Special Publishing News!

I’m so excited and grateful to make this special publishing announcement. My 2016 debut book series has found a new home with Sourcebooks Fire!

Sourcebooks is republishing my booksunder new titles, new covers, and newly edited for a wider audience in SUMMER 2023!

This is a rare event. Books are usually only traditionally published once. They usually don’t get a second chance.

So how did it happen?!

In the fall, I requested and received all my creative rights back to the Holoseries from my small press, deeming the two books out of print. My initial intention was to self-publish the series online since the books weren’t readily available in bookstores anyway. Plus, I wanted my film rights back since they were sitting idle.

Instead, after a conversation with my agent, we took a long shot and decided to pitch the series to Sourcebooks since I had a great relationship with them in the past. And the rest is history!

Sourcebooks offered me a two-book publishing deal, with the option of a possible third book in the series!

I’m editing the previous books based on early fan feedback, so expect the unexpected. I’ve been set loose by my new editor, Annette Pollert-Morgan. Perhaps I’m adding deleted scenes, new scenes, different deaths…(cue evil laughter). What an amazing opportunity as a writer to literally time travel back and edit my work from 2015 for a new 2023 audience. And strangely enough, the series feels more relevant than ever with the current state of the world.

Thank you so much to my agent, Ali Herring at Spencerhill Associates Literary, for being a huge fan and loving this series before we ever met. 

To the early fans of my debut series, thank you so much for your enthusiasm. It absolutely made this possible, propelling my books to the next level. I am forever grateful to you for reading and sharing the books with others.

June 1, 2023–let’s do this!

NOW, ARE YOU READY TO SEE THE NEW TITLE AND NEW COVER FOR BOOK 1 ?

YOU AREN’T READY.

IT’S SHOCKING.

IT DOESN’T LOOK ANYTHING LIKE BEFORE.

Scroll down at your own peril.

Book 1 has been re-titled THE WARNING, and whoa, the new cover has scary shelf appeal. It’s over on Goodreads starting today, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if you are on Goodreads, add it to your “Want to read” to help it find readers. Thanks again for all your support!

 

THE WARNING (Book 1) cover design by Andrew Davis

 

My Trip to Seattle: The 2017 Philip K. Dick Award Ceremony at Norwescon

 
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(pic left to right) Winner of the 2017 Philip K. Dick award Claudia Casper, Finalist Matt Hill, Finalist Kristy Acevedo, Special Citation Susan diRende. Not in attendance were Finalist Eleanor Arnason and Finalist by Yoss, translated by David Frye.

(pic left to right) Winner of the 2017 Philip K. Dick award Claudia Casper, Finalist Matt Hill, Finalist Kristy Acevedo, Special Citation Susan diRende. Not in attendance were Finalist Eleanor Arnason and Finalist by Yoss, translated by David Frye.

What a whirlwind the last few days have been! I was honored to attend the 2017 Philip K. Dick award ceremony at Norwescon in SeaTac, Washington as one of six finalists on the ballot. Consider was the only young adult novel and the only book in a series nominated this year.

The award celebrates the distinguished, original science fiction paperback since much of Philip K. Dick's work appeared in mass market.  Even if you haven't read a lot of science fiction, you'll probably recognize some of his works that have been turned into films, including Blade Runner (1982), Total Recall (1990), Minority Report (2002), Paycheck (2003), A Scanner Darkly (2006), Next (2007), and The Adjustment Bureau (2011), and The Man in the High Castle (2015 Amazon Prime).

I had a wonderful time bonding with the nominees. Here's the only pic I have of us together, and it's a goofy pic of us fake arguing--well, except for Claudia. She had a lot to celebrate as this year's winner!

2017 Philip K. Dick awards at Norwescon in Seattle. Didn't win but had a blast! ⭐

A post shared by Kristy Acevedo (@kristyacevedo) on Apr 14, 2017 at 9:29pm PDT

You can watch the video of the ceremony on YouTube, including readings from the works. I read an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Consider.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAtLrF36_lMAfter the awards, I explored Norwescon, spoke on panels, and attended their book signing before sightseeing in Seattle. I still managed to squeeze in writing time during the mornings. The East Coast/West Coast time difference worked in my favor. I couldn't sleep past 5 am.

Early morning in Seattle. 💙#amwriting #nwc40 #AprWritingChallengeA post shared by Kristy Acevedo (@kristyacevedo) on Apr 15, 2017 at 8:10am PDT

And while everyone else slept in, I took selfies with the Daleks at breakfast.

Breakfast at @Norwescon and had to take selfies with the Daleks. #DrWho #nwc40

A post shared by Kristy Acevedo (@kristyacevedo) on Apr 15, 2017 at 6:49am PDT

Seattle has always been on my must-visit-someday list, so the location of the convention was an added blessing. I  explored as much of Seattle as I had time for, including the Space Needle, the Museum of Pop Culture, and Pike Place Market.

When in Seattle...A post shared by Kristy Acevedo (@kristyacevedo) on Apr 17, 2017 at 7:01am PDT

The Museum of Pop Culture was my absolute favorite since they had a special Star Trek exhibit. I could've spent the day in there. (click pic to see 10 photos)

More pics from today's #StarTrek exhibit in Seattle. So amazing!

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There were so many other fandoms and artifacts that I can't possibly show all the pics. However, for the Buffy fans out there... (click pic to see 3 photos)

OMG. #BuffyA post shared by Kristy Acevedo (@kristyacevedo) on Apr 16, 2017 at 7:25pm PDT

At the Pike Place Market, I bought myself a Philip K. Dick book at LampLight books, as a souvenir.  It was a great way to commemorate my first visit to the West Coast.

Bought myself a PKD souvenir from a used bookstore in Pike Place Market. Good reading for the plane. #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #sciencefiction

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