the divine miss pixie woods Cecil Castellucci
author and artisteRose Sees Red ARC
I have just received the ARCs (advanced reader copies) for ROSE SEES RED, my new YA novel! Out on Scholastic Press in Summer 2010.
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In the spirit of Stephen Elliot and what he did with his most excellent book The Adderall Diaries ARC, of which I was a lucky enough person to get one in advance, read it and mail it on to someone else to enjoy, I am going to experiment and do the same for ROSE SEES RED.
Are you game!?
If so, and you would like to receive the galley and read it way before other people and you love receiving delicous packages in the mail, like I do, why not email me your snail mail address to misscecil (at) gmail (dot) com (or you can post it here, I screen the comments)(just include your email, too)
Then, the magic happens!
I will mail out an ARC to the first few people who respond. You will receive the book in your very own mail box! Then you have one week (or two – but no more!) to read the book and then your job in the magic is that you should mail it on to someone else who wants to read it (I will email you the address of the person you should mail it on to, that is why you should make sure to include both snail mail or email) (if you are a young person, please make sure you let your parents know and get their permission!)
I think this should work. If you are confused. Just email me again.
And you know, if you like the book and you want to talk about it here or there or anywhere, you could do that, too! Or perhaps, when it comes out in 2010, you could purchase one for a friend or for your local library or something like that! Cause you got to read it early and for free! Yeah!
Interfictions 2 Anthology Reading – Los Angeles
Liz Ziemska and Cecil Castellucci
invite you to an evening of readings from:
INTERFICTIONS 2: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing
edited by Delia Sherman & Christopher Barzak
Performances by: Patty Cornell, Dave Foley, Kimberly Huie, Michael O’Keefe, Rasika Mathur, Darcy Martin, & others
reading stories by Cecil Castellucci, Elizabeth Ziemska, Brian Francis Slattery, Ray Vukcevich, Peter Ball, Nin Andrews, Stephanie Shaw
Directed by: Flint Esquerra
Musical accompaniment by: Jonathan Stearns
books will be for sale available courtesy of Skylight Books
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8 to 10 PM
@ M Bar
1253 Vine (at Fountain)
Reservations are strongly encouraged: 323-856-0036
No Cover + $10 food minimum
Interstitial Arts Foundation Los Angeles Salon Round up!
On Saturday, I was delighted to host a mix and mingle LA Salon for the Interstitial Arts Foundation. We gathered at Skylight Books as part of their summer long Hot Summer Nights series. (On Friday and Saturdays they are staying open til midnight and having little soirees)
I invited Steven Collins, an Attitude Adjustment engineer from JPL (he helps to make sure that the rockets go in the direction they are supposed to) who is also a musician to warm up the evening with some theremin playing. He delighted us all with his outer space 1950s sounds and a song about Marie Curie (where he even played the Theremin with a Geiger Counter!) He also let everyone try out the crazy instrument for themselves.
On the walls, for ambience (we projected them but had no sound) I curated a selection of short films by some local filmmakers who are doing interesting interstitial work. The filmmakers were:
Rachel Mayeri whose video art mixes science with film and has a foundation called Soft Sciencethat investigates that combination.
Dani Michaeli whose film “The Passion of the Hairplugs” mixes stick puppets and animation
Jonathon Stearns whose films have digital art, animation, live action and music.
Andrew Takeuchi whose film Memory Loop is a reflection on the tempermental nature of memory.
I also snuck in a film by David Neuman whose film combines both dance and photography. (the entire film is made up of still photographs)
Our salon consisted of fantastic artists, architects, scientists, writers, comedians, filmmakers, librarians, fashion designers and people off the street. There were conversations about physics, philosophy, narrative story telling, fashion, visual art, composing and everything else you can think of that was delightful!
Comedians Mara Shapshay and Michael Duggan
Fashion designer Alex shows off his portfolio. He was wearing a vest he made of buttons!
Mixing and Mingling
Librarians Pearl and Erika with Comedian Janet Blake and niece.
a guy who wandered in and joined us with Video artist Rachel Mayeri
Interficitions 2 authors Cecil Castellucci, Liz Zimenski pose with Musician / Rocket Engineer Steven Collins
Interstitial Arts Foundation LA Salon! August 15th at Skylight Books
Artists and enthusiasts are cordially invited to the first Los Angeles IAF Salon for an evening devoted to the pleasures of conversation among boundary crossing artists, writers, musicians, and creators.
WHEN: August 15, 10pm – 12am
WHERE: Skylight Books, 1814 Vermont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027, 323-660-1175
Skylight Books is a proudly independent bookstore in Los Angeles in the Los Feliz neighborhood. They are known for their excellent selection of books, well-read and book loving staff, small-press salons, in-store book clubs and fantastic author events. This summer they started the Hot Summer Nights events with such diversions as live music, projected films and of course, sparkling conversation (hosted by Interfictions 2 author Cecil Castellucci)!
http://www.skylightbooks.com
There will be wine and bubbly water along with music and short films by local interstitial visual artists.
You provide the artistic conversation!
So, come join us in Los Feliz! Perhaps have dinner before the salon. Bring your laptop and show off your portfolio or wear your portable art! Bring friends and a willingness to mix and mingle with strangers — who might turn out to be future colleagues, new dear friends, or even artistic soul mates!
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Comic Con, I love you!
Comic Con! Wow! What did I do while I was there!?
Well, kind people, I….
hung out with Cylons!
signed Geektastic!
saw
Amanda Fucking Palmer! and while doing so, supported the CBDLF
interviewed the amazing Hope Larson on her spotlight. (buy all her books)
hung out with lots of my pals! And had tons of fun!
Lookit!
Stacy King! Chris Wisnia!
Ivory Madison! (she runs the fabulous Red Room) (if you are an author, you should join)
also went to the Pop Candy party, hosted by the lovely Whitney Matheson! I drank some fancy drinks, like the Andorian moon! The Clone War! The Bird of Prey! All while chatting delightfully with, amongst others, Hope Larson and Marc Bernardin Heidi MacDonald!
I met Han Solo! (OK, so it was really a Han Solo-ina)
I did a voice on the Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyds Michael Rayner warmed up the show with his juggling, and he juggled with a hatchet and spun a hamburger on an umbrella! It could have killed me! (not really, but that sounds dramatic!)
And of course I sat in the Captains Chair!
My biggest dork fan girl moment? Meeting Clancy Brown . When he was on Earth 2 and I was in Nerdy Girl, I loved the show and had written a song about him!
Naturally, this is just a FRACTION of what happened! Like, for example, I managed to not buy too many t-shirts (only two. one of them Gama-Go, of course) Instead I bought art pieces by Colleen Coover, by Ray Fawkes, and by Ken Garduno.
But oh my peeps, as always, thank you to all (to many to name) who made this Comic Con really special. I’m back from San Diego and as always, I am exhausted, but completely energized and inspired by it. Gosh I love you Comic Con!
Comic Con Schedule
I’ll be at Comic Con for a tiny moment.
Here is where you can find me to come say hello!
Saturday July 25th
11 am – 12
Signing GEEKTASTIC at Hachette
booth # 1116.
(I hear there will be pocket protectors there)
4-5 PM
Spotlight Panel HOPE LARSON
Room 3
I’ll be interviewing the fabulouso Hope Larson for her spotlight.
I’ll most likely sit with her at her signing afterwards if you want to come and say hi!
Sunday July 26th
10:30 am
Adventures of Dr Floyd / Live Radio Show
Room 8
I’ll be doing the narration of this live kids radio show! Bring the family! All ages!
Readergirlz: For the month of July!
I am so very happy to be a special guest for the month of July over at the Readergirlz. I’m there for THE PLAIN JANES and JANES IN LOVE and I’ll be joined by my partner in art crime Jim Rugg.
You can come and talk to me, I’ll be around commenting and answering questions on the blogs. And you can do your very own (legal) art attack. there’s a handy template to download and readergirlz will be posting your results! Send your piece to artsaves@slayground.net by July 20th, 2009.
On July 22nd, Jim Rugg and I will be doing a live chat.
Also, (insider information alert!) if you have a quick, keen eye, if you look closely at the great sample pages that Jim sent to the Readergirlz, there are a few pages of the never before seen and now dead in the water JANES GO SUMMER. It’s a scene where Brain Jane was at Space Camp.
A LAYApalooza!
This Saturday at Vromans Bookstore in Pasadena, there will be a LAYAPALOOZA!
Vromans
Saturday June, 20th
2- 4 pm
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 626-449-5320
That’s right! There will be 16 amazing YA authors, free pizza (from Garlic Jims) ! books! games! and FUN!
We’ve gathered together to celbrate YA in LA. Won’t you come join me and
Lisa Yee
Kerry Madden
Cecil Castellucci
Jonathan Bernstein
Michael Reisman
Amy Goldman Koss
Mark London Williams
Sonya Sones
Ben Esch
Heather Tomlinson
Cherry Cheeva
Sally Nemeth
Alexa Young
Anna Hays
Sasha Watson
Blake Nelson
Ron Koertge
Support Interstitial Arts
I am such a big supporter of the mission of the Interstitial Arts Foundation and I even have a story in Interfictions 2 along with a slew of other amazing writers. If you have the spare loot, why not donate to support this brave beautiful artistic foundation by sponsoring the Interfictions 2 anthology.
Even just little can go a long way.
Here are some ways you can help.
SUPPORT AN INTERFICTIONS 2 STORY
* $500 pays one author for a 10,000 word short story
* $375 pays one author for a 7,500 word short story
SUPPORT THE INTERFICTIONS ONLINE ANNEX
8 stories will be available only online, with one appearing every week from August until November 2009.
* $400 covers author honoraria for the entire Annex
* $50 pays one author for an Annex story
SUPPORT THE NUTS & BOLTS OF ACTUAL BOOK PRODUCTION & PROMOTION
* $400 covers typesetting fees
* $200 buys Interfictions 2 a magazine ad
* $100 prints up promotional postcards
* $25 sends out five copies to reviewers
* Your Choice: Gift amount of your choosing supports the IAF’s General Fund
ARCs at BEA
Cats and Kittens!
While circumstances have forced me to be unable to attend BEA this year, I am there with you through my many short stories!
This year I have 4 short stories coming out! All of them genre stories! And, happily, the ARCs of the anthologies containing said short stories are all availabe at BEA. So if you are there, you should go and get them, if you so desire. Check out my new literary voice. (And if you are not at BEA, may I suggest reading my first short story of this year, Baby in The Basket available to you to read on the awesome Strange Horizons)
First up, why not go to Little, Brown for the ARC of GEEKTASTIC which I co-edited with Holly Black . We also co-wrote a Jedi/Klingon story and the book is chock full of your fave authors. Like MT Anderson, Libba Bray, John Green, Lisa Yee to name a very few. (they may even have the real book there!)
Then over at Candlewick, you can pick up a copy of the excellent SIDESHOW anthology, edited by Deb Noyes. My story is called “The Bread Box”, it’s about a freaky thing/ family legacy. This anthology is great and has, amongst others, Aimee Bender, Margo Lanagan, & Cynthia Leitich Smith
Thirdly you can go to Running Press (Perseus Booth?) and check out my very first Vampire short story, “Wet Teeth” in the Eternal Kiss anthology. Other writers include Cassandra Clare and Melissa de la Cruz.
And then head over to the Small Beer Press booth where rumor has it there will be ARCs of the new Interfictions 2 book which sports my story “The Long and the Short of Long Term Memory.” Other authors include David Schwartz ( ) and Alan Deniro and Theodora Goss to name a very few of the rad authors in it. It is edited by the always lovely Delia Sherman and ready to Karaoke Christopher Barzak
Both Shop Indie Bookstores and Eternal Kisswere listed as Children’s Galleys to Grab by PW. You should probably grab everything they suggest because I want one of each. Yet instead, I will have to hope that some of those rad books will find their way to me on their own.
