The audiobooks are coming!

Audiobooks are coming to Five Rivers’ catalogue of books, with the first releasing this summer, that being From Mountains of Ice, by Lorina Stephens, and narrated by Díana Majlinger. That audiobook will be quickly followed by the first in Ann Marston’s Rune Blades of Celi series, Kingmaker’s Sword, narrated by Austin Vanfleet, A Time and a Place, written and narrated by Joe Mahoney, and a cascade of others to follow. All we be available through Audible, Amazon and iTunes, with possible distribution to…

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Jun 2017

By Lorina StephensA Time and Place, Ann Marston, Audible, audio books, From Mountains of Ice, Jeff Minkevics, Kingmaker's Sword, Lorina StephensComments Off

Duotrope interviews Lorina Stephens

As part of its outreach program to writers, Duotrope has been interviewing editors. I was pleased recently to be part of that process. Some of the questions they asked were issues I take very seriously. The full interview can be found here.

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Jun 2016

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Five Rivers editorial team share a table of contents

It’s just very cool that both Robert Runté, and Lorina Stephens both have short stories published in Laksa Media Groups’ Strangers Among Us: Tales of the Underdogs and Outcasts. Robert had this to say on his blog: Got my contributor’s copy of Strangers Among Us in the mail yesterday. Pretty pleased with the production values, and the company I am keeping in this anthology. The anthology will be officially launched August 12, 2016 at When…

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Jun 2016

By Lorina StephensLorina Stephens, Publishing, Robert RunteComments Off

Lorina Stephens to speak at CRUW Saugeen

The Canadian Federation of University Women for the Saugeen region are hosting a workshop, For the Writer in You. The two-hour workshop is divided into three topics: Getting Started, by author Cindy Matthews Essential Editing, by editor Caroline Wilker Getting Published, by publisher Lorina Stephens CFUW Saugeen was founded in 1985, and is comprised of women from Hanover, Walkerton, Chesley, Mildmay, Neustadt, Durham and area. Through membership dues and local initiatives, they support the advocacy work of…

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Apr 2016

By Lorina StephensEvents, Lorina StephensComments Off

Shadow Song, by Lorina Stephens, called haunting and beautiful

This reader review recently appeared at Read and Blog. Thursday, June 4, 2015 Shadow Song by Lorina Stephens Published by Five Rivers Haunting and beautiful, I couldn’t put this book down. Partly historical, partly supernatural yet grounded, and always in tune with nature. This is a child’s journey to adulthood through very different lifestyles. Beginning in pre-Victorian England, only child to moderately wealthy parents, Danielle sees her world crumble as her uncle, the older son…

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Jun 2015

By Lorina StephensLorina Stephens, Reviews, Shadow SongComments Off