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Meet Tanuja Desai Hidier, 2020 Jane Yolen Midlist Grant Winner

Today on #FriendlyFriday, we’re featuring the other fabulous recipient of the Jane Yolen Midlist Grant — Tanuja Desai Hidier! If you don’t know about her, you should!

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Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 161

I had the honor of narrating two incredible tales for Clarkesworld Magazine: “Jigsaw Children,” by Grace Chan, and “Generation Gap,” by Thoraiya Dyer

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Alethea Kontis Wins 2020 Jane Yolen Midlist Author Grant

The SCBWI is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Jane Yolen Mid-List Author Grant: Tanuja Desai Hidier and Alethea Kontis.

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PseudoPod 688: The Tunnel Ahead

Yes indeed, It’s still Women in Horror Month! Be sure not to miss my narration of Alice Glaser’s classic science-horror story “The Tunnel Ahead,” now live at PseudoPod: https://pseudopod.org/2020/02/07/pseudopod-688-the-tunnel-ahead/ Pack the kids into the car for that road trip and treat them to this story. It’s fun for the whole family! (And by “fun,” I mean sort of terrifying…

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New Release: Once Upon a Ghost

It’s always fun to have a new release out in the world — Happy Book Birthday to Once Upon a Ghost! This anthology contains my story “The Ghost of Beilstein Castle.” Twenty dark and ghostly faerie tale retellings from the bestselling authors in the award-winning Once Upon Anthologies series! Push open the creaky cellar door and prepare for chilling…

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August Roundup

Here’s what happened at all the Patreon Levels in August: (I’m still at DragonCon, so I’m setting this up early to post later…shhh. But if you saw the Sideshow, let me know how it went!)   Adventure Level — #SmileMail Monday — #FriendlyFriday (Leanna Renee Hieber, Zoraida Cordova, Gwenda Bond, Eric Asher, Delilah S. Dawson) — LIVE video chat…

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May Roundup

Here’s what happened on Patreon in May: Adventure Level — #SmileMail Monday — #FriendlyFriday — The Little Witch and Wizard Book Trailer (narrated by Alethea) — STORM CHASING! Essay Level — “The Ticking Clock” — my new method for Massive Productivity…and how to deal with the possible side effects Sideshow Support / Exclusive Level —  SIDESHOW VIDEO: Leanna Renee…

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April Roundup

Here’s what happened on Patreon in April:   Adventure Level — #SmileMail Monday — #FriendlyFriday — In Which Alethea Narrates ALL THE THINGS — “The Pros and Cons of Stage Directions” featured in this month’s Apex Magazine — “As the World Burns,”on IGMS, Apex Magazine, and Notre-Dame — #StormySaturday (Did you see the new Rainbow Level?)   Sideshow Support…

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