by Fonda Lee | Feb 2, 2015 | News
Last October I had the pleasure of attending the Viable Paradise Writer’s Workshop on Martha’s Vineyard. All of us students were tasked with writing a short story in two days, based on an assigned genre and a random object out of a paper bag (mine was fake coins). What we managed to write in two days wasn’t pretty, but it proved you can lay the bones of a good story in a short time when you’re forced to. Afterward, we had to swear to revise our stories until they were good, then send it out on submission for publication.
A few months later, my short story from that workshop, “Universal Print” was picked up by Crossed Genres magazine for their February 2015 issue, themed “Betrayal.” You can read it here.
by Fonda Lee | Feb 2, 2015 | News
Fantastic time speaking on panels and signing advance copies of ZEROBOXER at ALA Midwinter in Chicago. Losing my voice and being snowed in by a blizzard the next day made it that much more memorable. Left to right: the Dark Fantasy and Science Fiction panel with Auden Johnson, Ken Liu, and Sabaa Tahir; signing advance reader copies at the Flux booth; the We Need Diverse Books panel with Danielle Paige, Sona Charaipotra, IW Gregorio, Miranda Paul, Adam Silvera, Nicola Yoon, Francesca Zappia.
by Fonda Lee | Jan 23, 2015 | News
Kirkus calls ZEROBOXER “Top notch science fiction and a greats sports novel too.” Read the full review here.
by Fonda Lee | Jan 13, 2015 | News
My fellow Flux author Stefanie Lyons (DATING DOWN, April 2015) tagged me in this entertaining little game. Check out my Tumblr post on Ten Bad Alternate Titles for ZEROBOXER.
by Fonda Lee | Jan 6, 2015 | News
Enter the Goodreads Giveaway to win an autographed advance copy of ZEROBOXER!
by Fonda Lee | Dec 31, 2014 | News
ZEROBOXER was named a 2015 selection by the Junior Library Guild. This is awesome because the JLG picks only a few titles each season to recommend and promote to libraries around the country. Needless to say, I’m very happy and honored.
I’m particularly stoked by the way the JLG describes the book. Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Genetically modified superhumans. High-stakes zero-gravity fighting championships. Earth/Mars political strife. Carr Luka, seventeen, trapped in the middle.
by Fonda Lee | Nov 12, 2014 | News
In a guest post on YA Misfits, I offer advice to writers on how to write fight scenes that pack more punch. Check it out here.
by Fonda Lee | Oct 31, 2014 | News
I will be at ALA Midwinter in Chicago, January 30-February 3, 2015. Here’s what I’ll be up to:
Saturday, 11am – We Need Diverse Books panel on the PopTop Stage, with members of WNDB and fellow 2015 debut authors
Saturday, 1pm – Signing session in the Flux booth
Saturday 3pm – Dark Fantasy & Science Fiction panel on the PopTop Stage, with an all-star cast of Auden D. Johnson, Ken Liu, and Sabaa Tahir. (does this not sound awesome?!)
More details HERE.
by Fonda Lee | Aug 28, 2014 | News
ZEROBOXER is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, and Powell’s. Save on the cover price (and boost my pre-order numbers) by grabbing it early!
by Fonda Lee | Aug 27, 2014 | News
No, I don’t actually know anything about simian feces. Children’s book author Amitha Knight interviews me on her blog, Monkey Poop, as part of her series on Asian American authors. Read it here.
