Titles scheduled for publication in
2012:
For young readers:
Where Does the Teacher Live? by Paula
Feder, a picture book for ages 3-6. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban.
The Growing Sweater by Jason J. Marchi, a
picture book for ages 6-9. Illustrated by Tao LaBossiere.
For older readers:
Single on the Shoreline by Juliana
Gribbins, non-fiction humor.
The Man in the Black Frock Coat by Jason
J. Marchi, a novel in stories.
Company History
People often ask, "Where did you ever come up with the name
'Omicron'?"
Some might recognize that "Omicron" is the name for the Greek
letter "O." That fact has nothing to do with with our use of the name, however.
In our case the name Omicron comes from the original STAR TREK television
series. In particular, an episode entitled "Shore Leave."
In this popular episode, written by famed science fiction
author Theodore Sturgeon, the Enterprise crew visits a uninhabited world in the
Omicron Delta region of space. The crew soon discovers that this Omicron planet
is a giant amusement park, albeit a very sophisticated one. Machinery located
under the planet's park-like surface is capable of reading one's thoughts and
whatever is being imagined at that moment is made to come true. A person can
live out any fantasy so desired―and do so in
complete safety.
OmicronWorld Entertainment's founder became so enchanted with
the idea of an amusement park the size of an entire planet that when it came
time to name his entertainment company the title OmicronWorld was the most
logical―and emotional―choice.
The OmicronWorld represents a metaphorical "place" or "world" where what can be imagined
can be made real. What we do on the OmicronWorld is akin to passing through a
looking glass and stepping into a wondrous world of entertainment―a
magical place from which many of us would most certainly hesitate to
return.
May your escape into entertainment be both enlightening and
rejuvenating.
Signed,
- The OmicronWorld Imagination Makers
