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Stories worth
carrying home.

Starlit Grove Press is the independent publishing imprint of W. Duran — epic science fiction, heartfelt fantasy, picture books, and small-town humor, published with care and printed to last.

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The catalog

Books from the Grove.

From the towering Spires of Terakian to the tender space between seconds — each book opens a different door.

Cover of Julian the Terakian by W. Duran — a lone figure before a towering spire

Julian the Terakian · Book One

Julian the Terakian

Twelve episodes follow a warrior caught between worlds, where memory, family, and the song beneath everything shape the road ahead.

Kindle · Hardcover

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Cover of Julian the Terakian: The Pigeon Uprising by W. Duran — a vast spiral of birds above a city

Julian the Terakian · Book Two

The Pigeon Uprising

Julian returns for a larger, stranger adventure — one filled with remarkable children, impossible choices, and a sky alive with wings.

Paperback · Kindle · Hardcover soon

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Cover of Sam Pumpkin: The Time Between the Seconds by W. Duran — Sam near a giant clock

A picture book for young readers

Sam Pumpkin The Time Between the Seconds

A gentle story about learning to tell time — and discovering that love lives in the moments no clock can measure.

Kindle · Paperback

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Cover of The Starlit Grove by W. Duran — travelers approaching luminous trees under a night sky

An illustrated fantasy journey

The Starlit Grove

A caravan crosses a changed land toward a legendary grove, carrying hope through hardship beneath trees lit like constellations.

Paperback $16.99 · Kindle $9.99 · Hardcover $32.99

Coming soon to Amazon
Cover of Inside the Blotter — a grinning deputy in front of his damaged patrol car

Reports by Deputy Snuffy R. Jenkins

Inside the Blotter

The collected official reports of Deputy Snuffy R. Jenkins, where every routine call finds a new way to go sideways in Bohica County.

Paperback $14.99 · Kindle $9.99

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About the author

Wilson A. Duran

Wilson A. Duran is a veteran turned author. A native of Montauk, New York, he served his country for over two decades before turning his focus to the stories he tells. Married to Dr. Jacquelyn N. Duran, he writes across worlds — epic science fiction, heartfelt fantasy journeys, and picture books for young readers.

Starlit Grove Press is his independent publishing imprint, based in Bonaire, Georgia.

W. Duran

Giving back

Helping local families celebrate the season.

Proud sponsor of Operation Arresting Hunger

W. Duran serves on the board of Operation Arresting Hunger, a nonprofit that buys Christmas presents for children and provides Thanksgiving and Christmas meal grocery bags for families in Houston County, Georgia.

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Contact

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