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Awards
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Awards
We feel so fortunate to have received quite a few awards and even more bestseller tags. Check out some of them below!
Interviews
We always love it when we are interviewed or find our books reviewed on a critical blog. Here is a roundup of some for you to check out!
Fantasia Reviews Nomination
Fantasia Reviews nominated Autumn’s Gates of Fire & Earth for Best Book of 2017. Check out the other nominations and see what they liked so much about the book!
Critical Review of Spark of Defiance
Spark of Defiance was well received, especially in this great critical review from Fantasia Reviews!
Best Worldbuilding of 2017
Gates of Fire & Earth also won Autumn best worldbuilding of 2017. Check out why she won and what else was said about the book!
Interview & Reading on Culture Shocked Podcast
Check out this podcast interview Autumn gave that includes her reading from one of her books, plus some great questions from the host Jamie White!
Autumn's Interview on Activated Authors
Autumn was interviewed by Activated Author’s host H.B. Lyne. Check out their discussion on characters and traveling the world!
Our interview on Dungeon Crawl Podcast!
Check out our interview on this great podcast with hosts Ryan and Braxton as we discuss worldbuilding, writing, and gaming!
Our interview on the Fearless Storytelling Podcast
Listen in as we discuss how we teamed up and what it is like writing together on Ethan Freckleton’s podcast.
Our interview on Game Mastery!
We team up with the hosts of Game Mastery to discuss worldbuilding and how to craft stories in episode 23!
Our interview on Tabletop Totality!
Check out our interview with the fabulous hosts of Tabletop Totality as we talk books, writing, worldbuilding, and gaming!
Our interview on Turning Readers into Writers Podcast!
Check out this great interview hosted by Emma Dhesi where we discuss what its like to co-write books together and how we go about it.
Jesper's interview on Worldbuilder's Anvil!
Jesper shows that a little imagination, and passion coupled with a lot of time in a Finnish Sauna leads to great fantasy fiction and world-building.
Jesper's interview on Wordslinger's Podcast
Jesper shares some tips from the book he wrote on Twitter for Authors (no longer available, unfortunately!) in this great episode.
Jesper's interview on Science Fiction and Fantasy Marketing Podcast
Listen in on Jesper’s interview on SFFMP as he discusses Twitter’s use in marketing strategies.
Jesper's interview Science Fiction & Fantasy World
Read Jesper’s answers to his epic fantasy series the Keystone Bone trilogy, including why he chose to write in English over his native Danish.
Jesper's interview on TCK publishing
Love fantasy maps? Then listen in on Jesper’s interview over at TCK publishing when he goes in depth about map creation and how they are used.
Interview with Autumn on KeyStroke Medium
Autumn joins Scott Moon and Josh Hayes for a LIVE video interview. Check out the recording!
Interview with Autumn on JMD Reid's Blog
Read Autumn’s answers to some quirky questions (like which animal she is) and some in-depth writing answers over on fellow author JMD Reid’s blog.
Interview with Autumn on Fantasy-ScFi Focus Podcast
Listen to Autumn’s answers to some great writing and life questions and an interesting answer to if there will be a third series in the World of Myrrah!
About Us
Autumn M. Birt
Autumn has always felt like she woke up on the wrong planet, which is why she’s been trying to write herself into a new story ever since.
She won her first writing contest in high school and has gone on to have a book nominated for Best Book of 2017, win Best Worldbuiding, and has had others win reader’s choice awards. Writing has become a passion. Usually, she writes primary fantasy from epic to dark but all of them have bold heroines and heroes, epic landscapes, and, since she is a bit of a romantic at heart, usually a bit of love along the way. Find all of her books on her website.
But, shhh, don’t tell her characters, drawing was her first love and she is still creating fantasy covers (like all the book covers for herself and Jesper), characters, and landscapes. You can check them out for yourself by visiting her over at DeviantArt or at her graphic design website A Raven Design (yes, its true her married last name is Raven).
An unrepentant tea addict who enjoys the occasional sip or two of rum or a good scotch, Autumn has the uncanny luck of finding four leaf clovers in the most unlikely of places. As wanderer and daredevil at heart, you might find her lurking in a forest somewhere … usually with a laptop and a dog referred to as a small, fuzzy dragon.
Check out Autumn’s Books outside the World of Ylécium!
Jesper Schmidt
Jesper Schmidt is a bestselling fantasy author who also dabbles in non-fiction. If you need help with writing, publishing and marketing, Jesper can be found at Am Writing Fantasy.
There was a time where the art of writing was something that lived a quiet life, in the back of his mind. A dormant desire and, like so many of our dreams, it was placed on a list of things to do later. That’s, luckily, all in the past.
Nowadays, Jesper writes stories about underwater dragons, vampires, awesome spellcasters, and dark Gods attempting to gain a foothold in the material realm of Ylécium.
If you haven’t had enough of this bio yet, here’s more: he lives in Denmark with his wife and two sons. Denmark is that small spot of land, just North of Germany and East of United Kingdom. It’s the place where the population refuses to believe that the few can’t leave a mark on the world. Perhaps it’s the Viking heritage, but if the Hobbits could save everyone, so can the rest of us.
Denmark might be an insignificant country in the eyes of Sauron, but at Mount Doom the truth will be revealed.
Jesper loves fantasy, worldbuilding – especially maps – and storytelling.