The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity

I can finally share the cover with you!


"What if the fae were still here, living among us?  Perhaps living in secret, doing their best to pass for human.  Or perhaps their existence is acknowledged, but they're still struggling to fit in.  How have they survived?  Are they outcasts clinging to the edges of society, or do their powers ensure success in the mortal realm?  Here are fourteen fabulous tales--ranging from humor to dark fantasy--that explore how the creatures of the fae realm are fitting into the modern world.

From a mortal who offers to do internet marketing for Oberon . . . to a woman bent on reclaiming her baby from the Queen of the fae . . . to a dryad grove menaced by urban expansion . . . to a Selkie in need of a new home and career . . . these are original looks at how the world of the imagination can survive and perhaps even thrive in the everyday mortal lands."

And the list of authors-
Seanan McGuire
Susan Jett
Kari Sperring
Juliet E. McKenna
Avery Shade
Kristine Smith
Barbara Ashford
April Steenburgh
Anton Strout
S.C. Butler
Jean Marie Ward
Shannon Page & Jay Lake
Elizabeth Bear
Jim C. Hines

It is up on Amazon and Barnes & Noble for pre-order, and comes out March 6th.

From submission to acceptance note, from edits to contract, this has been a fascinating process, and carried through in such excellent company I can't wait to actually see the physical copies. My story is the one about the Selkie mentioned in the cover blurb up top. I don't know if I can adequately describe the feeling I got reading that, being a new author, seeing my story mentioned on the back. There was probably at least one fist pound involved. The ferrets may have witnessed some truly embarrassing carrying on. But I have been writing since I can remember, and to have that actually come to something...it inspires a big, toothy smile.