Quarter Castle Publishing will attend the Enfield Fire Hall Market taking place at the Enfield Fire Hall, 273 Highway 2, Enfield, Nova Scotia, today (Saturday March 21).
Available to purchase are copies of the following books:
Diane Lynn McGyver
Sheila McDougall
Sam Lynn Smith
The event runs from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Hope to see you there.
Below are the winners of Quarter Castle Publishing’s first Short Story Contest. The deadline for submissions was September 31, 2014.
The prizes are as followed:
1st Place: $50
2nd Place: $40
3rd Place: $25
Also, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners receive two (2) copies of the Quarter Castle Chronicles in which their story appears.
PLUS: Ten (10) additional stories that capture our interest will appear in the first Quarter Castle Chronicles. Each author will receive two (2) copies of the anthology in which their story appears.
First, second and third place winners will be interviewed by Quarter Castle Publishing and appear on its website.
…and now for the winners:
First Place: Working Title by Ashleigh Rajala of New Westminster, BC
Second Place: The Beggar’s Shoe Box by Bretton Loney of Halifax, NS
Third Place: Indonesian Rice Salad by Bridget Canning of St. John’s, NL
Congratulations to our three winners.
The following ten stories will also appear in Quarter Castle Chronicles. They are listed randomly.
Congratulations!
Thank you to everyone who submitted their short stories. Happy Writing.
Quarter Castle Publishing will contact the authors of the short stories appearing in the Quarter Castle Chronicles.
We had a great time at the market today in Sackville, Nova Scotia, and met many wonderful readers and writers. Thank you to everyone who stopped at our table to say hello and to browse our books on display.
Happy Reading!
Quarter Castle Publishing will attend the Crafter’s Train Vendors Market taking place at Sackville Lions Club, 101 Old Beaverbank Road, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, today (Saturday March 14).
Available to purchase are copies of the following books:
Diane Lynn McGyver
Sheila McDougall
Sam Lynn Smith
The event runs from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Hope to see you there.
In ten days, Quarter Castle Publishing will announce the winners to their first Short Story Contest. Stay tuned.
The entry deadline for Quarter Castle Publishing’s first short story writing contest is approaching quickly. Participants have until September 30, 2014 to submit their stories.
To learn more, visit the Short Story Contest page.
Chapter Two
Alaura awoke to movement within the sheep stall. In the dim light she saw Isla staring in the direction of Aruam Castle. She turned and looked in the same direction as the child but found nothing unusual.
Isla slipped between the stall rails and entered the dwelling. Frequent wandering convinced Alaura the time to rescue the child had to be soon, before she went missing. She couldn’t keep the child safe if she strayed from the yard in her absence.
A crash inside the dwelling startled Alaura. The once-dark interior exploded with light, but she couldn’t see the source of the noise.
“Where is it?”
She heard a deep voice; it didn’t sound like Keiron Ruckle. After several loud bangs, another voice echoed on the night air.
“Maybe he already has it.”
“Darnacles!” The first voice growled.
“Maybe it’s outside.”
Alaura froze as a large human flung the back door open. Two more men followed him outside. All three brandished swords and wore chainmail armour over rugged clothing of The Trail. They searched the backyard.
“This’ll show Keiron how we deal with traitors!”
The Virtual Book Launch for Fowl Summer Nights by Diane Lynn McGyver takes place today on our Facebook page.
Drop by for a chance to win a paperback copy or eBook copy. Visitors can also download three free short stories for their Kindle, read the story of how Mcgyver got her first chicken and watch a video of the author reading from the novella.
Join us for our first virtual book launch on Friday March 28, 2014 as we celebrate the publication of Diane Lynn McGyver’s novella Fowl Summer Nights. We’ll have a reading, giveaways and a story time.
The launch will take place on our Facebook page.
The softcover for Fowl Summer Nights by Diane Lynn McGyver has been finalised. The novella is scheduled for release in March 2014.
Shadows in the Stone, the first book in the fantasy series Castle Keepers by Diane Lynn McGyver, has been reviewed by Lynn Davidson at Polilla Writes.
The mystery murder short story Gardening for Her Life by Liana Olive Quinn has been released in eBook format at Smashwords. Readers can download the format of their choice and read online or on their eReader device.
Quinn completed a Smashwords interview to accompany the release. You’ll learn the story behind Gardening for Her Life, Quinn’s next writing project and where she’d go if she had an endless tank of gas.
To learn more about Quinn visit her professional author page–writer of things that go bump in the night.
In the fall of 2013, Quarter Castle Publishing introduced their first books featuring OpenDyslexic font: City of Light and Shadow by Sheila McDougall and Nova Scotia – Life Near Water by Diane Lynn McGyver. 2014 will see additional titles—including books for children—appear as we test-drive this innovative font geared towards helping those with reading disorders read easier.
OpenDyslexic is a font created by Abelardo Gonzalez to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To learn more about this special font or to download it for free, visit the website.
Quarter Castle Publishing is dedicated to meeting the demands of readers. One way we’re doing this is by creating a selection of material using the special typeface OpenDyslexic. We hope it will make reading easier and more enjoyable for individuals who have developmental reading disorder (DRD or Dyslexia).
Look for the dLex symbol on the back as more titles are created with OpenDyslexic!
Sample of OpenDyslexic font (12 point)
(Excerpt from Throw Away Kitten by Candy McMudd)
City of Light and Shadow by Sheila McDougall
Nova Scotia – Life Near Water by Diane Lynn McGyver
…watch for more titles in 2014.
Quarter Castle Publishing is proud to announce their first short story writing contest. Three monetary prizes will be awarded, and the top three winners and ten additional stories that captivate us will be published in anthology form, creating the first Quarter Castle Chronicles.
To learn more about the short story writing contest, check out these links:
Contest Information and Submission Requirements
Quarter Castle Publishing Style Guide
We look forward to reading your stories.
Deadline: September 31, 2014
At Quarter Castle Publishing this evening, we are putting the final touches on our first short story contest announcement. Stay tuned to learn more about this wonderful opportunity to see your story in print.
Quarter Castle Publishing is ready for the weekend and the Christmas Festival of Crafts. The event takes place Saturday December 7th (10:00 am to 4:00 pm) and Sunday December 8th (11:00 am to 4:00 pm) at the Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre, 12046 Highway 224, Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia.
Today was spent experimenting with the displays. Here’s one for Nova Scotia – Life Near Water by Diane Lynn McGyver.
Here is a selection of books that will be at the show along with copies of the Quarter Castle Publishing Fall 2013 Catalogue.
Shadows in the Stone by Diane Lynn McGyver ($14.99)
City of Light and Shadow by Sheila McDougall ($14.99)
Pockets of Wildflowers by Diane Lynn McGyver ($6.99)
Nova Scotia – Life Near Water by Diane Lynn McGyver ($8.99)
We also have copies of Mystery Light in Cranberry Cove by Candy McMudd and Boys Ride, Too by Sam Smith.
The craft show is one of the busiest in the province, and rumour has it this year will be its biggest one yet. So if you have the time and would love a drive to the country, drop by and say hello.
Quarter Castle Publishing has joined forces with Jayne Peters (author of Messy Jessy) and Mindy George (Alphabet Zoo and Sugar Bugs) for this wonderful event.
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