Allie Bates

Allie Bates has written for Woman's World : [1], Byline Magazine : [2], MZB Fantasy Magazine : [3], Writers on the River : [4] and Softdisk Magazine : [5], among others--and under other pseudonyms. She has won and/or placed in numerous writing competitions, such as the Tupelo Gumtree Festival Short Fiction Competition : [6], NOLA's Novel Beginnings: [7], Deep South Writer's Competition : [8] (USL). She edits for : [9] New Age Dimensions Publishing, : [10] : [11] Dark Romance Novel Group and : [12] Zumaya Press. Her medieval novel Earthchild : [13] ISBN 1596110163 was well received. She received her BA in Creative Writing from the University of Memphis, and her Masters from the U of M College of Education :[14].

Currently she writes reviews for Novelspot : [15] though she has written for other review sites in the past. Novelspot is a book review website with over 40 reviewers from all over the globe, mostly authors themselves. This is what Novelspot has to say about itself:

Novelspot, comprised of creators and consumers of all genres, is a collaborative of readers, writers, editors, publishers and others in the book industry. We are dedicated to providing a networking venue to meet the varied needs of those in the writer's marketplace.

The initial core of Novelspot is four individuals in the book industry: Allie Bates, Erika L Stuva (manager), Steve Lazarowitz (Quality control and SF manager), and Karen J Gordon (editor) and resident Reiki expert.