Karen L. Newman has been a published writer since 2004 in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres. Over two hundred and fifty of her short stories and poems have been published both online and in print. Her books include EEKU (Sam’s Dot, 2005) and ChemICKals (Naked Snake Press, 2007) and her work has been nominated for a Dwarf Star Award. She won the 2005 Mary Jane Barnes Award and two of her poems received honorable mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. She edits the online magazine Afterburn SF, which publishes speculative short stories, and is the editor for the print poetry magazine Illumen. She also write reviews for Dark Discoveries. Her reviews have also been featured in Noneuclidean Cafe, The Dream People, Night to Dawn, and Gothic Review.
There is a bit of good news for Stargate fans: in the wake of SGA's departure, SciFi has greenlit Stargate: Universe, a brand new series in the franchise. The series will start with a two hour premiere in 2009. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the premise of SGU revolves around "a team of explorers who find an ancient unmanned ship called the Destiny. Unable to return to Earth, the crew must fend for themselves aboard the ship, which has a preprogrammed mission taking them to the far reaches of the universe."
SciFi President David Howe said, "This is an opportunity to reinvent this franchise and make it relevant to a new generation. We really don't want to be more of the same. It's going to build clearly off the existing franchise but with a cast that gives it a younger vibe."
Now taking suggestions for funny new names. Stargate: Voyager and Three Hour Tour are already spoken for.
(Additional Sources: Gateworld, The Hollywood Reporter)