Buzzy Multimedia is a company created by and for fans of speculative fiction. Our primary goal is to entertain and encourage people to extend the boundaries of their comfort zone whenever possible. We produce Science Fiction & Fantasy audio books by some of the finest authors in the field and performed by actors of superlative ability.
As we are a pretty casual group our normal everyday dress is a t-shirt and jeans. One day we started producing t-shirts to amuse ourselves and we simply haven’t stopped.
This magazine is dedicated to keeping people up to date with what we are doing but just as importantly and perhaps even more so it is a means by which we can dialogue with you, our fans, customers and friends.
Joy Poger - Buzzy Lady #1
Joy Poger is the CEO & Co-Founder of Buzzy Multimedia Publishing. Please note than the last name is P-O-G-E-R not R-O-G-E-R although if you are Dreamworks or an exceptionally interesting individual I am sure she would let that sort of mistake slide.
As much a Queens girl as Geraldine Ferrara or Nancy Regan she is also an alumni of the same school that gave us such diverse people as Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan), Jerry Springer, Simon & Garfunkel, Stan Lee and The Ramones…all of them.
Leaving tenured teaching positions behind where she was adored and underpaid as all teachers are she decided to get in touch with her inner geek, throw all caution to the wind and founded Buzzy Multimedia Publishing. Anyone who can turn 30 undisciplined American kids into a functioning working unit with a look and a single line can handle the toughest of business situations.
June K. Williams - Buzzy Lady #2
June, also known affectionately as Buzzy Lady #2, has been with the company since it began. She was born in Manhattan, raised in the Bronx (the first 12 years in the heart of the south Bronx) and spent most of her adult life living in Westchester County N.Y.
Always a Science Fiction fan and dabbler in writing she had thought herself too practical to pursue a career in the field. Before coming to Buzzy she spent over 30 years in the travel industry, then one day decided it was time to spread her wings and plunge into publishing. Everyone she knew thought she had gone slightly daft but as this was not the first time they had expressed that opinion she took the red pill anyway and now spends all of her time putting together projects that make each day a pleasure.
Sara Bellum, Editor-at-Large Well hello there, weary internet travelers! Welcome to my humble home on the web. Come on in and make yourself at home. The name’s Sara Bellum, and I’m the editor-at-large here at BuzzyMag - the hostess with the mostess, if you will. I like to think that my first calling is fighting crime and delivering a heaping dose of sweet, sweet justice to all manner of thugs, miscreants, hoodlums, ruffians, and ne’er-do-wells, but unfortunately, violent vigilantism doesn’t exactly pay big bucks these days. Times are tough, my friends, and I’ve got bills to pay, so I decided to put my encyclopedic knowledge of all things sci-fi and fantasy-related to use to help me land a day job. To tell you the truth, it’s kind of a nice change of pace. My manicures have been lasting a bit longer lately. Plus, there’s nothing better than geeking out with my fellow SF/fantasy enthusiasts. Do you have a burning question about a book, movie, or character that’s been haunting you for years? If so, let me know. The gargantuan database between my ears is at your service. Just don’t peek inside the bag, OK? A girl’s got to maintain her boundaries.
Cerebrally yours,
Sara Bellum
Laura Anne Gilman - Fiction Editor
Laura Anne Gilman started her career an editorial assistant in 1989, working for the editor who ‘discovered’ Tom Clancy. Over the next fourteen years she worked her way up the ladder to Executive Editor of Roc Books, the sf/f/h imprint of NAL. Along the way, she worked with - literally - hundreds of writers, from out-of-the-slushpile to NYT bestsellers.
In 2002, she left traditional publishing for life as a freelance writer/editor, running d.y.m.k. productions. She’s been there ever since. Follow Laura Anne Gilman on Facebook.
Elektra Hammond - Editor
Elektra Hammond emulates her multi-sided idol Buckaroo Banzai by going
in several directions at once. She’s been involved in the copy-editing and
proofreading end of publishing since the 1990s for presses small and large and nowadays concocts
anthologies, reviews books for TICA Trend, and is acquisitions editor for the Dark Quest Books
imprint Sparkito Press. Her steampunk story “The Case of the Duchess’s Dog” appears in the anthology In
An Iron Cage: The Magic of Steampunk.
Elektra lives in Delaware with her husband, Mike, and the cat herd of
BlueBlaze/Benegesserit catteries. When not freelancing or appearing at science fiction conventions she
travels world-wide judging cat shows. Find Elektra on Facebook
Visit Elektra on her website Until Midnight.
Theresa Bane - Buzzy Blogger
Theresa Bane is a professional Vampirologist, a mythologist that specializes in cross-cultural vampiric studies. She has appeared on numerous television show such as “Twisted History: Vampires,” E!’s “10 Sexiest Vampires” as well as “William Shattner’s Weird or What” for her expertise on the undead and has also been the Associate Producer on Patricia Brigg’s “Dragon Bones” and “Dragon Blood,” and “Vampire Empire: The Greyfriar” by Clay and Susan Griffith, all produced by Buzzy Multimedia.
When not writing, Bane travels educating audiences about the differences between traditional mythology and horror fiction. A diehard gamer originally from the NY/NJ area, she currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, T. Glenn Bane. Please feel free to visit her website at TheresaBane.net.
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Julie Butcher-Fedynich - Buzzy Blogger & Pundit
Julie Butcher lives with her husband and six children on the fringes of Utter Chaos. She is the sister of #1 USA Today and NYT bestselling author, Jim Butcher. She adores puppies, kittens, and thinks world peace would be awesome as long as stuff still blows up in the movies.
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Abbie Bernstein - Entertainment Journalist
Abbie Bernstein is an entertainment journalist, fiction author and filmmaker. Besides Buzzy Multimedia, her work currently appears in Assignment X and Fangoria.
Jean Marie Ward - Reporter & Reviewer
Jean Marie Ward writes fiction, nonfiction and everything in between, including art books, novels (2008 Indie Book double-finalist With Nine You Get Vanyr), and short stories such as WSFA Small Press Award finalist “Lord Bai’s Discovery” and “Personal Demons” in the award-winning anthology Hellebore and Rue. Her videos include author interviews and tutorials. Her web site is JeanMarieWard.com.
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