Category: Awards

Dragon Rift Epic fantasy

Dragon Rift – Eligible for nomination for Sir Julius Vogel Awards

It’s awards time of year again. Well, not now – the awards come later, but now is the time for nominations! This year’s Sir Julius Vogel awards will be presented as part of WorldCon 2020, ConZealand. Wow. It would be an honor to have one of my books on the shortlist. However, books need multiple…
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Storylines Notable Book Awards – Fun in Auckland

Storylines Notable Book Awards It’s been a while since I received my Storylines Notable Book Awards for Ezaara and Dragon Hero — for excellence in young adult fiction. I was absolutely thrilled to be among such distinguished company with my roaring dragons! Although I posted on Facebook and told my readers about it in my…
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Name a Character in My Next Book

Thank you for enjoying Riders of Fire. Have you been waiting for my free Riders of Fire story, Silver Dragon? I have! I’m also writing Bronze Dragon, another free Riders of Fire story.  It’s exciting working on these two stories, and especially great that I can give them away. If you’d like to help name…
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Check Out the Photos – NZ Launch – Riders of Fire

Riders of Fire Launch Photos We had a great Riders of Fire launch today, with archery, sword fighting, dragon crafts, a treasure hunt and medieval costumes. It was wonderful to see everyone having fun and really cool to share Dragons’ Realm with them. Giant John led us in archery.The target? Well, here he is. I…
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1 More Sleep to Go until Riders of Fire Launch!

1? Only 1 sleep? Wow! I’m so excited! Saturday is the launch of Ezaara & Dragon Hero here in NZ Both books start in Lush Valley, where it’s a crime to even talk about dragons… When Ezaara imprints with Zaarusha, Queen of the dragons, she’s whisked off to Dragon’s Hold. Read more about her adventures…
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4 More Sleeps to Go! Riders of Fire Launch!

The books! The books are here! So exciting! Riders of Fire have landed! Imagine my surprise when I got home from work and found nine boxes and  a poster roll sitting in my porch among the muddy gardening gumboots! So I opened a box and Dragon Hero leapt out, roaring! Well, okay Maazini wasn’t roaring,…
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Dragons Realm - Dragons' Hold from Ezaara, Riders of Fire

5 More Sleeps Until Riders of Fire Launch

Yes, there are only 5 more sleeps to go! Riders of Fire Launch: Saturday, November 17, 1:30pm-3pm Join the Facebook event here The Wellington launch for Riders of Fire, is this Saturday 17 November. The New Zealand paperback editions of Ezaara and Dragon Hero will be winging their way home with happy readers! But that’s…
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Eileen Mueller Romance Writers NZ Chapter Short Story Contest

Finalists in Romance Writer’s Contest

I crawled into my bed, ruing the budget accommodation I’d hastily booked a few days before. Romance was the last thing on my mind. The bed shook, the walls throbbed and the screaming in the room next door would inspire the horror writers at Lexicon, the Science Fiction and Fantasy convention down the road –…
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2017 Sir Julius Vogel Award – Best New Talent

I was absolutely thrilled – and more than a little speechless – to receive a 2017 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best New Talent at Lexicon, the New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy National convention. The full 2017 SJV awards list is here. With the deep blue backdrop of Lake Taupo, and snow-tipped ranges across…
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SJV Awards Shortlist

Thank you – SJV shortlist I am thrilled to be on the 2017 Sir Julius Vogel Award shortlist in two categories. Thank you to all my readers who nominated me for Best New Talent, and also to those who nominated my short story Call of the Sea, which was published last year in the At…
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