Constellations: The Octavia Project Speculative Fiction Mentorship: 

Professionally published authors from the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers  mentor Octavia Project alumni one-on-one. The mentors guide mentees as they enter into the greater writing community,  contend with the business of writing, and refine a single piece of fiction with the end goal of publication.

Marcy Arlin, senior mentor and managing director of Constellations, and her former mentor Leah are interviewed by Constellations founder, Cameron Roberson. Then Tatiana Grey reads an excerpt of Leah's story.

Constellations

Constellations Mentorship Interviews Episode 1 Marcy and Leah

"Purgatory," by F.F. White,  Read by Wilson Fowlie
F. F. White is a speculative fiction author and poet from California who joined the BSFW in 2013. He is the author of two books, "A Phantom Agony" and "Gospels of Rage," and his work has appeared most recently in Scifaikuest  the scifi haiku magazine and Nomad's Choir literary magazine.  ffwhite.com

Wilson Fowlie has been getting more and more into voice work ever since 2008, when he narrated his first story for Podcastle. And if you’re in the Vancouver, Canada area – or even if you just love a good, fun show chorus – check out The Maple Leaf Singers, the group he directs. You can find them at their own website (http://www.mapleleafsingers.com/ ) or their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/mapleleafsingers ).

"Mercury,"  by Cassie Alexander, Read by Kim Rogers
Cassie Alexander is a registered nurse and the author of the Urban Fantasy Edie Spence series, comprised of Nightshifted, Moonshifted, Shapeshifted, Deadshifted, and Bloodshifted, about a nurse working on a ward for vampire-exposed humans. Check out her out at cassiealexander.com.

Kim Rogers is an EMC actress that currently resides in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. During the day, she can be found at Samuel French, INC where she has the pleasure of assisting professional theatres around the world with all of their theatrical needs. At night, she can be found flitting about the theatre district or anywhere in the West Village that will let her belt out a show tune.

Episode 1 - Purgatory by F.F. White and Mercury by Cassie Alexander

Marcus Tsong spent his formative years in the Pacific Northwest, splitting his time between Seattle and Boise. He's since moved to Shanghai, Portland, San Francisco, Wisconsin, and Washington DC before settling in Brooklyn, where he lives with his wife, son, two cats, and a grumpy dragon. He is currently working on a fantasy novel and a collection of weird tales.

Jenn Carter is an actress hailing from the bases and burbs of Virginia, California and Florida. She received her BA in Theatre from Florida State University and has been performing in one form or another since the age of 4.  Some of her favorite roles from regional and NYC theatre include Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, Patsy Cline in Always...Patsy Cline, Jen in Sunday on the Rocks, Ulla in The Producers, Kate Keller in The Miracle Worker, Maid Marian in Robin Hood, Ophelia in Hamlet, and Hermia, Peter Quince and Cobweb in A Midsummer Nights Dream, just to name a handful. Jenn currently lives in NYC with her teddy bear and her potted plant, Felix.

Episode 6: "Knowing You, Knowing Me" Part 2 by Marcus Tsong

Rish took Alger's narrator to it's ultimate Woody Allen extreme.

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Alex Kirtland, aka Alger Bliss, is a Brooklyn based writer of poetry and speculative fiction. He is currently at work on a novel about witches and magic. You can follow updates about his work and  read his poetry at https://www.tumblr.com/blog/rhinoleaps

Rish Outfield is a writer, audiobook narrator, and podcaster who is host of the Parsec Award-winning Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine. He is fond of frogs, Mister Pibb, Ben Affleck, and has just written his first novel. Rish once went to Amity Island in order to cause a panic on the Fourth of July, but accidentally yelled, "Barracuda" instead of "Shark." It's true what they say: nobody reacted.

Rob Cameron is an elementary school teacher and writer living in Brooklyn. When he’s not writing stories or organizing events for the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers, he is rock climbing, dragon boating, and working on his Buddha-like glow. You can find his work in Mike Allen’s Clockwork Phoenix 5.

Jon Hoche is an actor who recently was a performer and puppeteer in the North American tour of War Horse, as well as performing in the show’s Asian debut in Tokyo, Japan. He is the artistic associate of Vampire Cowboys Theater Company.  He recently participated in the 2015 Jim Henson Company Diversity Puppetry Workshop. He also has worked with Ma-Yi Theater, Two River Theater Co., American Globe Theatre, 2G and Premiere Stages to name a few. Find out more at JonHoche.com.

Episode 7: "Dating Kali, My Sweet" by Alger Bliss and "Squeeze" by Rob Cameron

Samuel Boyd Taylor has been published in such markets as Chi Zine, Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show, and Drabblecast. He lives in Dallas, TX, with his wife and daughter, where pursues many strange and wonderful hobbies, such as meditation, Tai Chi, and singing along as loud as he can to the Beatles' "Hello Goodbye." You can find him on twitter and facebook, and on his website at www.samuelboydtaylor.com
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Veronica Giguere is a voice-over artist and author. She is a co-author, voice talent, and producer for the "Secret World Chronicle" podcast, and she is the co-author, voice, and producer of the inner-city cyberpunk novel "Broken" with Cedric Johnson. Veronica brings characters to life in the space between your earbuds in the realms of science fiction, fantasy, romance, and horror. For more of Ms. Giguere’s work, check out voicesbyveronica.com as well as her profile on ACX.com.
(Rumors exist of an alter-ego fueled by caffeine, trudging through the mire of higher education administration in pursuit of the letters P, H, and D. Said creature possesses an affinity for comic books, Magic cards, and small talking horses, and strives alongside her spouse to raise literary-minded geek children.)                                                                                             
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Sam Schreiber work has appeared or is forthcoming in Journey Into..., the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine, Podcastle and Analog Science Fiction and Fact. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and is an active member of Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers.
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Craig Staufenberg lives in NYC. He sometimes makes things, but as of late, he mostly takes long pointless walks, and sits in cafes reading UFC gossip websites.


Episode 10: "Eight of Swords" by S. Boyd Taylor, and "First Cause" by Sam Schreiber

Touch That Dial:
THEY are coming for you and there's nothing you can do. Or is there?

Author:
Michael Philip Wells grew up in Michigan and lives in Brooklyn, New York. His story "A Chinatown Ghost Story" will be published in the upcoming fiction issue of Nang, a new and beautifully eccentric print magazine devoted to Asian cinema. He has been working on a large-scale fantasy novel since well before the invention of the podcast, and writes extremely intermittently about film at EveryoneLikesMovies.blogspot.com.

The Actors:  

We have an ensemble cast of actors and producers. Kim Rogers (http://podcastle.org/people/kim-rogers/), Sam Schreiber, Bradley Robert Parks, Jessica Plumbley, Zin E. Rocklyn (https://twitter.com/intelligentwat), Ted Rabinowitz (http://www.thewrongsword.com/), Rob Cameron, Marcy Arlin, Tatiana Grey (http://www.tatianagrey.com), and introducing Tony Perry (Tonyperry.com).

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Classified Ads:

A whimsical series of classified ads set in a world rich with classical high fantasy tropes.

The Author:

Elliotte Rusty Harold is originally from New Orleans to which he
returns periodically in search of a decent bowl of gumbo. However, he
currently resides in a secret mountaintop laboratory on a large island
off the East Coast of the United States. His short fiction has
appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Crossed Genres, Daily Science Fiction, and numerous anthologies. He has also written over twenty nonfiction books, most recently The JavaMail API and Java Network Programming, 4th edition, both from O’Reilly. He is a member of SFWA, the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers, and the Brooklyn Bird Club.

The Actor:

Paul Karle is an actor living and working in New York City. He loves cats and Star Trek. Find him at www.paulkarle.com

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S2:Ep10: "Touch That Dial" by Michael Philip Wells and "Classified Ads"by  Elliotte Rusty Harold

Wallflowers:

An upscale shop has usurped what used to be NYC's infamous Limelight nightclub. Now the ghosts of the nightclub, looking for the artistic vitality that once was, take their vengeance on a salesgirl to whom the current dictates of fashion and beauty are everything.

The Author:  

Lilah Wild is a graduate of Clarion West and her dark fiction has appeared in venues such as Pseudopod, Dark Tales from Elder Regions: New York, Niteblade, and Morbid Curiosity. Her fascinations include belly-dance dabbling, eerie synths, horror movie interior decorating, and running away to the beach.  She lives in Queens amid a clamor of doom metal noodling and two cats. Visit http://www.leopardmoon.com for more info.

The Actor:

Jennifer Carter is an actor from Va, Ca, and Fl living and working in NYC. When not lending her voice to speculative storyscapes she can be seen on stage with many NYC theatre companies. Most recently as Dogberry in an industry reading of Turn To Flesh's new work THE MERRY WIDOWS OF WINDSOR. She also loves fighting; stage combat, that is, and this past winter fight directed Queen's Shakespeare and What Dream's May Co.'s productions of HENRY VI parts 1-3. She also enjoys pina coladas and getting caught in the rain. Follow her on Instagram @femme_du_lac_ and her website, www.jenncarter.weebly.com.


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The Story:
You don't understand, I loved her like nobody else in this world or the next. And she loved me. If she's missing, it's because Mr. Grooch has taken her. 

The Author & Actor:

J.M. Plumbley writes fantasy, horror, and a blog about monsters. She's a graduate of the Odyssey Writers Workshop and has lived in several states and countries, but currently resides in Queens. Visit jmplumbley.com for more.

Kim Rogers's Album

S2: Ep7: "Wall Flowers" by Lilah Wild & "Beloved Mr. Grooch" by J.M. Plumbley

Judges Cave

Author: Eric Rosenfield's fiction has been published in Kaleidotrope, LORE, Lakeside Circus and 365 Tomorrows. His non-fiction has been anthologized in The Modern Library Anthology of New York Diaries and published in io9, The New Haven Review, The Comics Journal, and LitKicks.com among other venues. He currently works as the CTO of the serialized fiction service Serial Box.


Actor: Paul Karle is an actor living and working in New York City. He loves cats and Star Trek. Find him at www.paulkarle.com


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The Owl of Anatolia

Author: S. A. Chakraborty is a NY-based speculative fiction writer and history buff. Her debut, The City of Brass, is out now with Harper Voyager. Short-listed for the Locus, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Awards, The City of Brass is the first book in THE DAEVABAD TRILOGY, an epic fantasy set in the 18th century Middle East. She is an organizer with the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers’ Group, about which more information - including membership - can be found here.
 
Originally (and proudly!) from New Jersey, S. A. currently resides in Queens with her husband and daughter. When not buried in books about Mughal miniatures and Abbasid political intrigue, she enjoys hiking, knitting, and recreating unnecessarily complicated, medieval meals for her family. You can find her online most frequently at Twitter (@SAChakrabooks) where she likes to ramble about history, politics, and Islamic art.

She is represented by Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency.

Actor: Lanna Joffrey is an actor, spoken word performer & writer who has worked throughout the US & UK. SELECT THEATRE: I Call My Brothers (The Gate), Muse of Fire (The Globe), The Profane (Playwrights Horizons), Timon of Athens (The Factory), Sonnet Walks (The Globe), Ironmistress (The Albany), Measure for Measure (The Factory), That Day (The Roundhouse), Rebecca Lenkiewicz's The Commune (CSSD), The Two Noble Kinsmen (Instant Classic Company). SELECT FILM: Druid Peak, Mad to Be Normal, Fishing Naked. AWARDS: IRNE Award, Ovation Award, New York Fringe Performance Award. TRAINING: Masters in Acting(Distinction), Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, BFA in Acting, Syracuse University, Company member of The Factory and Barefoot Theatre Company, lannajoffrey.com

S2:Ep8: "Judges Cave" by Eric Rosenfield & "The Owl of Anatolia" by S.A. Chakraborty

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