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Author's Book Tour Schedule
Annual Schedule for 2023 & Thereafter:
"Purple Day" Dinner with the Author — January 28 — Reston, VA
"Rare Disease Day" Charity Auction — February 28 — Washington, DC
Kromakon — March — Baltimore, MD
Private Convention for Authorized Military Personnel — Need to Know in April — Fort Meade, MD
Annual Founder's Day Town Festival: Author's Panel & Signing — April — Reston, VA
Langston Hughes Middle School Career Day Presentation — April — Reston, VA
SMAS & MALS Foundation Charity Auction — June — Online
Awesome Con — June — Washington, DC
All Star Comic Con — June — Tysons Corner, VA
Author's Birthday — July 25 — Reston, VA
Fairfax Comic Con — August — Chantilly, VA
Florida Book Fair — August — Orlando, FL
Library of Congress Professional Association Sci-Fi/Fantasy Lecture Forum — August — Washington, DC
Barnes & Noble Signing Event — September — Fairfax, VA
Barnes & Noble Author Expo — September — Ashburn, VA
Lyme Disease Benefit March — September — Washington, DC
"Jam Against Cancer" Charity Auction — September — Sioux Falls, SD
RiverCon — October — Leesburg, VA
Baltimore Comic Con — October — Baltimore, MD
Library Author Fair — November — Arlington, VA
Virginia Comicon — November — Richmond, VA
2022:
"Purple Day" Dinner with the Author — January 28 — Reston, VA
"Rare Disease Day" Charity Auction — February 28 — Washington, DC
Fairfax Comic-Con #1 — March 5 — Chantilly, VA
Private Convention for Authorized Military Personnel — Need to Know in April — Fort Meade, MD
Awesome Con — June 3-5 — Washington, DC
All Star Comic Con — June 25 — Tysons Corner, VA
Author's Birthday — July 25 — Reston, VA
Fairfax Comic Con #2 — August 27 — Chantilly, VA
Barnes & Noble Signing Event — September 10 — Fairfax, VA
Barnes & Noble Author Expo — September 11 — Ashburn, VA
Lyme Disease Benefit March — September 17 — Washington, DC
"Jam Against Cancer" Charity Auction — September 26 — Sioux Falls, SD
RiverCon — October 15 — Leesburg, VA
Baltimore Comic Con — October 28-30 — Baltimore, MD
2021:
"Rare Disease Day" Charity Auction — February 28 — Washington, DC
Private Convention for Authorized Military Personnel — April 29 — Fort Meade, MD
All Star Comic Con — June 19-20 — Tysons Corner, VA
Author's Birthday — July 25 — Reston, VA
Awesome Con — August 20-22 — Washington, DC
Fairfax Comic Con — August 28-29 — Chantilly, VA
Barnes & Noble Signing Event — September 4 — Fairfax, VA
Barnes & Noble Author Expo — September 11 — Ashburn, VA
Lyme Disease Benefit March — September 19 — Washington, DC
"Jam Against Cancer" Charity Auction — September 26 — Sioux Falls, SD
South Lakes High Alumni Exhibit — Fall Semester — Reston, VA
RiverCon — October 16 — Leesburg, VA
Baltimore Comic Con — October 22-24 — Baltimore, MD
2020
Barnes & Noble Signing Event — March 8 from 2-5pm — Fairfax, VA
Con-Tinual 2020 — Starting March 27 — Virtual Event During COVID-19 Quarantine
Concellation 2020 — Starting March 27 — Virtual Event During COVID-19 Quarantine
Live with "The Biggest Names in Small Press" — April 29 — Virtual Event During COVID-19 Quarantine
Local Author Spring Fling — May 23 from 1-4pm — Manassas, VA
"Project Write, Inc." National Conference, Guest Author Workshops — June 22-26 — Shenandoah, VA
All Star Comic Con — June 27 — Tysons Corner, VA
Author's Birthday — July 25 — Reston, VA
Fairfax Comic Con — August 22-23 — Chantilly, VA
"Women in Sci-Fi" Authors' Panel — August 26-27 — Mount Laurel, NJ
Lyme Disease Benefit March — September 13 from 1-5pm — Washington, DC
Barnes & Noble Author Expo — September 26 from 1-5pm — Ashburn, VA
Private Convention for Authorized Military Personnel — September 26-27 — Fort Meade, MD
"Jam Against Cancer" Charity Auction — September 29 at 12pm — Sioux Falls, SD
RiverCon — October 17 from 11am-5pm — Leesburg, VA
Baltimore Comic Con — October 23-25 — Baltimore, MD
Awesome Con — December 11-13 — Washington, DC
2019:
VA Comicon — January 27 from 11am-4:30pm — Fairfax, VA
Barnes & Noble Author Expo — February 23 from 1-5pm — Ashburn, VA
Barnes & Noble Signing Event — March 23 from 2-5pm — Fairfax, VA
Barnes & Noble Signing Event — March 30 from 1-5pm — Ashburn, VA
Books-A-Million Signing Event — April 6 from 1-5:30pm — Dulles, VA
Awesome Con — April 26-28 — Washington, DC
RiverCon — May 4 from 11-5 — Leesburg, VA
Collective Goods Book Fair — June 4-5 — Reston, VA
All Star Comic Con — June 7-9 — Tysons Corner, VA
Fairfax Comic Con — August 24-25 — Chantilly, VA
VA Comicon — September 7-8 — Fairfax, VA
Baltimore Comic Con — October 18-20 — Baltimore, MD
Veterans' Day Garage Sale — November 11 from 10am-2pm — Reston, VA
Guest Presentation at Community Baptist — November 16 — Chantilly, VA
2018:
Barnes & Noble Signing Event — January 20 from 12-3pm — Ashburn, VA
Barnes & Noble Signing Event — February 24 from 2-5pm — Fairfax, VA
Barnes & Noble Signing Event — March 10 from 12-6pm — Ashburn, VA
Awesome Con — March 30-April 1 — Washington, DC
Annual Founder's Day Town Festival: Author's Panel & Signing — April 14 from 1-2pm — Reston, VA
Wicomicon — April 28 from 10am-7pm — Baltimore, MD
Barnes & Noble Signing Event — May 13 from 2-5pm — Fairfax, VA
VA Comicon — June 9-10 — Fairfax, VA
Author's "Second Earth" Birthday Celebration — July 20 — Fairfax, VA
Gen Con: Author's Avenue — August 2-5 — Indianapolis, IN
Barnes & Noble Signing Event — August 11 from 2-5pm — Fairfax, VA
Fairfax Comic Con — August 25-26 — Chantilly, VA
Private Convention for Authorized Military Personnel — September 12-13 — Fort Meade, MD
Baltimore Comic Con — September 28-30 — Baltimore, MD
Cleveland Comic Con — October 6-7 — Cleveland, OH
McKay's Bookstore Author Meet & Greet — October 20 from 2-5pm — Manassas, VA
Doxacon — November 2-3 — Washington, DC
2017:
Spectrum Series Launch Party — August 12 — Manassas, VA
Cleveland Comic Con — October 14-15 — Cleveland, OH
Steel City Con — December 8-10 — Pittsburgh, PA
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Official SPECTRUM T-Shirts
Show your Spectrum spirit with official character and cover art t-shirts! $15 each. To purchase or inquire, please message the Spectrum Novel Series Facebook Page, specifying size (Youth XS - Adult XL), quantity, and design selection(s). Choices include any of the 6 full-color novel covers on a black background, or the above Scarlet and Cease character designs on a white background (click links for closeups). Mailed directly to your home. Venmo, PayPal and checks accepted.
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Volume 1: SPECTRUM
"AMERICAN FICTION AWARD" RECIPIENT: Young Adult Category
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Purchasing Info:
Available in paperback, e-book and audio-book via
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
Books-A-Million
Audible
iTunes
Scrawl Books
Google Play
Various Other Nationwide Distributors
Various International Distributors
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Synopsis:
Since the dawn of Second Earth, the Island of Fire has awaited the arrival of the one mage whose dominion over the global magic network—the spectrum—will enable her to rescue the primitive, totalitarian nation from obscurity. But, when Scarlet July is born, her extraordinary magic unexpectedly renders her a third-class citizen, denied the right to education, employment and, ultimately, life. Evading execution, Scarlet finds herself orphaned and alone, struggling to survive and find her purpose.
Three-thousand miles north, in the ice island of Ichthyosis, Diving Fleet Commander Cease Lechatelierite has never had to question his purpose. Since childhood, he’s been set on track toward one goal: to annihilate magekind. But, when he comes face-to-face with Scarlet and learns her story, what will become of the convictions he’s held since birth?
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The six-novel Spectrum series follows an eclectic cast of young adults fighting to survive and find their place and purpose in the wars plaguing the dystopian, future world of Second Earth. From fantastical world-building, to combat sequences, to geopolitics, to the exploration of a soldier's psyche, to racial and social commentary, to the turmoil and confusion that comes with the teenage years, to forbidden romance, this sextet is a fast-paced, character-driven, sci-fi/fantasy adventure for the Divergent and Hunger Games generation.
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Other Titles
Silver Sky: The True Story of a Missionary Family
La Couleur Préférée (in French)
Andy Avion, Teenage Pilot
The Listener: A Memoir
Asteroid Winter
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Multimedia Publications
Television:
"Mystery Diagnosis: SMA Syndrome" - Discovery Channel
Music:
The 'Samantha Sings' Series
Videos, Podcasts & Radio:
"Spectrum Novel Series Interview Ft. Samantha Mina" - Served Fresh Studios
"Interview with Author Samantha Mina" - Real Comic Book Talk
"Artist Spotlight: Awesome Con" - New Release Wednesday
"Author Interview" - And I Quote Podcast
"Artist Spotlight: Wicomicon" - MTR Network (Starts @3:50)
"Interview with Samantha Mina, Book Author & SMA Syndrome Survivor" - Aaron's Journey
"2nd Interview with Samantha Mina, Book Author & SMA Syndrome Survivor" - Aaron's Journey
"Authors' New Year's Resolution Interview" - Biggest Names in Small Press
"Authors' Talk Live" - Biggest Names in Small Press
"SMA Syndrome" - CNN iReport and World Rare Disease Day Organization (Won "Featured Video" Status)
Essays, Articles & Research:
"Surviving The Odds" - Around Reston Magazine
"Book Report: Spectrum Novel Series" - Around Reston Magazine
"Fine Line Between Fact & Fiction with Author Samantha Mina" - Gal on the Go Adventure Blog
"A Greater Than Average Chance of Not Surviving This Procedure" - Wide Awake Literary Magazine
"This, I Believe" - Wide Awake Literary Magazine
"First Responder Heroes" - The Court Report Law Magazine
"Helping Hands" - The Court Report Law Magazine
"East and West: Reciprocal Artists" - Georgetown University Political Science Research Journal
"Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) Syndrome" - Wikipedia Encyclopedia (Won DYK Recognition)
"Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome" - Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Short Stories:
"Sketch Journey" - Glass Garden Literary Magazine
"The Stepkid" - Rag & Bone Literary Magazine
Poetry:
"Barium Clouds" - Inkstone Literary Magazine
"Trespass into the Past" - Inkstone Literary Magazine
"Sketchbook" - Local Tea Literary Magazine
"November, 1999" - Local Tea Literary Magazine
"Dr. Stradivarius' Operating Room" - Inkstone Literary Magazine
"Self Portrait from the Drawer of a Runaway" - Inkstone Literary Magazine
Artwork:
"The Beginning" - Pulse ComicZine Magazine
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