<p>On the road to publication, Michelle fell into fandom in college and has 40+ stories in various SF and fantasy universes. She has a bunch of useless degrees in theater/English/film/communication/writing. Even worse, she has (or had) nearly 100 books and novellas with multiple small presses, in science fiction and fantasy, YA, and sub-genres of romance.</p>
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<p>Her official launch into publishing came with winning first place in the Writers of the Future contest in 1990. She was a finalist in the EPIC Awards competition multiple times, winning with <strong><em>Lorien</em></strong> in 2006 and <strong><em>The Meruk Episodes, I-V,</em></strong> in 2010, and was a finalist in the 2018 Realm Award competition, in conjunction with the Realm Makers convention.</p>
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<p>Her training includes the Institute for Children’s Literature; proofreading at an advertising agency; and working at a community newspaper. She is a tea snob and freelance edits for a living (MichelleLevigne@gmail.com for info/rates), but only enough to give her time to write. Her newest crime against the literary world is to be co-managing editor at Mt. Zion Ridge Press. Be afraid … be very afraid. </p>
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<p>www.Mlevigne.com</p>
<p>www.MichelleLevigne.blogspot.com</p>
<p>@MichelleLevigne</p>
