(End of August) Newsletter: Ithaca is Books Festival, cover art spotlight, last call for Xeno submissions!
- naomidaniluk
- Aug 31, 2025
- 2 min read
It's still technically August...
UPCOMING EVENTS:
*** Grand Opening of Protagonist Books & Coffee
Wednesday, September 3rd, 12-8 PM
8 West Main St, Dryden, NY
We are thrilled to be on the shelves of our newest local bookstore, Protagonist Books & Coffee! They'll have special prizes and giveaways all day long, including free samples of their locally-roasted coffee and locally-made baked goods.
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*** Free Writing Prompt Workshop with (Ink Alchemy Books Author) Naomi Daniluk
Thursday, September 4, 6-8 PM
All My Friends Books
51 Main St, Cortland, NY
Flex your creative muscles in this generative fiction writing workshop as you try out a whole bunch of story prompts to spark your imagination! All creative writing experience levels are welcome.
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*** Ithaca is Books Festival - Tabling at Book Fair
The Ithaca Commons (across from Center Ithaca)
Saturday 9/13 - Sunday 9/14, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
That's a lot of tabling! If you're in the area, please stop by and say hi. We'll bring writing prompts if anyone wants to help us pass the time...
Details: ithacaisbooks.org/book-fair
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COVER ARTIST SPOTLIGHT:
Weirdscapes: An Otherworldly Anthology cover artist, Lix North, penned a sweet blog post about Seer (pictured below). Check it out.
INK ALCHEMY AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT:
This month we are spotlighting David Kirk, author and illustrator extraordinaire. David is the creator of the Miss Spider books, Nova’s Ark, Twinkle Twinkle Little Hedgehog, Little Bird Biddle Bird, and Oh So Brave Dragon, among many others. Full impressive list at davidkirktreehouse.com (plus a cool gallery of his handmade toys!)
** Find David's story, 'Sosi's Wings,' in Whimsy: A Literary Doom and Gloom Antidote **
He also made original charcoal illustrations for all of the chapter headers out of the kindness of his heart . Here's the one he did for his story:
(Are you one of our authors with something to promote? Please let us know! We'd be happy to include it in our newsletter and/or social media)
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
Seeking short stories without any human characters. Aliens, robots, animals, gods, mythical creatures, plants, and inanimate objects, are all welcome in this anthology. Let's give ourselves a break from humanity!
We're accepting submissions for XENO: Stories Sans Humans through the end of September.
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WRITING PROMPT:
Need a spark of inspiration? Here, have a prompt: The only way out is through. Through what?
Writer's Block? Enjoy the last breath of summer and take a walk with a notebook and pen.
Warmly,
Naomi Daniluk
Editor-in-Chief, Ink Alchemy Books
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