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October 21, 2013


	Sister, Healer, Soldier, Spy On a Bus to New York An Editor’s Dirty Little Secret October Grab Bag Sweepstakes More Stories...

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October 15 was Ada Lovelace Day! To celebrate her achievements, and to help recognize the contributions of women in science, it was also the fifth Ada Lovelace Edit-a-Thon on Wikipedia, a project that can and should be continued every day.

The Ender’s Game movie is nearly here! Check out a clip of Colonel Graff resurrecting Dragon Army.

Recently, Tor.com presented four authors with a piece of original art as a prompt for a piece of short fiction. The results are in: check out short works from Beth Bernobich, Tina Connolly, Max Gladstone, and J. A. Souders.

New York Comic-Con was this month! There’s tons of coverage on Tor.com.

		Sister, Healer, Soldier, Spy by Beth Bernobich There’s been a lot of talk recently about the presence and roles of women in epic fantasy stories. Tansy Roberts wrote a sharp-edged take-down of the notion that women never did anything important in history in her article Historically Authentic Sexism in Fantasy: Let’s Unpack That. Kameron Hurley followed up a couple months later with ‘We Have Always Fought’: Challenging the ‘Women, Cattle and Slaves’ Narrative. Read more »

		On a Bus to New York by Fred Chao I’m on a Greyhound bus right now, headed up to New York City. You can’t know how excited I am. I flew into Washington DC to participate in the Small Press Expo and the National Book Festival. I took a quick tour of the Library of Congress where I saw some of E.C. Segar’s original Popeye comics. I went to a writer’s event and listened to some remarkably inspirational speeches about literature. Yet, none of that will compare this brief jaunt up to NYC. Read more »

		An Editor’s Dirty Little Secret by Claire Eddy, Senior Editor I have a dirty little secret. I like to think of myself as an individual who is concerned only with high minded pursuits. When trying to unwind in the evening I choose to listen to the radio. Do I turn to classical music? NPR perhaps? Well, sometimes. But often I get drawn into the chatter of the latest conspiracy maven or political pundit and sit mesmerized. Read more »

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Sister, Healer, Soldier, Spyby Beth BernobichThere’s been a lot of talk recently about the presence and roles of women in epic fantasy stories. Tansy Roberts wrote a sharp-edged take-down of the notion that women never did anything important in history in her article Historically Authentic Sexism in Fantasy: Let’s Unpack That. Kameron Hurley followed up a couple months later with ‘We Have Always Fought’: Challenging the ‘Women, Cattle and Slaves’ Narrative. Read more » On a Bus to New Yorkby Fred ChaoI’m on a Greyhound bus right now, headed up to New York City. You can’t know how excited I am. I flew into Washington DC to participate in the Small Press Expo and the National Book Festival. I took a quick tour of the Library of Congress where I saw some of E.C. Segar’s original Popeye comics. I went to a writer’s event and listened to some remarkably inspirational speeches about literature. Yet, none of that will compare this brief jaunt up to NYC. Read more » An Editor’s Dirty Little Secretby Claire Eddy, Senior EditorI have a dirty little secret. I like to think of myself as an individual who is concerned only with high minded pursuits. When trying to unwind in the evening I choose to listen to the radio. Do I turn to classical music? NPR perhaps? Well, sometimes. But often I get drawn into the chatter of the latest conspiracy maven or political pundit and sit mesmerized. Read more » October Grab Bag SweepstakesSign up for a chance to win this collection of advance reading copies!Sign up here for a chance to win this collection!NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins October 1, 2013 and ends October 31, 2013, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited by law. For Official Rules and to enter, go here. Sponsor: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC. We are currently offering the chance to win a copy of each of the following books on Goodreads:October 15 was Ada Lovelace Day! To celebrate her achievements, and to help recognize the contributions of women in science, it was also the fifth Ada Lovelace Edit-a-Thon on Wikipedia, a project that can and should be continued every day.The Ender’s Game movie is nearly here! Check out a clip of Colonel Graff resurrecting Dragon Army.Recently, Tor.com presented four authors with a piece of original art as a prompt for a piece of short fiction. The results are in: check out short works from Beth Bernobich, Tina Connolly, Max Gladstone, and J. A. Souders.New York Comic-Con was this month! There’s tons of coverage on Tor.com.Copyright ©2012 by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC. All rights reserved.Tor and Forge are trademarks of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, and are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.This email was sent by: Macmillan 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010 USA We respect your right to privacy - view our policy Macmillan believes piracy hurts writers, readers and everyone who loves books. Learn more and report suspicious activity here. Subscribe / Unsubscribe