Tag: Eileen Mueller

Lost In The Museum – Launch at Conclave II

The Lost in the Museum book launch 2pm, Saturday, 26 April at Surrey Hotel, Auckland at Conclave II, the New Zealand National Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention Join Conclave II Guest of Honour, Lynn McConchie, & authors Alicia Ponder & Eileen Mueller Get lost in the museum where past, present and future collide. What does…
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Lost in the Museum – Cover Art.

Lost in the Museum is coming soon! Last year I joined Phoenix Writers (the Wellington-based arm of Phoenix Science Fiction Society) just as they were closing submissions for this collection of crazy capers in Te Papa – NZ’s national museum. My stories squeaked in before the deadline and were accepted. Over the past two months, I’ve…
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More of My Stories to be Published In Disquiet Anthology

I have great news. 🙂 Two of my short works – a poem and short story – have been accepted for the Disquiet anthology, a compilation of dark stories that will ‘make your toes curl.’ All of the works in this book are set in New Zealand and Australia and are by Antipodean authors. The details…
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Eileen Mueller featured on Holly Lisle’s How To Think Sideways Blog

My story Dad’s Wisdom was mentioned in a review on in the Baby Teeth anthology recently on The Horror Fiction Review. About my story, the reviewer said, “Other very good stories include “Dad’s Wisdom” by Eileen Miller about a boy taking advice from his dad on what to feed a dragon under his bed;”  Short…
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Ahi Kā – Winning Entry in NorthWrite 2013 Collaboration

Alicia and I were thrilled to win first equal in the NorthWrite 2013 Collaboration contest with our short work Ahi Kā. (The contest was run by run by the Northland branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors.) It was the first time that I had attempted collaborative writing and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This…
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Winners – NorthWrite 2013: Collaboration

Alicia Ponder and I have just won ‘NorthWrite 2013: Collaboration’ contest with our short work Ahi Kā. This competition required writers to work together to produce short fiction written by two authors, comprising either: 2 short stories 2 poems or a poem and a short story. We were placed first equal with another pair of…
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New Zealander of The Year Local Hero Award – Literacy and Community Service efforts

A few weeks ago, I was presented with a Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Local Hero  Award. These awards are given to kiwis who make a difference in their communities through volunteer work. So what did I do? Over the past seven years, I’ve organised numerous community service projects in my role as Director…
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I’m published! Baby Teeth launches in Wellington, New Zealand!

Tomorrow night is the pre-Halloween launch of ‘Baby Teeth – Bite-sized Tales of Terror.’ My first published short story, ‘Dad’s Wisdom,’ is in this anthology! Baby Teeth is an odd concept. Inspired by the creepy things that kids say, these horror stories are raising funds for children’s literacy in New Zealand, via Duffy Books in…
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