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Violet Lichen Books welcomes new managing editor
For Immediate Release 9/11/2025 Lexington, KY: Apex Book Company and Violet Lichen Books are delighted to announce that Nichole Lightner is joining the team as Managing Editor of the Violet Lichen imprint. Nichole is a horror writer and editor from Appalachia who has been the managing editor of The Drabblecast online speculative magazine for two…
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COVER REVEAL! ECO24
Violet Lichen Books is thrilled to reveal the cover for the upcoming ECO24: THE YEAR’S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION
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ECO24 Preorders Open!
Preorders for the first edition of ECO: The Year’s Best Speculative Fiction are now open, and you can grab a 30% discount off both the paperback and ebooks! If you’re a fan of science fiction and fantasy, and you love wild things, strange creatures, and protecting the natural world, this is a treasure box of…
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ECO24: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction – TOC Announcement
ECO24: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction TOC Announcement Violet Lichen Books and Apex Book Company are delighted to announce the finalists for the inaugural ECO: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction, the first ever best-of anthology series dedicated to ecofiction. We absolutely loved doing a deep dive into all of the brilliant speculative ecofiction published across…
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World Wildlife Day — An Interview with Marissa van Uden
Today is World Wildlife Day, celebrated on March 3rd to raise awareness of the world’s wildlife and the importance of protecting it. In solidarity with this holiday, we at Apex have an interview with Marissa van Uden, the editor of Violet Lichen Books, about the upcoming anthology, ECO24: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction, coming this November. ____…
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ECO24: Submissions Window Extended
The ECO24: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction submissions window has been extended! We’ve received more than 150 stories nominated by publishers, editors, and authors so far, and the range of stories, ideas, and perspectives has been so wonderful to read. As this is our first year of the anthology and our launch happened so quickly,…
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