1. •A review of THE COLD ONES from funnyman Jeff Strand. Elizabeth is not responsible for your keyboard, or for Jeff’s decidedly unwise mockery of James A. Moore. “I’d say more, but I don’t want to include spoilers and face Elizabeth Donald’s wrath, because based on this book I think she’s a biter.”


  1. •A review of SETTING SUNS from Rick Silva, founder of Dandelion Studios. “A nice collection that showcases the range of the author’s talent, and delivers a good variety of scares and thrills while it gets the reader thinking, and in some cases worrying a bit.”


  1. • A look at THE COLD ONES from Kym Lambert, founder of the Sarah Conner Charm School, in which she gives it the SCCS stamp of approval for strong female characters. “She targets in on what is actually the scary part of the idea of a zombie invasion... it’s the bite, it’s always the bite that’s really the scary concept. Donald gets that. Fear of death is nothing. Fear of what might happen after... to you or someone you want to be the same... that’s the disturbing thing.”


  1. •We had a great article in the Edwardsville Intelligencer! A very nice feature on Elizabeth’s career, not just about THE COLD ONES.

  2. •Check out the calendar below! Elizabeth will appear at several arts fairs and other venues during the holiday season.


  1. •Support small press! Feed starving authors! Visit our newest venture, The Literary Underworld. We’ve gone online with the same idea that took us to conventions all around the U.S. - authors make more money selling books themselves than waiting on a bookstore to order them. So buy from The Literary Underworld and you buy directly from authors’ private stash, helping them feed their families and keep writing. Check us out!


  1. •This spring Elizabeth was elected vice president of the St. Louis Society of Professional Journalists and later was appointed to the SPJ National Commission on Ethics. Elizabeth continues to give guest lectures at local journalism schools on the practical applications of journalism ethics. She has been invited to return to SIUE’s Kimmel Leadership lecture series in March 2010 to discuss the state of the newspaper industry and the public perception of journalism today. If you’re interested in having Elizabeth speak about this aspect of her career, about the timely issues facing newspapers in particular or journalism in general, contact us.


• Speaking of Elizabeth’s journalism career, a feature article she wrote in October has been reprinted in the Chicago Tribune.


  1. •Elizabeth is captain of a Relay for Life team in Edwardsville, Illinois. They raise money for the American Cancer Society. To donate, click here with Elizabeth’s gratitude.



To keep up with Elizabeth’s work, join the YahooGroup!

To contact Elizabeth, email her!

To buy autographed books, email us! or visit The Literary Underworld!

To schedule an interview/guest lecture, email her assistant!


To mail something non-lethal to Elizabeth:

P.O. Box 741

Edwardsville, IL 62025

(No stalkers, please. Just throw money.)




2009 CALENDAR


  1. •Conflation, St. Louis, Mo. Feb. 20-22

  2. •Book signing, Davis-Kidd Books, Memphis, Tenn. March 20

  3. •Midsouthcon, Memphis, Tenn. March 20-22

  4. •SPJ Regional Conference, St. Louis, Mo. April 25

  5. •Fan chat, Wilderness Chat Room, May 4

  6. •Hypericon, Nashville, Tenn. June 5-7

  7. •BabelCon, Baton Rouge, La. July 17-19

  8. •SPJ National Conference, Indianapolis, Ind. Aug. 28-30

  9. •Dragoncon, Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 3-7

  10. •Strange Folk Festival, O’Fallon, Ill. Sept. 25-27

  11. •Archon, Collinsville, Ill. Oct. 2-4

  12. •Signing/lecture, Glen Carbon (Ill.) Library, Oct. 29

  13. •O’Fallon H.S. Arts Fair, O’Fallon, Ill. Nov. 7-8

  14. •Signing, Afterwords Bookstore, Edwardsville, Ill. Nov. 13

  15. •Contraception, Kansas City, Mo. Nov. 20-22

  16. •Metro-South Authors Fair at Crestwood Square, St. Louis, Mo. Nov. 28

  17. •Collinsville Arts Fair, Collinsville, Ill. Dec. 4-5



2010 CALENDAR

  1. •Conflation, St. Louis, Mo. February

  2. •Midsouthcon, Memphis, Tenn. March 12-14

  3. •Steamposium, St. Louis, Mo. April 9-11

  4. •Hypericon, Nashville, Tenn. June 4-6

  5. •Dragoncon, Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 2-6

  6. •Strange Folk Festival, O’Fallon, Ill. September (tent.)

  7. •Archon, Collinsville, Ill. October

  8. •Contraception, Kansas City, Mo. Nov. 12-14 GUEST OF HONOR



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