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pbray ([personal profile] pbray) wrote2009-11-24 09:36 am
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Sale!

Why do people go to science fiction conventions? So they can meet up with like-minded souls and hang out in bars, discussing deep thoughts. Occasionally, these conversations result in book ideas, and for once we actually wrote down the idea, polished it up...

and sold it to DAW.

I'm thrilled to announce that AFTER HOURS: TALES FROM THE UR-BAR, edited by Joshua Palmatier and Patricia Bray, will be published by DAW Books.

The first bar, created by the Sumerians after they were given the gift of beer by the gods, was known as the Ur-Bar. Although it has since been destroyed, its spirit lives on--in each age there is one bar that captures the essence of the original Ur-Bar, where drinks are mixed with magic and served with a dash of intrigue. Heroes, villains, poets and thieves may be found within its walls; when the gods visit Earth they stop by the Ur-Bar for a drink.

The anthology is by invitation only, and the first round of invitations has already been sent out. We're hoping to put together an eclectic mix of stories, designed to appeal to a wide range of tastes. The book is due next summer, and best guess for release date is sometime in 2011.

I'm incredibly excited. This is an awesomely cool idea, and I'm going to get to work with great people. What could be better?

[identity profile] jpsorrow.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
We will RULE THE WORLD!
lagilman: coffee or die (Default)

[personal profile] lagilman 2009-11-24 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
or at least the bar.

(are we raising it, lowering it, or closing it down?)

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Why not all three?

And now I need an LJ icon for this project.
lagilman: coffee or die (Default)

[personal profile] lagilman 2009-11-24 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
we razed the bar?

[identity profile] mtlawson.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Congrats on raising the bar on anthologies!

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
:-) Thanks! It's going to be a blast.

[identity profile] sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
W00t! I look forward to reading it! :D

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! It's going to be awesome.

[identity profile] califmole.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like fun! Is this your first time as an editor?

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
First time as editor for both of us!

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, I'm thrilled!

[identity profile] princejvstin.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome news!

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!
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[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-25 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
It should be awesome!

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-25 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Isn't it though? It's such a nifty idea.

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-25 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! We're pretty psyched.

[identity profile] scbutler.livejournal.com 2009-11-24 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
More beer!

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-25 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Which is exactly what I said as we were in the middle of signing the contracts--then we had the bartender witness our signatures. Might as well start the way we mean to go on.

[identity profile] jjschwabach.livejournal.com 2009-11-25 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Awesome cool!
An anthology and Ur!

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-25 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
It's going to be a blast!

[identity profile] jjschwabach.livejournal.com 2009-11-25 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
IT sounds like so much fun! Wish I was playing :-).

[identity profile] libwitch.livejournal.com 2009-11-25 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
AND...you get to meet in a bar to do some of the work too! Huzzah!

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2009-11-26 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. Perhaps next anthology should be set in a chocolate shop...