The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern
Two-Book Deal Announcement!
The news is out: we're headed back to the Lunarpunk future, as well as its past--aka our present!
Nebula Award and BSFA Award Finalist Author. Editor in Chief. Science Writer. Artist. SFWA, HWA, Sisters in Crime, BSFA, BFS, SCBWI. Also writes as J. Dianne Dotson.
The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern
The news is out: we're headed back to the Lunarpunk future, as well as its past--aka our present!
British Fantasy Awards
It's with great delight that I announce I have TWO nominations for the British Fantasy Awards! They are THE SHADOW GALAXY for single-author collection and THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN for fantasy novel. Both these are under my J. Dianne Dotson pen name.
Publishing
It's LinkedIn official, which is my equivalent of bungee jumping, so I can say officially that I am Editor-in-Chief of our new imprint and Gareth L. Powell is Managing Editor. We will announce the imprint's name, along with the title of our first book
Books
I'm delighted that my campy horror novel, DOOMFLOWER, will be published in 2025 via Encyclopocalypse Publications!
Awards
Finally, I can announce that I am a Nebula Award finalist! This is in addition being a BSFA Award finalist twice!
Books
The news is out!! My newest book is my first horror and speculative thriller novel, ATACAMA, out May 13, 2025 from Sley House Publishing!
BSFA
I'd planned on sharing some other big news this week, but this news dropped and I am just so delighted! Two of my 2023 works have made it to the final nominations for the BSFA Awards! TWO! Even one would've been amazing, but two blows my
Huge and incredible news! Hi all, Happy Friday! I have breaking news: I am longlisted 3 times for the BSFA Awards! Short fiction: "Copper" by Jendia Gammon (published by Interzone Magazine, Issue 295) Young fiction: "The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern" by J. Dianne Dotson (published