The Center of the Media Galaxy
Here is an excerpt from Virginia Carraway Stark’s comprehensive series on the histories of the Gods and Goddesses, as read by the author on YouTube. This particular excerpt is from the story of Jinx, a beautiful and enigmatically transparent goddess with whom most of us are familiar… though many would not know it 😉 …
In anticipation of the flood of interviews loyal readers will soon have to peruse, here is a fascinating Q & A with Alberta Author Rhonda Parrish, author of A is for Apocalypse and upcoming follow-up B is for Broken. When did you first realize that you liked the horror/apocalypse genre? You know how when…
My first memory was of a feather. I was walking through the yard between the house and the barn and the gumbo was sucking my moonboots into it. I was working at loosening one of my boots when I saw the feather blowing, moving up and down in the invisible chill breeze of summer. I…
Here they are, the winners of StarkLight’s Third Short Story Contest. We were inundated with submissions for our third contest, with over 100 different stories to peruse. Truly impressed with this great turnout and the stories themselves, it was our most difficult determination yet. We would like to give a big thank you to all…
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I would like to offer a warm welcome to all of our new blog followers, Facebook fans and superlative fiction aficionados. Welcome to StarkLight Press- the Center of the Media Galaxy! What does our awesome tagline mean, exactly? Well you should ask. At StarkLight Press, we believe in two things above all else- the…
– in the best possible way! Robert Marquiss, CEO of Marquiss Films, personally took our posters to downtown Los Angeles the other day. Proud to be making inroads in Tinseltown with our fabulous, first-rate, immersive fiction universes and our short story anthologies, StarkLight Press is now advertising in various venues in Sunny Southern California- including…
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StarkLight Press and our intrepid reporter had a whirlwind Saturday at VCON, making new friends, meeting old friends, and going to the regal Victorian High Tea for the renowned Aurora Awards. Many thanks to all the friendly faces and gregarious creative minds at VCON for making a truly memorable convention experience! See you in…
VCON, like any convention, is all about the costumes, the collectibles, and the fellowship. All three are in evidence on the floor over the weekend, where garage sale collectibles, handmade gems and original art mingle for the science fiction-minded peruser. For those lucky enough to be scooped from the convention floor by Virginia, (and who…
What a wonderful, magical, personal way to connect with the authors of some of Canada’s most innovative and imaginative fiction! Before a live audience, Canadian authors sit in an accessible, comfortable chair and share a passage from their new releases. Steampunk-inspired Harry Houdini fiction to dystopian futures to magical forest fables to cthonic sagas were…
Once landed at VCON 39, Virginia had a multitude of difficulties with poor organization that included, but were not limited to- a) the complete lack of registration forms or passes, despite the very real presence of their fees on our StarkLight Press Accounts b)the organizers’ refusal to provide a table for our wares, despite more…
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