Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Mood: excited
  • Music: Rika Koerte, "Yew Tree."

Short story sale: "The Prince is Right."

UPDATE: I will not be appearing in this anthology, and this is why.

I am pleased to announce the sale of "The Prince is Right" to the anthology Wicked Pretty Things [Amazon]|[Mysterious Galaxy], a YA collection of "dark fairy romance" to be published on August 2nd, 2011.

Questions I have been asked already:

Is your story set in the Tobyverse?

No. "The Prince is Right" is set in an entirely new fae-centric world, one that plays around with my fondness for seasonal monarchies and John Hughes movies. Salem Lyons must find the Harvest King and be crowned the new Harvest Queen, or everything she loves will pay the price. But what if she doesn't want the job?

Is your story a dark fairy romance?

It's a fairy romance that takes place almost entirely at night, which makes it dark. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. I, um, sort of missed the whole "dark = grim" memo, and wrote a classic 1980s teen romance, complete with Molly Ringwald jokes and buckets of John Hughes references. Also, one of my central characters spends about half her time as a hairless cat. So the grim is not so present in this particular tale.

I am super-excited about this book, where I get to appear alongside authors whose work I respect and admire, like Rachel Caine, Tera Lynn Childs, and Lisa Mantchev. This is the first time Rachel (who is awesome) and I have been in a book together, and that's pretty much cause for celebration right there! Also, the cover is gorgeous.

Yay! Wicked Pretty Things!
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ex_kaz_maho

March 24 2011, 19:28:20 UTC 6 years ago

I do hate it when crap like this sneaks up on us. By the time this came out, my contract was signed.

Me too. Hate it when crap like this sneaks up on us, I mean. And, yep - contract signed a looong time ago. I've even done my edits, and I'm assuming things will be at the proof stage very soon.

*grits teeth*

Anyway. Onward...

Cheers,
Kaz

P.S. I must tell you how much I'm loving Toby! I'm only on book 2, but still... :)

seanan_mcguire

March 25 2011, 14:46:59 UTC 6 years ago

Onward and upward. You have no idea how much I want to arrange a specifically non-heteronormative YA antho right now...

Yay for loving Toby! I love her, too. :)

ex_kaz_maho

March 25 2011, 18:20:16 UTC 6 years ago

:) That anthology sounds it would be made of awesome.

Also, I'm sure you're super-busy, but please check out the latest on Jessica Verday's blog for an update. As a result, I've re-thought my position (as have a few others). Just giving you a heads up, though you most likey already know about this.

seanan_mcguire

March 28 2011, 20:24:16 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks for making sure I stayed posted; I've withdrawn.

ex_kaz_maho

March 28 2011, 20:37:35 UTC 6 years ago

I just saw on Twitter. Offering you a massive hug from across the Atlantic. Awesome post. <3

seanan_mcguire

March 28 2011, 21:01:45 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks.

Tired now.

kshandra

March 26 2011, 19:42:58 UTC 6 years ago

You have no idea how much I want to arrange a specifically non-heteronormative YA antho right now...

Ceilidh from The Sparkle Project is coordinating a free antho on GoodReads; I believe she's got a waiting list for contributors already. ;-)