What's up?

[ellen_datlow]

For anyone wondering what I've been up to in addition to shilling for the ongoing raffle and the Shirley Jackson Award fundraiser, I've been busy going over galleys and copy edits for forthcoming titles, one of which is Troll's Eye View, Terri Windling's and my middle grade book coming out next spring.
Here's the wonderful cover art by the amazing esao andrews

Comments

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

That is a terrific cover!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Isn't it amazing? Terri and I finally lucked out. We think it's much better than those for A Wolf at the Door (which was ok) and Swan Sister (which we both disliked intensely).

[shweta-narayan.livejournal.com]

It's wonderful. I look forward to getting it in my grubby little paws, and only regret that I have no middle-grade relatives at the moment.

I found the cover to A Wolf at the Door a bit lurid -- it looked too much like a Point Horror cover for my sense of the book itself. Don't remember disliking the Swan Sister cover but then again, I have no memory of it at all. Was it brown?
I normally remember covers, so apparently that one was extremely forgettable.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

It was a lovely color, lavender, but the photographically illustrated little girl looked like an "angel" not a swan....bad bad bad.

[shweta-narayan.livejournal.com]

Oh, I do remember that now. Halfway between angel and "wing growing out of head". I got the brown from the (lovely) cover of Peg Kerr's "Wild Swans".

Possibly because the title story evoked some of the same emotions for me as that book.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

The story "My Swan Sister" is brilliant... very moving.

[shweta-narayan.livejournal.com]

It haunts me even now.

Covers aside, I adore both those anthologies. But I think that might be my favourite story in both.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

They were a lot of fun to co-edit. I hope this third is received well.

[markdeniz.livejournal.com]

Another fine cover that woman!

[ohilya.livejournal.com]

Oh my but that is a gorgeous cover. Please tell me that this will be available in Australia some time soon.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I don't know the marketing rules of Viking but I'll bet you'll be able to buy it from the US amazon when the book is out.

[devonmonk.livejournal.com]

Lordy lordy, that's a beautifully creepy cover. I have an unreasonable desire to hold the book only at the bottom-most edges for fear my fingers would otherwise be chewed upon. Stunning.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I hope it doesn't scare kids off--adults, sure ;-) (heh)

[lupa.livejournal.com]

wow, that's really stunning!

[kaolinfire.livejournal.com]

That is a Gorgeous cover! :D

[nballingrud.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's beautiful. I can't wait for it.

[mroctober.livejournal.com]

Excelent and creepy cover. Very different from the Vess books.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Yes, and hopefully attractive to kids!