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Arthur Slade

Writing for Young Adults

About Me

Whoa, I'm another writer in a world full of writers. Am married, have 1 child (2 1/2 year old daughter) and spend my time writing novels for grades 4-12. And whoever else wants to read 'em. Take a tour of my fancy website if you want.

Hey! Here's the movie "book" trailer for Megiddo's Shadow! Popcorn is free.

My Interests

A novel set in Palestine during WW1.

I'd like to meet:

King Kong, Godzilla, and Ray Bradbury

Music:

system of a down, april wine, streetheart, metallica, sting, Clara Butt, Panic at the Disco, Iron Maiden, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Pearl Jam,

Movies:

Brazil, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Election,

Television:

D'Avinci's Inquest, Corner Gas, This Hour has 22 Minutes, The Simpsons, King of the Hill

Books:

Airborn, Holes, Troy, The Golden Compass, The Secret Under My Skin, Theories of Relativity, The Shining,

My Blog

Tag Tag Tag

My dear, lovely, wonderful, brilliant friend, Kathleen Duey, has tagged me. I assume I did something to her in another life that has caused her to unleash this blogging Cerberus-headed nightmare (actu...
Posted by Arthur Slade on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:35:00 PST

We’re trilingual!

The Spanish version of Monsterology is out:Wow! Monstruologia! It sounds so classy and sophisticated! See, monsters are monsters no matter which language you use. And it's illustrado por Derek Mah. No...
Posted by Arthur Slade on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:23:00 PST

Villainology Trailer Deux

Finally settling down after launching Villainology in Calgary and Saskatoon. Went well! Lots of people out there seem to like their villains!Am going to blog about it a bit more later, but in the mean...
Posted by Arthur Slade on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:50:00 PST

Nods, Prizes, and Nominations...

Yay, I'm happy to report that Invasion of the IQ Snatchers has been nominated for a Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature. If I can work this right, I'll get a free lunch, a free dinner, a...
Posted by Arthur Slade on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:34:00 PST

Last day for the Villainology contest

It's the final day of the win a free Villainology book contest (see my Oct. 9th post for details)! At 9PM Mountain Time I'll be doing the draw. There have already been thousands and thousands of entr...
Posted by Arthur Slade on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:11:00 PST

Obsessing Authors...

It's day 2 of the win a free Villainology book contest (see previous post for details)! And, also, it's the day after Villainology was officially unleashed upon North America. Now something that autho...
Posted by Arthur Slade on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:22:00 PST

It’s V day! And a contest!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Villains and Villainesses, I come not to praise Caesar, but...wait wrong speech!It's V day! That's right Villainology: Fabulous Lives of the Big, the Bad, and the...
Posted by Arthur Slade on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:33:00 PST

Review/Whew?Thanksgiving

Well, I just read one of the nicest reviews of my career. It's for Villainology and it's here in Canadian Materials magazine. It has the best "quotable" line ever! Here it is! "Villainology is the ult...
Posted by Arthur Slade on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:21:00 PST

Lizzy Borden Gets the Ax

Yep, in my list of villains for Villainology, Lizzy Borden was axed. She axed for it! Okay, enough Schwartzeneggerisms! Here's what I wrote about dear ol' Lizzy: Lizzy Borden: Maybe you've heard the s...
Posted by Arthur Slade on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:12:00 PST

Villainology Podcast

My first podcast for Villainology is up! It's an interview with The Headless Horseman. Just click here: http://www.villainology.com/villainology/interviews/headless h.mp3It should play on your computer...
Posted by Arthur Slade on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:24:00 PST