladin Ahmed wrote of the lynch pin of epic fantasy world building: the map. For works of second world fantasy, the inclusion of the map once was a splendid means of entry into a new...
View ArticleFrom the Editor’s Desk, February 2013
This February, the skies have opened up and dumped a winter wonderland on Michigan. I weigh the need to go to the grocery store with the need to dig out my car. Is milk really necessary? Could we just...
View ArticleFrom the Editor’s Desk, March 2013
Happy birthday to us! This month marks the one year anniversary of the launch of World Weaver Press — and we’ve got so much to celebrate: It’s a bit hard for me to believe it’s already been a year...
View ArticleFrom the Editor’s Desk, April 2013
It’s that time of year: spring cleaning time. The emptying of winter in preparation for throwing open the doors to let in summer. At WWP, we’re gearing up for what we loosely call our summer open...
View ArticleFrom the Sugar House to the Magic Castle
Check out Kristina Wojtaszek’s charming interview of Elizabeth Dearnley, author of the short and stunning retelling of Hansel and Gretel, The Sugar House. Kristina Wojtaszek writes: “The Sugar House...
View ArticleThe Throughlines of Grimm & Once Upon a Time
Yesterday’s Fairy Tale Festival stop, Kate Wolford’s unlikely inspiration for Beyond the Glass Slipper: Dexter, Breaking Bad, and Lewis, can be found over at The Book Rat. Today, World Weaver Press’s...
View ArticleFrom the Editor’s Desk, June 2013
WWP is in the middle of what we officially call our summer open submission window or occasionally our summer reading period. Something my brain keeps crunching as submission season. I have some truths...
View ArticleFrom the Editor’s Desk, August 2013
Here’s the thing about fresh starts and new beginnings: they leave you really tired. Perhaps I’m typing this on the other side of the fresh start — not the dewy cheeked and bright eyed...
View ArticleGreat Books, Free Books, and New Reviews
Great Books – In a 5-star review, Good Choice Reading raves that, “The King of Ash and Bones is hands-down, one of the best collection of short stories I have ever read. I must admit, I already had a...
View ArticleFrom the Editor’s Desk, November 2013
The Importance of Backstory, Told and Untold. By Eileen Wiedbrauk. So much has been happening behind the scenes at World Weaver Press these past few months. We’ve picked up five new novelists from our...
View Article‘Tis #PitchMAS Season
Regarding #PitchMAS: If we request material from you during #PitchMAS, please follow the directions in our request/Tweet. We have two editors participating in the event, Editor-in-Chief Eileen...
View ArticleWarm the Coldest of Your Winter Nights
From the editor: This winter, I’m so pleased to have the chance to share with you the work of three exquisite fantasy authors in A Winter’s Enchantment. Elise Forier Edie’s The Devil in Midwinter...
View ArticleReading Recommendations 2013 – Top Book Picks from WWP’s Authors and Staff...
‘Tis the time of year for “Best Of” lists, and World Weaver Press’s authors and staff have put together some of their favorite books that they just have to share with everyone this year. (Part Five of...
View ArticleFrom the Editor’s Desk, January 2014
Happy New Year! It doesn’t seem like a year has passed since the last time I made such a statement in my (almost) monthly column. Alas, the calendar tells me differently. Last January I couldn’t help...
View ArticleFrom the Editor’s Desk, February 2014
By Eileen Wiedbrauk. February: It’s a short month with a lot going on. At World Weaver Press we’re celebrating dogs these next two weeks — Westminster Dog Show dogs and Weredog Whisperer dogs! We’re...
View ArticleFrom the Editor’s Desk, March 2014 — It’s Our Birthday!
March 2014 marks our second anniversary! We’ve had so much fun working with a great group of authors, producing some really great storytelling, garnering good reviews, and learning — constantly...
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