News

January, 2012:
Suzanne has begun weekly posts on writing, for writers at the blog for her writers' group, "The Stopwatch Gang."
Read the Stopwatch Gang blog

November, 2011:
Suzanne's short story "Destiny Lives in the Tattoo's Needle" did not win the Aurora Award. Her story came in second, losing by only 5 votes.
And it is most definitely an honour being nominated.

For the fifth time, Suzanne spent the month of November as a part of NaNoWriMo, writing over 50,000 words on a new, adult version of the novel, "The Magic Storm." Here's the quick blurb: When an angel dies in front of Anita, she begins to change from the magic that is restructuring the spiritual realities of Earth. To experience the nitty, gritty details one day at a time, Read her LJ NaNoWriMo posts

Suzanne sold "Death Over Easy" to Danse Macabre, edited by Nancy Kilpatrick. Watch for the upcoming release from Edge Science Fiction & Fantasy Publishing.

September, 2011:
Suzanne worked hard as a reporter for the Daily Dragon at Dragon*Con. Read her articles, including an interview with artist Michael Whelan co-written by Debbie Yutko at The Daily Dragon Online.

May, 2011:
Suzanne's short story "Destiny Lives in the Tattoo's Needle" is a finalist for the Aurora Award!

Suzanne pitched her work-in-progress novel, "Flight" at World Horror Con.

March, 2011:
The Chilling Tales launch at Bakka-Phoenix books was a huge success. Watch for two other launches in April at Ad Astra (in Toronto) and World Horror Con (in Austin). Check the Appearances page for more information.

January, 2011:

Now available for pre-order on Amazon,
Chilling Tales: Evil Did I Dwell; Lewd I Did Live,
Edited by Michael Kelly, Published by Edge Science Fiction & Fantasy Publishing
which includes my story, "The Needle's Eye,"
Release date: March 2011.

November, 2010:
For the fourth time, Suzanne spent the month of November as a part of NaNoWriMo, writing over 50,000 words on a new novel, "The Magic Storm." Here's the quick blurb: When Crystal discovers a fallen angel in her backyard, she is drawn into the catalyst for Earth's spiritual rebirth. To experience the nitty, gritty details one day at a time, Read her LJ NaNoWriMo posts

October, 2010:
Suzanne will be a last-minute guest at SFContario 2010, November 19 to 21, 2010
Ramada Plaza Hotel, Toronto, Ontario

September, 2010:
Suzanne finally sold her house and moved to another location in Kitchener. She looks forward to life returning to a close cousin of normal.

May, 2010:
Suzanne sold "The Needle's Eye" to Chilling Tales, edited by Michael Kelly, Published by Edge Science Fiction & Fantasy Publishing. Look for the launch at World Horror Con in April of 2011.

Suzanne's story, "The Tear Closet," is now available Tesseracts 13.
Look for it at your local Chapters, Indigo, Borders, or Barnes & Noble.
Order your copy from Chapters.Indigo.Ca
or from Amazon.com

Suzanne's story, "Coolies," is now available in On Spec, Winter 2008/09, Volume 20, Number 4, #75

Suzanne's story, "Fuzzy Green Monster Number Two," is now out in the current issue of Neo-opsis, Issue #12, 2007

Suzanne's story, "Storm Child," is now out in the current issue of Cicada, Volume 9, Number 6, July/August 2007

Suzanne's story, "Hell's Deadline," is now out in the Book of Dead Things

"Driving the Past Home," Book of Shadows Volume One
December 2006

Excerpt of the Tangent Review of Shadowed Realms #5 by E. Sedia:
As Jeff and Marianna, a married couple, travel to attend the funeral of Jeff's aunt, we learn more about Jeff's parents and his cousin. This story skillfully builds a quiet, understated tension, and its matter-of-fact tone underlines this truly unusual situation. I was impressed with the author's ability to convey so much in such a short space, and yet never allow the story to feel crammed.

"The Wind and the Sky," The Best of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine
October 2006

Excerpt of the Tangent Review of Neo-opsis #5 by James Palmer:
In "The Wind and the Sky," Suzanne Church paints a moving story of an android on a space station orbiting a decimated Earth. His interest in the surviving members of humanity instead of his scientific studies gets our hero, Polnine, scheduled for a sinister-sounding software upgrade. Sneaking down to Earth, Polnine joins a tribe of humans and befriends a young woman named V'keso. ... This is a compassionate tale ... in which artificial life is granted emotion.

Saturday 10 am panel on "Start Up Rituals of Writers
L to R:Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Suzanne Church, Julie Czerneda, Karl Schroeder, and Peter David.

Read her con report from Ad Astra 2006

Check out her photos from Ad Astra 2006

A reading from "Northwest Passages:
A Cascadian Anthology"
With authors:
Eric Choi,
Suzanne Church, and
Derwin Mak

Suzanne read from "Free Range", Derwin read from "Transubstantiations" and Eric read from "Plot Device". A discussion followed on writing and inspiration. See more photos in the gallery.

Now available:
Challenging Destiny #21
including Suzanne's story, "Waste Management"

Review of Challenging Destiny by Bluejack at The Internet Review of Science Fiction (IROSF):
Challenging Destiny includes a broad range of undoubtedly genre material. Fans of science fiction and fantasy will not be disappointed by tepid or exceedingly subtle materials. They may find themselves challenged by surprisingly complex and, shall we say, "Challenging" material.

I did it! I won the 2005 NaNoWriMo challenge.
Read my LJ NaNoWriMo posts
The title: Realspace Saga, Book One: Flight

Now available:
Shadow Box e-Anthology
including Suzanne's story, "Tattoo Ink"

Comments by Andrew McKiernan on the Shadowed Realms Readers Forum:
"I think Shadow Box is one of the most original concepts I have ever come across, not just in Horror and Dark Fantasy, but in any genre! Many publications have tried electronic delivery via PDF before, but they're still just print magazines. Shadow Box is something new and entirely different in a great way! I hope many people in the publishing industry see this as an example of how Fiction Publishing and E-books can really evolve. [Shadow Box is] a new way for people to enjoy Fiction in the Digital Age. This is what E-Books will become."

Copies of "Northwest Passages:
A Cascadian Anthology",
Including Suzanne's story, "Free Range"," are now available at:
Chapters Waterloo
Bakka-Phoenix Science Fiction Book Store

Northwest Passages is a diverse and fully captivating anthology of speculative fiction, science fiction and fantasy from both new and established authors. From the hilarious "Free Range," to the surreal "Dance of the Cube-Farm Dreamers" and the poignant "The Pulse of the Sea," here are stories that break new ground, recast the stereotypes of the genre and truly evoke the essence of the Pacific Northwest at every turn.