News & Media Coverage

08.01.2019 – Kirkus Reviews magazine – RISING book review

06.01.2019 – Kirkus Reviews magazine – DARK SURF book review

06.26.2018 – 2018 Book Excellence Awards – RISING named Finalist in Fantasy

11.18.2017 – 2017 Beverly Hills Book Awards – RISING wins 1st place in Regional Fiction: West category

09.30.2017 – 2017 Book Excellence Awards – DARK SURF named Finalist in Fiction

07.24.2017 – 2017 Hollywood Book Festival – RISING wins 2nd place in Sequels

07.24.2017 – 2017 Pacific Rim Book Festival – DARK SURF wins 2nd place & RISING gets Honorable Mention in General Fiction

06.27.2017 – 2017 Beach Book Festival – RISING gets Honorable Mention in General Fiction category

06.27.2017 – 2017 New York Book Festival – DARK SURF earns Honorable Mention in General Fiction category

05.26.2017 – 2017 San Francisco Book Festival – RISING receives Honorable Mention in General Fiction category

05.20.2017 – 2017 National Indie Excellence® Awards – RISING wins 1st place in Regional Fiction: West category

04.14. 2017 – Readers’ Favorite – RISING book review, 5 out of 5 stars

03.16.2017 – 2017 Los Angeles Book Festival – DARK SURF named Runner-Up (2nd place) in Genre-Based Fiction; RISING named Runner-Up (2nd place) in Sequels category

11.07.2016 – 2016 Halloween Book Festival – DARK SURF and RISING receive Honorable Mentions in Fantasy category

11.07.2016 – 2016 Southern California Book Festival – RISING awarded Honorable Mention in General Fiction category

10.17.2016 – 2016 Northern California Book Festival – DARK SURF named Runner-Up (2nd place) and RISING awarded Honorable Mention in General Fiction category

10.06.2016 – The Californian, part of the USA Today network – Book Review: “Marina’s T. C. Zmak releases latest graysuit novel”

09.14.2016 – KRML Pub Talk, KRML 102.1FM/1410AM & krml.com

09.13.2016 – RISING, the second novel in the DARK SURF series, is released

07.20.2016 – 2016 Hollywood Book Festival – DARK SURF receives Honorable Mention in General Fiction category

05.15.2016 – 2016 Beach Book Festival – DARK SURF named Runner-Up (2nd place) in General Fiction category

05.14.2016 – 2016 San Francisco Book Festival – DARK SURF named Runner-Up (2nd place) in General Fiction category

05.06.2016 – 2016 National Indie Excellence Awards – DARK SURF named Finalist in Fantasy category

02.27.2016 – 2016 USA Regional Excellence Book Awards – DARK SURF named Finalist (2nd place) in West Region/Fiction category

01.21.2016 – The Californian, part of the USA Today network – “Book Review: Something in Their Blood”

11.05.2015 – 2015 Southern California Book Festival – DARK SURF receives Honorable Mention in General Fiction category

05.03.2015 – Readers’ Favorite – DARK SURF Book Review, 5 out of 5 stars

12.04.2014 – BlueInk Review – “Ten must-read self-published vampire fiction novels”

10.16.2014 – Monterey County Weekly – “Marina writer’s first novel, Dark Surf, invents a new, bloodthirsty concept”

10.01.2014 – KRML Pub Talk, KRML 102.1FM/1410AM & krml.com

09.30.2014 – DARK SURF, the first novel in the DARK SURF series, is released

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Past Events & Appearances

07.15.2018 – Page Turners, A Local Authors Book Fest (Monterey, Calif.)

10.17.2017 – Central Coast Writers’ Booktoberfest (Pacific Grove, Calif.)

08.18.2017 – Hollywood Book Festival & Pacific Rim Book Festival Awards Dinner (Hollywood, Calif.)

12.08.2016 – Holiday Happy Hour & Book Signing at the Otter’s Den (Marina, Calif.)

11.19.2016 – Northern California Book Festival Awards Dinner (Sonoma, Calif.)

10.18.2016 – A reading from RISING at Central Coast Writers’ Booktoberfest (Pacific Grove, Calif.)

09.17.2016– RISING Book Release Party, Pierce Ranch Vineyards Tasting Room (Monterey, Calif.)

05.28.2016 – Beach Book Festival & San Francisco Book Festival Awards Ceremony (San Francisco, Calif.)

04.14.2016 – Author’s Talk at the John Steinbeck Library (Salinas, Calif.)

12.19-20.2015 – Salinas Valley Comic Con 2015 at the National Steinbeck Center (Salinas, Calif.)

05.20.2015 – DARK SURF Happy Hour & Book Signing at the Otter’s Den (Marina, Calif.)

01.24.2015 – Guest speaker at “Book Publishing 1-2-3,” presented by editor & publishing consultant Laurie Gibson (Monterey, Calif.)

11.05.2014 – PWN Shop Local Expo at Embassy Suites – Monterey Bay (Seaside, Calif.)

10.30.2014 – DARK SURF Monterey Bay Book Signing Party at Post No Bills craft beer house (Sand City, Calif.)

10.25.2014 – DARK SURF San Diego Book Signing Party & benefit for the Surfrider Foundation San Diego County Chapter at Pizza Port Carlsbad (Carlsbad, Calif.)

10.21.2014 – Central Coast Writers’ Booktoberfest (Pacific Grove, Calif.)

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