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The Auroras & Blossoms Haiku Anthology: Volume 3 Is out Today!

The wait is over! The Auroras & Blossoms Haiku Anthology: Volume 3 is here!

Welcome to an incredible series of haiku and senryu compiled by Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis from Auroras & Blossoms.

Feast your senses on a unique collection that is moving, thought-provoking, inspirational, hauntingly beautiful and deeply insightful.

This anthology is a delightful showcase of superbly crafted poetry that is extremely easy to get into but handsomely rewards the reader with each subtle nuance and twist. It is like spending time with loved ones and old friends, comforting in the extreme, endlessly endearing and so compelling, you will never want the experience to end!

Contributors to Volume 3 include Sarah Ambata, Ruby Appleby, Flo Au, Papp Győző Benedek, Joshua Blaine, Sierra Conn, Lauren Cuppy, Danny Daw, Mary Beth Defer, Timothy Dillehay, Connor Flinn, Darby Goulden, Farah Aqeelah Marwilis binti Helmi, Edward Cody Huddleston, Govind Joshi, Chris Langer, Ella Leith, Leo Liu, Fionntán Macdonald, Jemma Marie, Beth McCoy, Alex McMahon, Templeton Moss, Yvette O’Kay, Siddhi Pawar, Vishnu Rai, Archer Roehrig, Ayodele Sasegbon, Thomas Shaw, Ruben Whitter, and Ting Ze Zhi, Isaac.

Price: $3.99 $1.99. (This limited offer ends on October 12, 2023.)

NB: We do not accept direct payment for the anthology. You have to purchase directly from one of the online stores on the page. That is how our contributors can be paid.

If you don’t see your favorite online store in the list, please wait a couple of days, and it should appear.

Promo Banner for Our Contributors!

For those interested in sharing the news with their audiences, here is a promo banner. Display it proudly on your website, blog, and/or social media!

Don’t forget to link to the book’s page: https://abpositiveart.com/haiku

The banners for volumes 1 and 2 are below.

What’s Next?

Volume 3 is the last volume in this year’s series. But we have great news for you. We have decided to make the anthology a yearly event! You can expect our submission call to open during the first quarter of 2024.

In the meantime, we wanted to remind you that there are only a few days left to submit to the first issue of our magazine! Don’t delay, click the banner below to view our guidelines and send us something.

That’s it for today! We hope you will enjoy Volume 3 as much as we do!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Cendrine & David

“A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Volume 1” is Out Today!

Hello everyone!

That’s it, the wait is finally over! A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Volume 1 is out!

For our first anthology, we have found nine tantalizing tales that are the embodiment of the genre itself. Not only are they a lot of fun to read but also very unique in their storytelling too. There is plenty of warmth, humour and unusual settings in these wonderfully imaginative stories to keep you on your toes. You will be still guessing the twists right up until the end.

Contributors to A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Volume 1 are: Saffron Amatti, Jake Collins, J. Ivanel Johnson, Denise Johnson, Natalie Klein, Caitlin McColl, Sam Morris, Julie A. Sellers, and Ian Tucker.

If you don’t see your favorite online store in the list, wait for a few days, and it should appear there. Please note that the anthology will not be available through Amazon.

When you purchase your copy, you do not just support this website, you also make it possible for the authors who have opted to receive royalties to be duly compensated for their hard work!

Banners

If you are a contributor to our anthology, we invite you to proudly display the banner below everywhere! Don’t forget to link to our store: https://warmmugofcozy.com/store.

Contributors and readers alike may also use the second banner.

We cannot wait to read your reviews of our anthology. Make sure you leave your thoughts on Goodreads and on the website of the store where you purchased your copy.

Have a wonderful week!

Cendrine & David

The Auroras & Blossoms Haiku Anthology: Volume 2 Is out Today!

The wait is over! The Auroras & Blossoms Haiku Anthology: Volume 2 is here!

Welcome to an incredible series of haiku and senryu compiled by Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis from Auroras & Blossoms.

Feast your senses on a unique collection that is moving, thought-provoking, inspirational, hauntingly beautiful and deeply insightful.

This anthology is a delightful showcase of superbly crafted poetry that is extremely easy to get into but handsomely rewards the reader with each subtle nuance and twist. It is like spending time with loved ones and old friends, comforting in the extreme, endlessly endearing and so compelling, you will never want the experience to end!

Contributors to Volume 2 include Sissel Almgren, Kristen Balyeat, Julie Blitzer, Bonnie L. Boucek, Bill Cox, Prisha Dalal, Erinola Daranijo, Mawadda Elbanhawy, Hanna Melo Fugulin, Patricia Henery, Jane Hunter, Tom Islava, Raveena Kaur Potiwal, Jim Landwehr, Robert Miller, Sean Patrick, Abby Pepple, Larissa Pereira Moraes, Moe Phillips, Nicole Reese, Lydia Ruanna, Isabella Stoddart, and Jasmine Wang.

Price: $3.99 $1.99. (This limited offer ends on September 5, 2023.)

NB: We do not accept direct payment for the anthology. You have to purchase directly from one of the online stores on the page. That is how our contributors can be paid.

If you don’t see your favorite online store in the list, please wait a couple of days, and it should appear.

Promo Banner for Our Contributors!

For those interested in sharing the news with their audiences, here is a promo banner. Display it proudly on your website, blog, and/or social media!

Don’t forget to link to the book’s page: https://abpositiveart.com/haiku

The banner for volume 1 is below.

What’s Next?

Volume 3 will be released on September 28, 2023.

Next week, we will resume our series of blog posts, in which some contributors share what inspired the haiku we selected.

That’s it for today! We hope you will enjoy Volume 2 as much as we do!

Have a wonderful week!

Cendrine & David

The Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Release Date!

Hello folks!

We are super excited to announce that A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Volume 1 will be released…

…on September 4, 2023!

Yes, you read it right. Only a few weeks left until you can open the digital pages of our incredible anthology.

In the meantime, pre-orders are in session. We have a special price for you: 50% off the retail price until September 3, 2023!

(You will only have to pay $2.99 $5.99.)

If you don’t see your favorite online store in the list, wait for a few days, and it should appear there. Please note that the anthology will not be available through Amazon.

And now, we have a surprise for you. A video trailer! Check it out below.

We cannot wait for this wonderful anthology to be out. Each story is unique and will keep you entertained for hours!

Next week, we will start a series of blog posts, in which several of the contributors share what inspired the cozy mysteries they sent us. Their insights are sure to tickle your fancy. 😉

Have a wonderful weekend!

Cendrine & David

The Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Cover Reveal Day!

Hello everyone!

We are back with another exciting piece of news.

It is Cover Reveal Day for our Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology!

As you can see, we went for something simple but that totally fits the cozy mystery mood. That’s how we enjoy reading our favorite stories anyway. 😉

Once again, we would like to congratulate the writers whose stories will appear in the first volume of our anthology. Their names are below.

Saffron Amatti, Jake Collins, J. Ivanel Johnson, Denise Johnson, Natalie Klein, Caitlin McColl, Sam Morris, Julie A. Sellers, and Ian Tucker.

We are now in the last phase of manuscript editing and should be done in a couple of weeks. And then, we will announce a release date. So, watch this space…

We don’t know about you, but we cannot wait for this wonderful book to be out in the world. The variety of content is phenomenal—to say the least.

In the meantime, be sure to leave a comment below to congratulate our featured contributors.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Cendrine & David

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