Virginia Chandler
Author
Very early on in Virginia’s life, she found herself immersed in the works of the masters of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Burroughs, and JRR Tolkien. As the years passed, she developed a fondness for Anglo Saxon literature; especially, the epic poem, Beowulf.
This interest followed her into her academic career during which she had the opportunity to study medieval history and literature at Keble and Jesus College of Oxford University through the UGA at Oxford program. Since that time, she has continued her studies and research not only in the Medieval era, but also now with a keen interest in Scandinavian literaure.
As a writer, Virginia was first published in West Georgia College’s Fine Arts periodical. Later, she began writing for various publications such as Golf Digest Magazine, Ibn Qirtaba, and Lost Realms. In 1996, she published her first eBook entitled Solid Contact with Cloverleaf Publishing. And in 2011, she released the jointly-written fantasy adventure novel, The Last Dragon of the North, written with her older brother, Tony Chandler.
Virginia contributed to John and Caitlin Matthews’ title, Arthurian Magic, in 2018 with conceptual text, rituals, and meditations. In 2020, Year of the Magickal Dragon, featuring the lovely images by artist Anne Stokes, was released. 2021 saw the release of The Beowulf Oracle, created with John Matthews and Joe Machine, which features kennings by Caitlin Matthews and a foreword by Diana Paxson.
In 2023, Seeking Dragons was released by Llewellyn and features cover art by Anne Stokes. A new pirate book, Haunted Pirate Tales from The Pearl Inn was also published and again, features cover art by Anne Stokes.
Summer 2024 saw the release of The World Dragon Oracle, with art by Anne Stokes and text by Virginia Chandler. The World Dragon Oracle
Virginia currently resides in Georgia with her lovely wife, Melody, their two shieldmaiden puppers, Freya and Lagertha, and a herd of cats. If Virginia is not writing, she’s probably gaming. Or reading. Or sleeping. Always a pirate.
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