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Volume
3, Issue 6 — June 1, 2005
This
is an independently published
magazine, edited by Ronald L. Donaghe. The views expressed herein are
solely those of the writer of each review, article, or column. Writers'
work is accepted solely at the discretion of the editor. All material
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 Editorials & Opinion...  Patricia Nell Warren • The Joy of Printing, p4 "When you hold that finished book in your hands, you’ll feel your own personal input radiating warmly in it—from the first glimmers in your imagination to the last pixel on the cover." —PNW Contributors this issue... Tony Heyes (Our man from England) • Boy Meets Boy, p2 • Looking for It, p2 Ruth Sims (author of The Phoenix) • King of Cats, p3 John Charles (IGW Contributing Editor) • My Angel Hypothesis, p5 • On Picking Fruit, p5 Jerry Flack • Noble Lives, p6 • Prom Queen (film review), p7 Jay Mandal (author of The Precipice) • "Relax" a short short, p8 Gene Hayworth • The Gendering of Men, 1600-1750: The English Phallus, p9 Cheri Rosenberg • An Intimate Ghost, p10 • Hunter's Pursuit, p10 • Justice in the Shadows, p14 • When the Dancing Stops, p14 Betty Conley (IGW Contributing Editor) • Scimitar, p11 Arlene Germain • Hunter's Pursuit, p12 • Shared Winds, p12 • The Gift, p12 • The Kookaburra Gambit, p13 • The War Between the Hearts, p13 Books continued...  Scimitar  Shared Winds  The Gift  The Kookaburra Gambit  The War Between the Hearts Film...  Prom
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 From the Editor... Like many of you, I received the email announcement from the owners of The Open Book, Ltd., Sacramento, that they have closed their doors. For publishers of glbt literature, it's another constriction on distribution to the brick and mortar market. However, it has rarely been possible for those of us in the vast hinterlands of America to support the "local" glbt stores, anyway. I used to have to drive 225 miles to Sisters and Brothers in Albuquerque to spend my gay dollars; but this store is also historical dust. And the farther one gets from the coasts, the more deserted it becomes. So more and more often, for many of us who read glbt literature, we have turned to the internet to purchase our books. Oh, there is a Barnes and Noble not three miles from my doorstep, and I do buy CDs and books there, but I see no reason to order glbt books not on the shelves at B&N when it's quicker to do it myself online. As a writer, who has totally embraced the print-on-demand route to being published, it's a natural step for me to encourage online shopping—if you don't have a local glbt outlet, that is. And despite the fact that brick and mortar glbt outlets are drying up, there's no dearth of glbt books being published. In fact, it's burgeoning. And POD publishers are at it in spades. Arthur wooten's On Picking Fruit (reviewed here by John Charles, p5) is "published" by iUniverse, a POD company. And for those of you out there who wrinkle your nose at POD, please realize that Wooten has written for television, theatre, and film—so he's no newbie. Visit his site: My point about the sorry state of affairs with the shrinking brick and mortar market? Nature abhors a vacuum, and so there's a concomitant rise in the market share online. We just need to be more creative as writers and publishers about tapping the online market to gain those dollars. If necessary, always try to make your online purchases direct from the publisher, rather than through the online bookstores. You'll be feeding a larger royalty to your favorite author that way, or at least plumping up the revenues of the publisher, rather than the middleman distributor.  We're all
over the map, this issue, and so I won't attempt to summarize the list
of reviews. But I would like to draw your attention to a few books and
a film for this month. John Charles was stumped over something
fundamental in My Angel Hypothesis and will
share
that with you. The author is L. G. Morton II. He is a life-long
resident of St. Louis, Missouri, where he lives with his partner,
Gary. He founded C.A.L.L.-4-Life, Inc., a nonprofit human service
agency for minorities living in poverty, gang members, and criminal
offenders. He has degrees in psychology, political science, and
social work. His previous writings on youth homicide have been
published in the scholarly journal Social
Thought and in Practicing
Social Justice. My
Angel Hypothesis is his first novel. Betty Conley (one of IGW's editors) has graced us with a review this month of Scimitar. It has been reviewed before in IGW but it is climbing on the reading ranks at Amazon, so it might pay to revisit it here. We have grown accustomed to, but not complacent with, the excellent reviews by Tony Heyes and Jerry Flack. They're both here, but I would like to draw your attention to Jerry's review of "Prom Queen." Sometimes it's difficult to remember that we are making strides when we hear about so many states attempting to write discrimination into their constitutions; but our young people continue pushing the envelope. Here are the real faces behind this movie:  Announcements...  2240 E.
Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL - 954.566.6335
Writer's
Pride!
18 June 2005
04:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Are you a published author?
An
aspiring writer? A journalist?
Then submit your name and literary
work(s) to join your peers on this day!
This meet and greet panel
will
present before [your fans and] the public to discuss how the use of
writing has impacted the image of gays & lesbians into the new
millennium.
Submit your information (name, contact number,
published
piece title & synopsis) to artsunitedinc@aol.com by June
3,
2005! 2005
DIY BOOK FESTIVAL SETS AWARDS LOS ANGELES (May 26, 2005) The 2005 DIY Book Festival has set Sat. Oct. 8 as the date for its annual awards ceremony honoring the success of independent authors and publishers. The DIY Book Festival will consider self-published or independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, photography, art, comics, 'zines, fan fiction, poetry and e-books published on or after Jan. 1, 2003. Entry deadline is Sept. 25, 2005. All entries must be in English and have been self-published or issued by an independent publishing house that has published less than 50 works since the entry cut-off point. Please note that authors with iUniverse, Infinity Publishing and other print-on-demand outlets are eligible for the competition. Our grand prize for the 2005 DIYBF Author of the Year is $1000 cash and a flight to Los Angeles for our gala awards ceremony. Genre category winners will receive a combination of books, software and cash awards. For more information go to http://www.diyconvention.com * * *
Congratulations
to Larry Dean Hamilton, for his A
Gathering of Angels, chosen as one of just two finalists in the
Independent Publisher Book Awards 2005.The 2005 Independent Publisher Book Awards attracted books from over 1,500 publishers around the world; from all 50 U.S. states, nine Canadian provinces, and 18 foreign countries. The ninth annual, 2005 Awards saw a continued increase in quality and diversity – and the writing and publishing exhibited great passion. Yes, independent authors and publishers are passionate about getting their message out, and they are changing the world, one book at a time…http://www.independentpublisher.com/ And now, the results: [Other Categories omitted in this message]... Category 39. Gay/Lesbian Winner: Whose Eye Is on Which Sparrow? by Robert Taylor (The Haworth Press) Finalists: MondoHomo: Your Essential Guide to Queer Pop Culture (Alyson Books); A Gathering of Angels (Sigma Logo Books) |
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