http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com Chicks are cool Wed, 26 May 2010 17:40:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Women of the Apocalypse, the fantasy anthology published by Absolute Xpress, took home two of the three English language (professional) Aurora awards at Keycon in Winnipeg.  It won for for Best Work English (Other - primarily for anthologies) and Best Short Form English (for Eileen's novella Pawns Dreaming of Roses).  ... http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2010/05/26/wota-wins-two-of-the-three-english-aurora-awards/ The good news continues into 2010 for Women of the Apocalypse.  We received notification that Women of the Apocalypse has been nominated in the English Works (Other) category (this category is for anthologies and magazines) and Eileen Bell's novella 'Pawns Dreaming of Roses' has been nominated in the English Short ... http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2010/02/26/wota-nominated-for-an-aurora/ Vue Weekly, a weekly entertainment newspaper for Edmonton, recently reviewed Women of the Apocalypse. As a whole, her are some of the finer snippets: “The freshness and playfulness of the theme is infectious.” “…though the stories do get progressively darker, the transition feels natural and not jarring…” “… there is a refreshing lack of ... http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2010/02/26/372/ Robert J. Sawyer is “the dean of Canadian Science Fiction,” according to The Ottawa Citizen, “just about the best science-fiction writer out there,” according to the Denver Rocky Mountain News, and “by any reckoning, among the most successful Canadian authors ever,” according to Maclean’s. Robert Sawyer has this to say (among ... http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2009/11/28/robert-j-sawyer-reviews-wota/ The Women of the Apocalypse is rushing up the charts this week.  It reaches #4 on the weekly bestseller list.  At left is the top ten taken from the Calgary Herald Bestsellers Fiction. http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2009/11/28/wota-reaches-4/ The Apocalyptic Four have been remiss!  Well, really, we've been extremely busy with a variety of book signings over this past month. On November 13th (Lucky Friday the 13th) We shared Pages on Kensington Books in - Calgary, Alberta, with Craig DiLouie (The Great Planet Robbery) and we had a fantastic ... http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2009/11/28/a-quick-update/ The Aurora-winning fantasy anthology! Four women. Four shooters. Four destinies to save the world... The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are coming. And four Archangels find the perfect champions to save the world: fighters, warriors, soldiers, and brave men,  all ready to fight for humanity against end times. All they have to do ... http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2009/11/28/women-of-the-apocalypse/ Ryan McFadden will be doing a reading and signing at McNally Robinson, Grant Park Winnipeg Saturday, November 14 at 2pm.  For more information, see below the jump. McNally Robinson Booksellers Presents Ryan McFadden Reading & Signing Women of the Apocalypse Saturday, November 14 Grant Park in the Travel Alcove Reading at 2:00 pm Booksigning to follow When four women ... http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2009/11/05/mcnally-robinson-nov-14-2pm/ The Women of the Apocalypse took flight at the official launch party in San Jose during the World Fantasy Convention. The collaborators (Ryan McFadden, Roxanne Felix, Billie Milholland, and Eileen Bell) finally met each other in person -- as the entire project was written and compiled virtually. It was a ... http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2009/11/04/the-women-are-launched/ “Women of the Apocalypse” Edmonton Book Launch November 7th, 2009. Writing is a solitary  pursuit, but four writers – three from Edmonton and one from London, Ontario, found a way to reduce the loneliness while at the same time preserving the individual creative effort. The result is this unusual fantasy anthology, ... http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2009/10/26/collaboration-what-a-concept/