Dee Marie is an American novelist of historical fantasy

Historical fantasy

Historical fantasy is a sub-genre of fantasy and related to historical fiction, which makes use of specific elements of real world history. It is used as an umbrella term for the sword and sorcery genre and sometimes, if fantasy is involved, the sword-and-sandal genre too...

, as well as a journalist

Journalist

A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...

, artist, professional photographer and former magazine editor.

Marie has studied British

Britons (historical)

The Britons were the Celtic people culturally dominating Great Britain from the Iron Age through the Early Middle Ages. They spoke the Insular Celtic language known as British or Brythonic...

, Celtic, and Druid history with a focus on Arthurian legends

King Arthur

King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and...

. As part of her studies, she has traveled to historical Arthurian sites

Sites and places associated with Arthurian legend

The following is a list and assessment of sites and places associated with King Arthur and the Arthurian legend in general. Given the lack of concrete historical knowledge about one of the most potent figures in British mythology, it is unlikely that any definitive conclusions about the claims for...

 in Britain. The first novel in her Arthurian saga, “Sons of Avalon

The Sons of Avalon Saga

The Sons of Avalon Saga is a series of Arthurian Legend novels, by American novelist, Dee Marie. The first book in the series, Sons of Avalon, Merlin’s Prophecy, begins with the birth of Merlin, and ends with the conception of King Arthur...

”, was published in 2008 by Conceptual Images Publishing.

Awards and recognition

• 1990 State University of New York at Oswego
  State University of New York at Oswego
  State University of New York at Oswego, also known as SUNY Oswego and Oswego State, is a public university in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York, on the shore of Lake Ontario...
  
   Art Department’s annual Aulus Saunders Service Award for Achievement above and beyond expectations
• 2008 ForeWord (magazine)
  ForeWord (magazine)
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   Book of the Year, Young Adult Fiction Category, Finalist for The Sons of Avalon, Merlin's Prophecy
• 2009 Teens Read Too, Good Star Award of Excellence for The Sons of Avalon, Merlin's Prophecy
• 2009/2010 Regional Liaison for National Novel Writing Month
  National Novel Writing Month
  National Novel Writing Month is an annual internet-based creative writing project which challenges participants to write 50,000 words of a new novel between November 1 and November 30...
  
  
• 2011 Twitter
  Twitter
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   Listed as one of the top 20 novelists

Artwork

• I knew a Girl Who Sang the Blues (Inside Cover)
• Sunday Afternoon and The Wrath of Dionysus (Page 24)
• Pumping Iron and Dee Does Picasso (Inside and Front Cover)
• If You Got an Itch (Page 8)

Journalism

• Renderosity Magazine Bondware Inc. Publisher, Managing Editor (2002–2003)
• Renderosity Magazine, Bondware Inc. Publisher, Editor-in-Chief (2004)
• “The Rim (Renderosity Interactive Magazine)” Bondware Inc. Publisher, Editor-in-Chief (2005–2006)
• “Renderosity Front Page News,” Bondware Inc. Publisher, Contributing Columnist (2006 – present)

External links

• Dee Marie (author profile)