The signing will offer signed books, Halloween candy, special
gift bags for the first 25 customers, giveaways, special pricing on the
authors' other books, and author presentations. The book will also be on sale
at that time for $12.
“Blackbirds Third Flight is an anthology of stories
and poetry with a dark, adventuresome twist,” said Kyra Childers, Many Rivers
Harbor
The authors featured in the anthology include:
Kathy Akins began writing when she retired from a 30-year career
with the United States Postal Service. She has won several awards with her
poetry, devotionals, and short fiction. A love for history, family, and animals
touches her everyday life and inspires her story ideas and characters. She
lives in Oklahoma
Stephen B. Bagley co-wrote Undying,
a collection of poetry with Gail Henderson in 2015. He wrote Murder by Dewey Decimaland Murder by the Acre .
His other books include Tales
from Bethlehem Pontotoc County Chronicles, Tulsa
World OKMagazine, Free Star, Dark
Prairies & Deep Rivers Oklahoma
State University ,
Stillwater , Oklahoma
Wendy Blanton started writing when she learned to string words
into sentences. She published three fantasy novels, The Dragon’s Lady, Rogue Pawn,
and Sword and Scabbard, under the name Elizabeth Joy with
co-author Scott Carman. Currently, she writes novels and short stories in
several genres. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Management
from the University of Mount Olive, Mount
Olive , North Carolina Illinois
Michael Cantin is a poet and sloth fanatic residing somewhere in
the wilds of Orange County ,
California
D.E. Chandler released her debut novel, Bone Sliver, in October 2015. In 2013, her poem,
“Oppenheimer” and her short story “One Way Window” both won honorable mention
and publication in Outside the
Lines. In 2015, her poem “Carroll After Dark” won first place and
publication in the Tulsa Review’s 2015 Spring contest issue. She is currently a
senior at Rogers State University Oklahoma
Erin Cochran writes dark fiction including everything from
classic horror to literary thrillers. Her love for the writings of H.P.
Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe, and later Stephen King, began early in life with
bedtime stories from her dad and listening to Mystery Theater on the radio
while nodding off to sleep. She has numerous short stories and offerings of
dark poetry, as well as her first novella in the genre, Of Noble Blood. She lives on a
homestead farm with her family and all manner of animals from a pet snake to
milk goats. She is writing a collection of horror short stories based on
mythology and a vampire novel, The
Sang Fye of New Orleans. Connect with her on Twitter @ep_ferguson and Facebook.
Gail Henderson co-wrote Undying,
a collection of poetry with Stephen B. Bagley in 2015. She collaborated with
noted photographer Michael Duncan to produce Bare,
a book of poetry and photography that explores the enigma of womanhood in the
world. She wrote Red Bird Woman,
a collection of her poetry published in 2013 under the name Gail Wood. Her work
has also appeared in Blackbirds
First Flight, Blackbirds Second Flight, Creations 2014, Creations 2013: 40 Ways
to Look at Love, Creations 2012, and ByLine Magazine. She holds a
Masters of Education in English and Social Studies from East
Central University ,
Ada , Oklahoma
Mariana Llanos was born and raised in Lima , Peru Lima Oklahoma
Jean Schara retired from a 28-year career in the United States
Air Force in 2008 and took up residence in Central Texas .
Since then, she’s been writing and helping her husband with the never-ending To
Do list under the guidance and direction of their nine rescue cats. She is a
graduate of the University of Maryland University College with a Bachelor of
Arts in Professional Writing and of the Troy
State University ,
Montgomery
Heath Stallcup was born in Salinas ,
California , and relocated to Oklahoma Charleston , South Carolina , and Bangor ,
Washington East
Central University ,
Ada , Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Phoenix
Blackbirds Third Flight is available from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com,
Lulu.com, and other online retailers. For more information about the book,
signings, and the authors, visit blackbirdsflights.blogspot.com.
