Flycon 2009 User Pics

Cross-posted to flycon2009:

User pic icons for Flycon 2009 are now available for those who want them. You'll notice that most of the icons are variations of the Flycon logo with the image of the Earth displaying different parts of the world, so you can choose one that displays the place where you're from, or the place closest to your heart.

The following Flycon 2009 icons available:

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To use an icon, right-click the image and save it to your computer, then upload it to your user pics. Please credit the icons by using the following text in the Comments box when you upload the user pic:

For user pics that include an image of the Earth:
icon from <lj site="livejournal.com" comm="flycon2009">; art by Pamela D. Lloyd using NASA image

For the alien butterfly or the text-only pics:
icon from <lj site="livejournal.com" comm="flycon2009">; art by Pamela D. Lloyd

Thanks!

Ravens in the Library: An All-Star Benefit Collection

Via Mia Nutick (copperwise), in her post, In which Mia pimps herself and others for a good cause, I learned that there is a new anthology available for a very limited time, the proceeds of which will benefit musician S.J. Tucker (s00j), who has no health insurance and was recently hospitalized for nearly a week to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars.

ATTENTION PUH-LEASE, darlings!

Below find the press release I've been anxious to put out. I am delighted to be contributing a story to this collection, in company with some incredible and amazing writers.

Visit satyrblade or damiana_swan for pre-order information on this anthology. Charles de Lint, Neil Gaiman, Terri Windling...little old me...yeah, I'm very pleased about this one. And the profits go toward taking care of someone I love very much. Please pass this on to your friends who will be interested in this particular collection.

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Ravens in the Library: An All-Star Benefit Collection

The Ravens in the Library Project, in connection with
"A Healthy Dose of Sooj" and "Save Our Sooj" presents

RAVENS IN THE LIBRARY:
MAGIC IN THE BARD'S NAME
A Limited Edition Collection of Stories and Art dedicated to the health of S.J. Tucker

This special VERY limited edition has been compiled to defray the medical expenses and recovery of musician S.J. Tucker.

Featuring Tales by:
Ari Berk
Francesca Lia Block
Phil Brucato
Sam Chupp
Storm Constantine
Charles de Lint
Ben Dobyns
Jaymi Elford
Neil Gaiman
Alexandra Honigsberg
Elizabeth Jordan Leggett
Shira Lipkin
Angel Leigh McCoy
Seanan McGuire
Kris Millering and Storm Wilder
Mia Nutick
S.J. Tucker
Carrie Vaughn
Catherynne M. Valente
Terri Windling

and others...

With Illustrations by:
Amy Brown
James A. Owen
Brian Syme

and others...

Edited by:
Phil Brucato
& Sandra Buskirk

Graphic Design by:
Sherry Lynne Baker

The collection will NOT be released in stores! It will be available only as long as those expenses remain unresolved. After that, RAVENS IN THE LIBRARY will disappear.

Order your advance copy today... Before they fly away forever!

$25.00 includes shipping & handling
within the continental United States

Anticipated Release Date*: Feb. 22, 2009
Trade Paperback format
Color covers, B&W interiors
Self-Published by The Ravens in the Library Project

With Heartfelt Thanks to Ellen Datlow and all contributors.

* - barring delays in printing or production.

For more information about projects to help S.J. Tucker, see Skinny White Chick Seeking Donations, saveours00j, and the Facebook group Give a Healthy Dose of Sooj.