Delia Sherman

The New York Review of SF readings for December 4 continue an annual tradition of having a family reading with Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman, and Claire Wolf Smith as host.

Delia Sherman writes stories and novels for younger readers and adults. Her most recent short stories have appeared in the young adult anthology Steampunk! and in Ellen Datlow’s Naked City.

Ellen Kushner is a novelist, performer and public radio personality. Her award-winning novels include the “mannerpunk” cult classic Swordspoint and Thomas the Rhymer. With Holly Black, she recently co-edited Welcome to Bordertown, a revival of the original urban fantasy shared world series created by Terri Windling. Kushner is the longtime host of the public radio show “Sound & Spirit.” Audiobook recordings of her first two “Riverside” novels, Swordspoint and The Privilege of the Sword, featuring Kushner as narrator, were released this year by Neil Gaiman Presents for Audible.com. (anglemark)… (more)

A Special Visit with Clarion Instructor Delia Sherman Tuesday, July 3, 7:00 PM

Established in 1968, the Clarion Writers' Workshop is the oldest workshop of its kind and is widely recognized as a premier proving and training ground for aspiring writers of fantasy and science fiction.

Delia writes and edits fantastic literature for adults and children, and has won a number of awards, including the Norton Award for her recent children’s novel, The Freedom Maze.

Location: Street: 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Additional: Ste 302 City: San Diego, Province: California Postal Code: 92111-1040 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Delia Sherman , The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen.

Neef, the official Changeling of Central Park, has gone on a life-threatening quest and faced down a dragon, but that looks like a piece of cake compared to her first day at school. At Miss Van Loon’s School for Mortal Changelings—and that’s pronounced “Van Lo-en’s,” if you please—she meets her counterparts from all over Manhattan, learns the basics of diplomacy and simple magic, and memorizes what seems like an endless list of rules. She also makes an enemy: Tiffany of the Upper East Side, queen bee of the school. But all that pales when Central park and all of Manhattan’s green places are threatened. If New York Harbor’s Mermaid Queen doesn't get her magic mirror back, she's going to turn the city's fresh water to salt… and everything and everyone Neef knows will die. It's up to Neef to save the day. Again. And this time, she has changeling friends. Delia Sherman was born in Tokyo, Japan and raised in New York City, where she now lives. She is the author of numerous short stories and three adult fantasy novels, as well as the predecessor to this book,Changeling. She has twice been nominated for the World Fantasy Award, and has won they Mythopoeic Award. She is one of the founders and president of the Interstitial Arts Foundation. (booksense)… (more)