2017 Season
EMILY HAS JOINED PATREON!
In 2017, Emily will be focusing her efforts on completing three projects:
Want to be part of the adventure? You can get first glimpses of scenes as they're being written, live stream video from private read-throughs, and more by becoming a Patreon!
- The Table Round, a new play in blank verse, based on the Arthurian legend, and putting the women of Camelot front and center.
- The Sable Valentine, the first in a new fantasy series, filled with sword and dagger, crumpets and tea. Giselle Pridieux has been kidnapped by The Sable Valentine, or so it seems. A glimpse into her journals, letters, and furtive midnight notes reveals a secret society dedicated to discovering and destroying Sorcerers, a mysterious chandelier that can rain water, hallucinogenic parties, and the many uses of fire.
- ShadowQueen, the first in a new series from the Twelve Kingdoms (see Niamh and the Hermit below). One by one, the princes of the Twelve Kingdoms are being captured in the Dark Woods, and it's up to the women left behind to save them.
Want to be part of the adventure? You can get first glimpses of scenes as they're being written, live stream video from private read-throughs, and more by becoming a Patreon!
Available Titles
Enjoy the full text of Cupid and Psyche in its "Bad Quarto" form, with annotations, footnotes, and even behind-the-scenes glimpses into a modern author writing in blank verse.
"Emily C. A. Snyder writes soul-restoring, gorgeous plays." - Kelly Zekas, author of These Vicious Masks |
Debut novel. The Princess Niamh is so glorious fair that none can look on her without going mad. Enter a monstrous Hermit searching for his own redemption.
"After reading Niamh and the Hermit, I can only come to the conclusion that Emily Snyder has somehow been taught by J.R.R. Tolkien himself...Snyder [has] fashioned an entire land, complete with its own mythology, heroes and villains, maps, and beautifully haunting music." - Lisa Mueller, Amazon.com |
Two short stories about the restoration of the Sun and the Moon to the Twelve Kingdoms.
"Snyder tells her tales with a serious tone befitting mythic lore but also mixes in comedy...Readers of J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion will know what I mean...Snyder introduces a rich world in these tales and I am looking forward to a longer sojourn in Niamh and the Hermit." - Jeff Chapman, Amazon.com |
Out of Print Titles
Unfortunately, not all books can stay in print. While Sword and Sorceress is definitely concluded, Emily is actively searching for a good home for her Austenesque parody-homages, Nachtsturm Castle and Letters of Love & Deception.
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Catherine Tilney of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is ready to settle down into a quiet, distinctly non-adventurous life. But when her husband, Henry, suggests taking a delayed honeymoon in the Austrian Alps, things become Gothic very quickly indeed!
"What a delight it is to once again be in the company of Henry and Catherine and to see them so accurately rendered!...Often addressing her readers directly, Ms. Snyder's burlesque style and satirical tone parallels that of Jane Austen beautifully and skillfully. I found myself laughing out loud at many of the narrator's comments and asides." - Meredith "Austenesque Reviews," Amazon.com |
From glimpses into the corners of Austen's beloved secondary characters, to pastiches imagining all of her villains together on a dark and stormy night - and even a final gentle poke at the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies sub-genre, this series of Austenesque short stories is sure to delight!
"I have read these stories time and time again and never tire of them. I catch new, subtle references to Austen's beloved novels with each new read. The best parts are when we see the true essence of the original characters in a new situation. [Snyder's writing] is as similar to Austen's in syntax and approach to subject matter as I've read anywhere." - Laura McDonald, Goodreads.com |
I remember the day I received an email requesting submissions for the latest Sword and Sorceress anthology. I had just had my first publication (see below), and immediately ignored my desk job and whipped up the story: "Better Seen Than Heard:"
A princess on an ambassadorial trip is cursed with muteness. Being clever, she finds her way around the curse by writing. However, it turns out that she's not the only one trying to outwit the villain! The story is set, ostensibly, in one of my major worlds of Arianja, and many of the nations and places have found their way into my more serious work. This is a bit of fun, and I'm grateful to MZB for giving new writers a chance. |
Read "If We Shadows Have Offended"
It took quite a few rejections when I first started submitting before Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine finally took a chance on one of my short stories (below). The story won first place for that issue, and a year later I was invited to submit for the Sword and Sorcery Anthology - which earned me my second publication. After that, it was a matter of 1) writing something and 2) persistently and patiently sending it to the right people in order to get published.
The magazine has gone the way of all paper now, but just for fun you can read it in full below. Enjoy!
~ Emily
The magazine has gone the way of all paper now, but just for fun you can read it in full below. Enjoy!
~ Emily
