Bardic Tales and Sage Advice (Vol V): Bardic Tales and Sage Advice, #5

By Julie Ann Dawson, Viktor Kowalski, Chad Strong and 6 more

First published in 2013, Volume Five of the Bardic Tales and Sage Advice collection continues our tradition of bringing fans of speculative fiction the winners of our annual writing competitions. In this installment, stories by Craig Comer, Victor Kowalski, Jamie Lackey, David Lawrence, Victor James Night, Lynn Veach Sadler, Chad Strong, and George S. Walker.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bards and Sages Publishing
• Release date: Aug 30, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386474067

Julie Ann Dawson

Julie Ann Dawson is an author, editor, publisher, RPG designer, and advocate for writers who may occasionally require the services of someone with access to Force Lightning (and in case it was not obvious, a bit of a geek). Her work has appeared in a variety of print and digital media, including such diverse publications as the New Jersey Review of Literature, Lucidity, Black Bough, Poetry Magazine, Gareth Blackmore’s Unusual Tales, Demonground, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and others. In 2002 she started her own publishing company, Bards and Sages. The company has gone from having two titles to over one hundred titles between their print and digital products. In 2009, she launched the Bards and Sages Quarterly, a literary journal of speculative fiction. Since 2012, she has served as a judge for the IBPA's Benjamin Franklin Awards.

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