Tom Doyle's Border Crosser novel: http://tomdoyleauthor.com/border-crosser/

Tom offers links to free text and audio of his short fiction, including Small Small Press Award winner “The Wizard of Macatawa”: http://tomdoyleauthor.com

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About the Clarion Writers Workshop: http://clarion.ucsd.edu/#apply

More about Tim Powers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Powers