This is the second year of The Qwillery's Debut Author Challenge. This year many of the 2012 Debut Authors will be writing a guest post approximately 1 to 2 months ahead of his or her debut novel's publication. Near the publication date, each of the 2012 Debut Authors will be interviewed. Debut Authors' books will be listed in a post on the first of each month. Please check each month's list to let me know if I've missed any debut authors. You can also let everyone participating know which book or books you will be reading in the comments to the post.
The object of the 2012 Debut Author Challenge is for participants to read at least 12 debut novels during 2012 - one from each month of the year though you may read them anytime between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.
The genres and subgenres covered by the challenge are Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal Mystery, Horror, Science Fiction, SciFi Romance, Steampunk, Steampunk Mystery, Steampunk Romance, Supernatural Noir and all their permutations. The debuts are generally not YA/MG.
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See the January Debut Author list at this
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Winner 2012 DAC Cover Wars for January -
Control Point (Shadow Ops 1) by Myke Cole.
See the February Debut Author list at this
post.
Winner 2012 DAC Cover Wars for February -
Dead Harvest (The Collector 1) by Chris F. Holm
See the March Debut Author list at this
post.
Winner 2012 DAC Cover Wars for March -
The Company of the Dead by David Kowalski.
See the April Debut Author list at this
post.
Winner of the 2012 DAC Cover Wars for April -
Blackbirds (Miriam Black 1) by Chuck Wendig.
See the May Debut Author list at this
post.
Winner of the 2012 DAC Cover Wars for May -
Nightshifted (Edie Spence / Nightshifted 1)by Cassie Alexander.
See the June Debut Author list at this
post.
Winner of the 2012 DAC Cover Wars for June -
Osiris (Oriris Project 1) by E.J. Swift.
See the July Debut Author list at this
post.
Winner of the 2012 DAC Cover Wars for July -
No Peace for the Damned (The Damned 1) by Megan Powell.
See the August Debut Author list at this
post.
Winner of the 2012 DAC Cover Wars for August -
Hidden Things by Doyce Testerman.
See the September Debut Author list at this
post.
Winner of the 2012 DAC Cover Wars for September -
Dark Light of Day (Noon Onyx 1) by Jill Archer.
See the October Debut Author list at this
post.
Winner of the 2012 DAC Cover Wars for October -
The Dead of Winter (Cora Oglesby 1) by Lee Collins.
See the November Debut Author list at this
post.
Winner of the 2012 DAC Cover Wars for November -
The Colony by A.J. Colucci
See the December Debut Author list at this
post.
Winner of the 2012 DAC Cover Wars for November -
Black Sun Reich (The Spear of Destiny: Part One) by Trey Garrison.
(a tie)
Dead Harvest (The Collector 1) by Chris F. Holm
Blackbirds (Miriam Black 1) by Chuck Wendig
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2012 Debut Author Visits as of November 6, 2012:
The following Debut Authors will be visiting The Qwillery during 2012. Please note that they are listed in author alphabetical order, not guest post, interview or release date order.
AUTHOR | TITLE
(release month) | SERIES
Guest Blog Date
Interview Date |
Alex Adams |
White Horse
(April)
| (1st in a trilogy)
February 24, 2012
April 17, 2012 |
Matt Adams |
I, Crimsonstreak
(May)
| March 15, 2012 |
Ania Ahlborn |
Seed
(July)
| July 21, 2012 |
Saladin Ahmed |
Throne of the Crescent Moon
(February)
| The Crescent Moon
Kingdoms
March 26, 2012 |
|
(May) Winner Cover Wars - May | Nightshifted
April 23, 2012
May 22, 2012 |
G.T. Almasi |
Blades of Winter
(August)
| Shadowstorm
July 30, 2012
August 30, 2012 |
Jill Archer |
Dark Light of Day
(September)
Winner Cover Wars -Oct. | Noon Onyx
August 31, 2012
September 28, 2012 |
Madeline Ashby |
vN
(July)
| Machine Dynasty
|
Lee Battersby |
The Corpse-Rat King
(August)
| The Corpse-Rat King
August 14, 2012
September 13, 2012 |
Steve Bein |
Daughter of the Sword
(October)
| Fated Blades
September 3, 2012
October 2, 2012 |
Christopher L. Bennett |
Only Superhuman
| November 3, 2012 |
Stephen Blackmoore |
City of the Lost
(January)
| [1st in a series]
November 14, 2011
January 6, 2011 |
Michael Boccacino |
Charlotte Markham
(July)
| July 26, 2012
August 26, 2012 |
Kira Brady |
Hearts of Darkness
(August)
| Deadglass Trilogy
|
Kristen Callihan |
Firelight
(February)
| Darkest London
January 27, 2012 |
Amanda Carlson |
Full Blooded
(September)
| Jessica McClain
August 6, 2012 |
Adam Christopher |
Empire State
(Dec 2011)
| November 23, 2011
February 11, 2012 |
Deborah Coates |
Wide Open
(March)
| January 18, 2012
March 13, 2012 |
Myke Cole |
Control Point
(January)
Winner Cover Wars - Jan. | Shadow Ops
December 1, 2011
January 30, 2012 |
Lee Collins |
The Dead of Winter
(October)
| Cora Olgesby
September 29, 2012
October 30, 2012 |
A.J. Colucci |
The Colony
(November)
| October 11, 2012 |
Tina Connolly |
Ironskin
(October)
| October 3, 2012 |
Elspeth Cooper |
Songs of the Earth
(February)
| The Wild Hunt
January 16, 2012
February 28, 2012 |
Delilah S. Dawson |
Wicked as They Come
(March)
| Blud 1
February 14, 2012
March 28, 2012 |
Rob DeBorde |
Portlandtown
(October)
| Oregon Wyldes
September 17, 2012
October 18, 2012 |
Alexa Egan |
Demon's Curse
(December)
| Imnada Brotherhood
November 19, 2012 |
Leigh Evans |
The Trouble With Fate
(December)
| Mystwalker |
Sharon Lynn Fisher |
Ghost Planet
(October)
| October 4, 2012
November 12, 2012 |
Trey Garrison |
The Spear of Destiny
Black Sun Reich
(December)
| Far Ranger Adventure
November 16, 2012
December 17, 2012 |
Max Gladstone |
Three Parts Dead
(October)
| September 7, 2012
October 5, 2012 |
Kylie Griffin |
Vengeance Born
(February)
| The Light Blade
December 15, 2011
February 10, 2012 |
Linda Grimes |
In A Fix
(September)
| Ciel Halligan
September 4, 2012 |
Richard E. Gropp |
Bad Glass
(September)
| September 27, 2012 |
Rhiannon Held |
Silver
(June)
| April 21, 2012
June 5, 2012 |
Jason Heller |
TAFT 2012
(January)
| December 22, 2011
January 13, 2012 |
Tes Hilaire |
Deliver Me From Darkness (February)
| Paladin Warriors
January 20, 2012
February 4, 2012 |
Chris F. Holm |
Dead Harvest
(February) Winner Cover Wars - Feb. | The Collector
March 1. 2012
March 17, 2012 |
Alex Hughes |
Clean
(September)
| Mindspace
Investigations
August 8, 2012
September 5, 2012 |
Eowyn Ivey |
The Snow Child
(February)
| January 10, 2012
February 2, 2012 |
Benedict Jacka |
Fated
(February)
| Alex Verus
February 5, 2012
March 3, 2012
|
Steven John |
Three A.M.
(March)
| February 16, 2012
March 27, 2012 |
Anne Johnson |
Green Light Delivery
(June)
| April 12, 2012
June 19, 2012 |
Suzanne Johnson |
Royal Street
(April)
|
Sentinels of New Orleans
February 15, 2012
April 11, 2012 |
J.A. Kazimer |
CURSES!
(February)
| April 6, 2012 |
Ted Kosmatka |
The Games
(March)
| March 11, 2012 |
David Kowalski |
The Company of the Dead
(March)
Winner Cover Wars - March | March 20, 2012 |
Jay Kristoff |
Stormdancer
(September)
|
The Lotus War
September 20, 2012 |
John Love |
Faith
(January)
| January 26, 2012 |
Anne Lyle |
The Alchemist of Souls
(March)
| Night's Masque
February 13, 2012
April 2, 2012 |
Shawntelle Madison |
Coveted
(April)
| Coveted
March 21, 2012
|
Hanna Martine |
Liquid Lies
(July)
| The Elementals
June 6. 2012
July 2, 2012 |
D.J. McIntosh |
The Witch of Babylon
(October)
| Mesopotamian Trilogy
October 17, 2012 |
Bec McMaster |
Kiss of Steel
(September)
| London Steampunk
August 21, 2012
September 14, 2012 |
Adam McOmber |
The White Forest
(September)
| August 10, 2012
September 12, 2012 |
E.S. Moore |
To Walk the Night
(January)
| Kat Redding
November 8, 2011
January 3, 2012 |
Lou Morgan |
Blood and Feathers
(July)
| Blood and Feathers
June 28, 2012
July 31, 2012 |
Thomas Morrissey |
Faustus Resurrectus
(April)
| Donovan Graham
March 5, 2012
April 5, 2012 |
Douglas Nicholas |
Something Red
(September)
| August 18, 2012
September 21, 2012 |
Nancy Northcott |
Renegade
(November)
| The Protectors
November 23, 2012 |
Daniel O'Malley |
The Rook
(January)
| January 14, 2012 |
Melissa Olson |
Dead Spots
(October)
| Scarlett Bernard
October 23, 2012 |
John Park |
Janus
(September)
| September 15, 2012
October 15, 2012 |
Chris Pauls
Matt Solomon |
Deck Z: The Titanic
(October)
| October 27, 2012 |
Tom Pollock |
The City's Son
(September)
| The Skyscraper Throne
August 2, 2012
September 6, 2012 |
Michael Poore |
Up Jumps the Devil
(July)
| June 4, 2012
July 13, 2012 |
Megan Powell |
No Peace For The Damned
(July)
Winner Cover Wars - July | Damned
May 24, 2012
July 10, 2012 |
Joanne Reay |
Romeo Spikes
(August)
| Lo'Life Trilogy
July 21, 2012
August 13, 2012 |
Rob Reid |
Year Zero
(July)
| August 23, 2012 |
Cecy Robson |
Sealed with a Curse
(December)
| Weird Girls
November 7, 2012
December 6, 2012 |
Simone St. James |
The Haunting of Maddy Clare
(March)
| March 24, 2012 |
Jeff Salyards |
Scourge of the Betrayer
(May)
| Bloodsounder's Arc
April 10, 2012
|
Gaie Sebold |
Babylon Steel
(Dec. 2011)
| Babylon Steel
November 29, 2011
|
Elisabeth Staab |
King of Darkness
(February)
| Chronicles of Yavn
December 21, 2011
February 1, 2012
|
Jillian Stone |
The Seduction of Phaeton Black (March)
| Phaeton Black
January 19, 2011
April 3, 2012 |
Joan Swan |
Fever
(February)
| Phoenix Rising
February 21, 2012 |
E.J. Swift |
Osiris
(June)
Winner Cover Wars - June | Osiris Project
|
David Tallerman |
Giant Thief
(January)
| Tales of Easie Damasco
February 19, 2012
January 31, 2012 |
Doyce Testerman |
Hidden Things
(August)
Winner Cover Wars - Aug. | August 29, 2012
September 24, 2012 |
Roberta Trahan |
The Well of Tears
(September)
| The Dream Stewards
August 17, 2012
September 18, 2012 |
James R. Tuck |
Blood and Bullets
(February)
| Deacon Chalk Occult
Bounty Hunter
December 7, 2011
February 7, 2012 |
Michael R. Underwood |
Geekomancy
(July)
| May 28, 2012
July 11, 2012 |
Chuck Wendig |
Blackbirds
(April)
Winner Cover Wars - April | Miriam Black
March 7, 2012
May 1, 2012
|
Carol Wolf |
Summoning
(April)
| Wolf Moon Saga
March 14, 2012
April 19, 2012 |
V.M. Zito |
The Return Man
(April)
| April 7, 2012
April 30, 2012
|