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“A Darkquick Sky” receives Honorable Mention

Matthew Lowes — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:18:34 +0000

My short story “A Darkquick Sky” received an Honorable Mention in the 4th quarter of the 2011 Writers of the Future Contest.

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Matthew Lowes — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:29:09 +0000

If you have an interest in following my work, you can now subscribe to my website by clicking the button at the top of the sidebar. You will then receive email notifications for new posts to the site. Want to know when I have a new story coming out, follow the progress on my latest book projects, or read my latest journal entries? Sign up. There’s no risk. You can choose the frequency of notifications and unsubscribe at any time.

Thanks to everyone who signs up. There will be more exciting changes soon and I look forward to bringing you some great stories in the coming months.

Sounds of the Night

Matthew Lowes — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:12:24 +0000

“Watching the Snow Fall” is now appearing in the August 2011 issue of Sounds of the Night. This print magazine is available at the Sam’s Dot Publishing Bookstore. Order a copy and enjoy this and many other stories.

Writers of the Future Honorable Mention

Matthew Lowes — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:08:49 +0000

My short story “By the Sword” received an Honorable Mention in the 2th quarter of the 2011 Writers of the Future Contest.

“Watching the Snow Fall” to be published

Matthew Lowes — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:04:43 +0000

“Watching the Snow Fall” will appear in the August issue of the print magazine Sounds of the Night.

Sounds of the Night, put out by Sam’s Dot Publishing, presents science fiction and fantasy tales “seasoned with sensuality.” Sam’s Dot Publishing’s other magazines include Aoife’s Kiss and The Martian Wave.

“Watching the Snow Fall” is in a series of stories about swordsmen on the island nation of Nara, a setting based on medeival Japan. Matsuo Hara lives a quiet life, until a cruel turn of events forces him to choose between his heart and his obedience to the feudal lord he has sworn to serve. This one’s a love story, but it ends in a bloodbath.

“The Menace of Dupere” meets The Fringe Magazine

Matthew Lowes — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:00:53 +0000

“The Menace of Dupere” will be published in an upcoming issue of The Fringe Magazine. Djibril Alayad, Editor of The Future Fire, described this tale as “a gripping, well-written, and intriguingly academic horror story in the best Lovecraftian tradition.”

This was the first in a series of horror stories set in, or with some connection to, the university town of Auxerre, Wisconsin. There are a handful of others, three of which can currently be read online: “The Music of Timothy Shean,” originally published in Dark Recesses Magazine, “Crawlspace,” originally published in SNM Horror Magazine, and “Old Growth,” originally published in AlienSkin Magazine.

Writers of the Future Honorable Mention

Matthew Lowes — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 07:54:49 +0000

My short story “The History of Wolves” got an Honorable Mention in the 4th quarter of the Writers of the Future Contest.

A New Year in Writing

Matthew Lowes — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:33:56 +0000

It’s been a good year for writing. In 2010 I finished Book 2 in The Three Earths trilogy along with a handful of short stories. I’ve been busy editing for the last few months and am getting close to moving on to further projects.

I’m looking forward to a lot of exciting work in 2011, including writing Book 3 in The Three Earths and again, as many short stories as I can find time for. Hopefully a few more updates here as well.

Best wishes for the new year!

Hail to the Wrimos

Matthew Lowes — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:09:22 +0000

November is National Novel Writing Month! For various reasons I’m not in the game this time, but it’s a great idea: in short, to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. That’s a lofty one month word count goal that requires some serious sustained output. And that’s the point. Output is what matters in this challenge, not necessarily quality, or a coherent plot.

This is an exercise in turning off the internal editor, of taking risks, and writing from the seat of one’s pants (whatever that means). It’s the ultimate application of the principle of bad first drafts. And for some people it’s an opportunity to get out and do something they maybe never thought they would. It’s a great event to encourage writing, for seasoned writers and for first timers. National Novel Writing Month also sponsors a Young Writers Program.

Best of luck to everyone setting out to write 50,000 words this month. Novel writers, I salute you!

The WORDOS Professional Writers Workshop

Matthew Lowes — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:28:24 +0000

The writing group I belong to, The WORDOS Professional Writers Workshop, has just gone online with a new website. We meet once a week to critique stories and discuss the craft and business of writing with the goal of improving our fiction and selling to markets.

I’m in excellent company there. Wordos members have published widely, and have won a lot of awards, including the Nebula, the Stoker, and Writers of the Future. I feel blessed to have their feedback, advice, and encouragement.

The website looks great, thanks to members who worked on it. The site features the latest Wordos news, awards, fiction links, a FAQ, writing resources, photos, and a directory (although not all the members are in there yet). Check it out. This is truly a world class group of writers.