Issue 25 by Challenging Destiny Magazine

Author:Challenging Destiny Magazine [Magazine, Challenging Destiny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2007-12-31T23:08:18+00:00

Where Are They Now?

We've been interviewing a Canadian author in each issue since Number 3, and we thought for this 25th issue we would see what all of those authors have been up to lately. Here are their updates, many in their own words.

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Alison Baird (interview in Number 16, June 2003)

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Alison says:

Since doing my interview for Challenging Destiny, I have completed the two trilogies that I had sold at the time: The Dragon Throne (The Stone of the Stars, The Empire of the Stars, The Archons of the Stars) for Warner Aspect in the U.S., and the Willowmere Chronicles (The Witches of Willowmere, The Warding of Willowmere, The Wyrd of Willowmere) for Penguin Canada. I have also had a short story, “Walking with Wolves,” published in the Mythspring anthology (Fitzhenry & Whiteside). Some foreign rights to my books have been sold: I now have copies of the Dutch editions of the first two Willowmere books on my shelf, and have just received the first Russian edition of Stone of the Stars. I can't read either language, but it is fascinating to open up the books and see my own words transformed into exotic and alien ones!

I am currently hard at work on two new manuscripts, both for children, and when they are done I plan to move on to a new adult fantasy novel. The last few years have certainly been interesting ones, and I hope for more interesting times ahead!

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Julie E. Czerneda (interview in Number 6, April 1999)

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Julie says:

Since my interview I've continued to write fiction full-time, as well as edit anthologies. There's a bit of a stack now: 11 novels, several short stories, 14 anthologies. As editor, I've been the “first sale” for over fifty authors, which is a great thrill for me. My work has won some awards, including three Prix Aurora Awards for professional work in English: novel, short story, and for editing. My last novel, Regeneration, is on the Preliminary Nebula Ballot.

I'm currently back in the universe of my first novel, since this is the 10th anniversary of its publication. I'm having a wonderful time writing the prequels to A Thousand Words For Stranger. The first of those comes out in this September, Reap The Wild Wind. Otherwise? I've kept working on SF as a means to promote scientific literacy and have given presentations on the topic from the Yukon to Texas. In 2009, I'll be Guest of Honour at the New Zealand National Convention, so I'll be able to say I've crossed the equator too. And yes, I still live in a forest.

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Charles de Lint (interview in Number 9, April 2000)

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Since our interview Charles de Lint has published several novels set in his fictional city of Newford: Forests of the Heart, The Onion Girl, Spirits in the Wires, and Widdershins. He's also published a collection of stories set in Newford, Tapping the Dream Tree. Along with the aforementioned books published by Tor, he's produced some chapbooks and young adult novels.

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