Marianne Dyson's Short Stuff
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Here is a list of some of my short stories, articles, poems, photos, and other "short stuff" that I've written and how copies may be obtained with the most recent at the top. Contact me for reprints or if you can't find a copy and need one for research purposes. Work/Title Publisher/Comments Type/Date of Issue Contacts/Copies Science fiction short story, "Martian Mice" First posted in November 2006 Read for FREE www.crazy4mars.com/stories.html. Science Fiction Short Stories "The Shape of Things to Come" made the 1997 Preliminary ballot for the Click to read The Critical Factor from 1992, and The Shape of Things to Come from 1996. Nature and travel photos Photos from STS-1 (1981) and travel since 2005 "The Right Path," and "Zeus's Eagle" in a science fiction anthology, EAT MY MARTIAN DUST Baker. In "The Right Path," a teenage girl must set a good example for an arrogant young man performing a Kuk Sool (martial arts) demonstration on the Moon.Read story FREE online.
In "Zeus's Eagle," a boy's tolerance and faith are tested by his new Martian friends. Paperback, 256 pages, March 2005, Retail $12.99. Read the Baker Catalog page. Picturing the Write Stuff Regular Nonfiction Column SCBWI-Houston Chapter Newsletter The January/February 2005 column is "Congratulations, You Just Won..." about writing a press release.
Newsletters are now FREE online. "On the Way to Broken Bow," the cover story for GIRLS TO THE RESCUE #7 Meadowbrook Press. "On the Way to Broken Bow" is about a handicapped girl who focuses on what she can do when faced with landing a small plane. Paperback, 111 pages, October 2000, Retail $3.95. My recipe for a Moon rock 2004 Order from Amazon:
Marianne's Poetry Page read FREE samples from 1991 to 1999. Click to read Marianne's poetry. Videotape of Space Station Presentation As broadcast on C-SPAN2/BookTV April 21, and June 23, 2001. C-SPAN2 taped and broadcast my presentation to Kennard Elementary School (Centreville, MD). Order videotapes by calling 877-ON-CSPAN, or through their website: http://www.booktv.org/ Articles, activities, news items Odyssey magazine From 1994 to present. (I was a frequent contributor.) Available via libraries or by subscription: Odyssey The Write Space Newsletter Originally posted on Authorsden.com Issues from 2003. 2003 topics: How long should a middle-grade and YA book be? What made the shuttle blow up? Why put aluminum foil on the end of antennas? Being a writer & consultant; The Myth of the Rich Author; Last minute editing. Read 2003 back issues. The Write Space Newsletter Originally posted on Authorsden.com Issues from 2002. 2002 topics: What is the space station crew size? What is work-for-hire? Have your books been based on your experiences? Bald Cats and Writing (workshop experience); How Long it Takes to Write a Book; The “but-ended” Compliment (critique groups). Read 2002 back issues. The Write Space Newsletter Originally posted on Authorsden.com 2001 back issues. 2001 topics: Tips on what to write about; What to put in a cover letter; Information about space camps for hearing-impaired children; Why don't they use magnets to dock the shuttle to the space station? When were you first interested in space? Will NASA build space stations on planets? Writing an obituary; Outlining; The Making of a Moon Rock (creating a recipe); Noting STS-1 (recording history); Technical reviewing; Signing up for a series. Read 2001 back issues. Article/Fiction Versus the Real World Analog Science Fiction Magazine Electronic Reprint Rights Available July/Aug. 2000 About my experience on NASA's Vomit Comet. Audio tape (#004) discussing flight at May '99 ISDC available via Activity Reprint/What Being Grounded Really Means Best of the Children's Market - a collection of over 80 articles and stories published by leading children's magazines.
Published by the Children's Institute for Literature - a group I took a class from when I was just getting started. Pub date: 2000. The activity - to build an electroscope - is reprinted from Odyssey, March 1998, with the addition of my author comments. The book can be ordered by calling 1-800-243-9645. 4th grade reader/Space Fish Montgomery Co. Schools (MD) Fall 1999 This article about fish in space was reprinted from Appleseeds magazine. Article/Mars Polar Lander Scholastic News - 3rd grade edition November 1999 It is available via www.scholastic.com, or Search Engine: www.northernlight.com. Online/Challenging the Space Frontier Published by Scholastic Online October 1998 No byline given, but I did the stories on John Glenn, Apollo 11, Sally Ride, and the Space Firsts Timeline. A list of my science fiction, poems, and interviews. SFF Net Online This list is incomplete. However, you may find the issues cited in library periodical collections. Sometimes my name is mispelled as Mary Ann or Mary Anne Dyson. |
