She attended the Clarion West Writers Workshop in 1990 and frequently participates in the Workshop's annual Write-a-thon[4] charity to raise money to cover its costs. Dembo holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology with a minor in classical civilizations from the University of Tennessee and a master's degree in classical archaeology from the University of British Columbia.[5]
Published professionally for the first time in the New York Review of Science Fiction in 1991 with an essay on Tim Powers' The Stress of Her Regard,[6] Dembo was primarily a critic in the early years of her career. She was best known as a reviewer in the PC gaming industry and covered more than 100 titles for Computer Gaming World Magazine and CNET between 1995 and 1997. Over the years she has also published short stories, novellas and reviews of books, films, music and DVD releases.
Dembo's novella The Deacon's Tale was published in 2008 by Lighthouse Interactive and packaged with the Sword of the Stars Collector's Edition.[7] A revised edition was published as a full-length novel in 2011 by Kthonia Press.[8]Monsoon and Other stories, a collection of short fiction and poetry including the award-winning "Monsoon", was published by Kthonia Press in 2012.[9]
In November 2019, Dembo joined the Executive Board of SF Canada, the professional association of Canadian speculative fiction authors. She served as President of the association until January of 2022.
Bibliography
Poetry
"Three Desert Poems", published in Raindrops Literary Review (1999)
"Severity", published in Raindrops Literary Review (1999)
"The Crown", published in Raindrops Literary Review (2001)
"The Humanist's Prayer", published by The Manitoba Humanist[10] (2004)
"Sacred Heart", published in Monsoon and Other Stories (Kthonia Press, 2012)
"The Words" (also published as Words from the Dark Inkwell of the Heart, Kthonia Press, 2012) published in Monsoon and Other Stories (Kthonia Press, 2012)
"The Passenger", published in Monsoon and Other Stories (Kthonia Press, 2012)
"The Uncertainty Principle", published in Lamp Light Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2013
"Agave", published in Gods, Memes and Monsters (Stoneskin Press, 2015)
"Memphre-Magog", published in Gods, Memes and Monsters (Stoneskin Press, 2015)
Ground Control, by Massive Entertainment/Sierra Online, as "Marcus Skyler" (2000)
Homeworld: Cataclysm, by Barking Dog Studios/Sierra Entertainment, wrote the histories for the Kaalel, the LiirHra and some of the historical background fiction for the Somtaaw, as "Marcus Skyler" (2000). Also voice acting.
Puppetland: The Story-Telling RPG of Grim Make Believe, by Arc Dream Publishing (2016), contributed three scenarios: "Pretty Polly", "The Box", and "The Bottler".
