I am Julia S. Mandala,
fantasy and science fiction author, reformed lawyer, belly dancer,
scuba diver, amateur photographer, cover model and cover artist (okay,
for my own books, but still. . . ), copy editor and Apocalyptic Redhead.
 
   
I live in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, with my husband
Larry (an unrepentant attorney) and two cats, Apollo and Athena.
 
Check out my 2011 convention schedule!
Current Projects:
Redheads in Love (Coming in February 2012 from Yard Dog Press)
 
The Anthology From Hell: Humorous Tales From WAY Down Under
(Coming
in February 2012 from Yard Dog Press) featuring stories from Mike
Resnick, Spider Robinson, Lawrence Watt Evans, Robert Sheckley, Esther
Friesner, Selina Rosen, John Moore and many others. And with
awesome cover art by Hugo Award winner Brad Foster!
 
BREAKING NEWS:
The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse have been talking to the press! Click here to see the interviews on Tracy Morris's blog. Also click here to listen to Tracy's podcast, where each of the four authors of Redheads in Love read an excerpt from the new novel. Thank you, Tracy!!!!
Yard
Dog Press has agreed to publish an anthology I edited, entitled The
Anthology From Hell: Humorous Tales From WAY Down Under.
The anticipated release date is February 2012 at ConDFW in Dallas. The stories are all based on a Hell cliché, but with a twist. For example, Lawrence Watt-Evan's story, "Hell for Leather" takes place in a naughty adult "toy" store. Check out the Table of Contents.
Also coming, hopefully at ConDFW, is the new Four Redheads of the Apocalypse novel, Redheads in Love. The
Four Redheads discover a new even finer level of fine print in the
contract that stuck them with being the Four Horsewomen of the
Apocalypse. If they can find husbands acceptable to God AND
Satan, their new spouses will take over as Horsemen and the Redheads
will be free to pursue more important interests--like shopping.
Ravenar
has been invited to perform at DeepSouthCon 50, which is in Huntsville, AL, June 15-17, 2012. The convention theme (and that of the show) is "Lunar
Party."
OTHER NEWS:
The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse and The Four Redheads: Apocalypse Now! are now available as ebooks at Webscription.net. You can buy them individually or as part of a bundle, along with Tracy Morris's books Tranquility and Bride of Tranquility.
My novel House of Doors and my chapbook Dracula's Lawyer and Other Stories will soon be available in most ebook formats at Webscription.net. Check back for release dates and other information.
My story "Soccer Mom Smackdown" is now available in Fangs for the Mammaries, edited by Esther Friesner (Baen Books) in bookstores and Amazon.com, and in most ebook formats at Webscription.net. Learn the Battle Hamster Fight Song!
The Four Redheads: Apocalypse Now! is available at Yard Dog Press.
Double Dog #5, containing my novel House of Doors, and Linda L. Donahue's Jaguar Moon, is now available for $14.00 plus shipping at Yard Dog Press!
My story "Valley Witch" appears in Witch Way to the Mall, edited by Esther Friesner (Baen Books), which is now in bookstores and available in most ebook formats at Webscription.net.
My story "Godziller vs. the Fifty Foot Sumo Yumbie" appears in A Bubba in Time Saves None, edited by Selina Rosen, now available from Yard Dog Press.
Check out the newly revamped Yard Dog Press website!
Acknowledgments and Thanks
Read a free sample of my work or check out my newly revised Revision Checklist.
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