Isaiah's Attic - February 4th, 2008

Just found out that Shimmer's art-themed issue, which features a beautiful cover by John Picacio, and a story to go with it by yours truly, is now available for pre-order! Also in this issue is fellow LHer and LJ friend aliettedb, so if you haven't already subscribed, now would be a good time to do so! I've been waiting for this one to come out for a while now so I'm pretty psyched. :-)

Details from the Shimmer website:

For this issue, the art comes first. We selected art, and then invited some Shimmery favorites to write stories inspired by the images. Our cover image is Penny’s Grave, by award-winning artist John Picacio; we used it as the trigger for a  contest at the Liberty Hall Writer’s Workshop. The winning story is Penny Wise, by Kurt Kirchmeier.

Sandro Castelli’s Cherub inspired Michael Livingston’s A Very Young Boy With Largely Clipped Wings.

Conceptions of the Mind, by Fatima Azimova, was the trigger for Aliette de Bodard’s Within the City of the Swan.

Chrissy Ellsworth’s My Career as a Fashion Designer inspired Dresses, Three, by Angela Slatter.

And Carrie Ann Baade’s Untitled (Hawk headed infant with frogs) gave us Flying and Falling, by Kuzhali Manickavel.

These art-inspired stories are joined by new stories from Daniel Rabuzzi and Josh Vogt.

View the full table of contents, or pre-order your copy today!