Now For Something Different...

Calling all writers… 

Stormgate Press introduces Spurs & Six Shooters. A wild West Anthology set in the pioneer days of the Old West. Many of you grew up watching old westerns on TV, or reading Louis L’Amour, Zane Gray or William W. Johnson (just to name a few), and we are emulating those types of stories. 

For those interested stories for Spurs & Six Shooters should be set between the years 1866 and 1900. They should be between 7,500 and 10,000 words. In your stories the hero always wins. Your hero can be a man or woman of any nationality as long as they are in a wild west setting. 

The stories should be fast paced, placing your protagonist against incalculable odds, facing villains equal to them – the best villains are antagonists who believes they are in the right. Stories should be straight forward western tales, no supernatural or science fiction elements should be included in your stories. 

Deadline for stories is May 1st 2023, for a summer 2023 release. Send your pitches to stormgatepress@gmail.com 

Space will be limited to 7 to 9 authors so send your pitch soon to ensure your spot in the anthology. 

Writers will be compensated 3 copies of the anthology and the opportunity to purchase extra copies at printing cost.

 

Con Season in Full Swing

This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Huntington Comic & Toy Con. In Huntington WV. In a way it's like going home since I married a West Virginia girl, and I have extended family there. The guest attending the convention were in abundance, and many found their way to my table. I was honored to have so many returning patrons, picking up the second or even third books in a series. Plus the new faces discovering my work for the first time. It was an honor. 

I would also like to thank Charles Davenport, the creator, artist and writer of Stormgate's first & only comic book, The Family Orbitz, for attending the show with me this year, and I think he might make this convention a regular event for him.

My next convention, with be in Westlake Ohio, just outside Cleveland at the PULP FICTION CONVENTION Hosted by Jeff Harper. It's Sunday June 12 from 10 - 4. at 1100 Crocker Rd. You can find all my appearances here.  

Captain Hawklin Among the Winners of the Pulp Factory Awards

Captain Hawklin and the Invisible Enemy was awarded Best Pulp Novel at the Pulp Factory Awards on 5/6/2022. I want to thank everyone who read and voted, recognizing my little pulp series. 

While Captain Hawklin was the big winner, STORMGATE PRESS also received several other awards this year, including Best Cover for Pulp Reality 2 by the Hero Maker himself, Clayton Murwin. PR2 also took Best Anthology for the year and Stephen Burks received the award for his art in Pulp Reality 3 (which was also nominated for best anthology).

Brian K Morris (a STORMGATE PRESS contributor) won best short story for his work with Bobby Nash’s BEN BOOKS entitled SNOW Ambition. 

I’m overwhelmed by the recognition that I and Stormgate Press received this year. Thank you to Ron Fortier, Rob Davis, Van Allen Plexico and all those involved with the Pulp Factory and the organizers of the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention for hosting the awards. 

A New Cover for Absolution: A Novel in the Serena Darkwood Adventures

Stormgate Press, in cooperation with Plasma Fire Graphics brings you an all new cover for the Utopia Nominated Sci-Fi novel: Absolution: Smuggling. It can get you killed.

Trouble follows Serena, even from the remote mining colony of Broker Rodune. She lives by a simple code: take the job, don’t ask questions, get paid. When she’s approached by the outpost’s local crime boss, Tobias Grey, she’s compelled to find his missing daughter.

In her search for Astra, Serena becomes entangled in local politics, and a surprising coup on the planet Rygail. With the heir to Rygail’s throne missing, now Serena has two objectives, save Astra Grey and prevent the heir’s death at the hands of the Auroran Brotherhood, thwarting their plans to plunge the galaxy into all-out war.

The life of a smuggler… is never easy.

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Retro Science Fiction: Tim Bruckner's Major Marjorie Now On Sale

In the mid-1940’s at the height of the Second World War, Major Marjorie: Space Star Ranger burned up the airwaves in her weekly radio series, battling alien invaders at every turn.

Little did her adoring fans realize, that reality mirrored fiction and Marjorie Pettice was a member of the Intergalactic Ranger Patrol, charged with protecting the Earth from the horrific Manglers, and their human allies bent on world domination.

Aiding Marjorie in her fight is her husband Paul, and their friend and confident Stumbly. Together they stand watch protecting mankind from the evil forces of the galaxy.

Now, for the first time in print, the stories of Major Marjorie are told from some of today’s leading authors in the New Pulp genre, brought to you in a way that only Stormgate Press can.

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On Sale Now... Captain Hawklin and the Anubis Curse

 

January 1939

With the world on the brink of war, Captain Steven Hawklin’s life begins to crumble around him with villains at every turn.

Charged with causing the assault on Crown City by the ruthless pirate Skyhook, Steven is arrested and put on trial. Meanwhile, forces from his past converge on him seeking vengeance.

At his side, are Steven’s most trusted friends including Hardy Miller, Oz Lyman, his half-sister the lovely Juno Li and his Crusaders, pilots of the Clandestine Wing. Adventurers in their own right - perseverant and steadfast but are they up to the challenge to face the dark forces massing against them, and help Captain Hawklin rid himself of the Anubis Curse once and for all?

Find out in the tenth and final book in the action-packed Captain Hawklin Adventures.

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In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Captain Hawklin we are issuing these beautiful trading cards by some of today's tops artists. Commissioned by Stormgate Press, and designed by PlasmaFire Graphics, these 12 stunning cards focuses on some of the iconic characters from the Captain Hawklin Book series depicted by Jeffrey Hayes, Damián Avilés, Clayton Murwin, Ted Davies, Lance Footer and Stephen Burks.

The set sells for $10.00 + 3.50 shipping directly from Stormgate Press.

This series has a limited print of 100 sets, and once they are gone they're gone. There will be NO second print.

If you're a fan of this Pulp Adventure Series, this card set was designed with you in mind.

Order your set now at the link provided below before time runs out, these cards are limited, and there is no guarantee they will be available during Author Charles F. Millhouse's appearances throughout the 10th Anniversary year. ACT NOW.

The Lost Adventures of Captain Hawklin #1: NOW ON SALE.

FROM Brian K. Morris: Captain Hawklin Starring in THE SKYHOOK REMNANT

When Captain Steven Hawklin escaped from what remained of Skyhook's Island, at the end of "Captain Hawklin and the Skyhook Pirates", he hoped he'd seen the last of the aerial pirate crew known as the Projectile Men. To his dismay, when career criminal Jake Longham also escaped the doomed island with a spare suit of flying armor, Steven's stroll through hell had merely begun.

Launching as an ebook short story, this is the first in a series of The Lost Adventures of Captain Hawklin. Watch for more Adventures, from some of Today's New Pulp Authors... Find a copy here...