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Danny Evarts, the Art Director at Shroud Magazine, just sent over the cover and table of contents for issue twelve. The soon to be released issue will include an interview with me and a new short story. “Ghost in the Machine” takes on the future of the Tea Party and the
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Apex will be publishing a follow-up to the Nebula, Bram Stoker, and Black Quill-nominated anthology Dark Faith. The book will be 80,000 words and pay five cents a word (up to four thousand words). It will debut late-summer 2012. We buy First World anthology print rights and digital rights (for
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Gen Con draws over 30,000 visitors to Indianapolis each year. While most people think of it as a gaming and cosplay convention, it has a lot to offer writers. Jean Rabe has quietly built a writers symposium that rivals many of the conferences dedicated to the business. This year includes
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Paula Guran and Ellen Datlow have announced their year’s best and Dark Faith made an impressive showing with three selections and seven honorable mentions. Paula selected Jay Lake’s “Mother Urban’s Booke of Dayes” and Ekaterina Sedia’s “You Dream” for her upcoming Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2011. Ellen Datlow
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The Horror Writers Association just released their official ballot for the 2010 Bram Stoker awards, and Dark Faith has been nominated for Superior Achievement in an Anthology! After years of cheering on the work of friends nominated for this prestigous award, I’m speechless to be sharing their company. Dark Faith
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Dark Faith’s “Ghosts of New York” was just nominated for a Nebula award! The story, written by Jennifer Pelland, opens the anthology in the ashes of the World Trade Center, and is one of the best short stories I’ve had the good fortune to read. Apex Book Company has made
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This is the time of year when I’m used to promoting the award-winning work of my writing friends. And I’ll be doing that over the coming months with one significant addition. This year my work has been added to the preliminary ballot for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award. I got
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I’m happy to report that “City of Refuge” is now in print and available from Apex Books in Descended From Darkness II (edited by Jason Sizemore). I’m sharing the table of contents with the estimable Maurice Broaddus, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jennifer Pelland, Alethea Kontis, and many more. The story follows
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I’ll be appearing at Context 23 this weekend. If you’ve been to Context, you know why it’s one of my favorite cons. If not, why not? It sports some of genre fiction’s best writers, including Gary Braunbeck, Lucy Snyder, Tobias Buckell, Tim Waggoner, Maurice Broaddus, Diana Botsford, and many more…
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Having written three zombie stories, I felt somewhat prepared for the apocalypse… at least prepared enough to successfully gauge the consequences of each choice. An affinity for loved ones and a lack of firearms really hurt my chances for survival. What can I say? Making a run for Brian Keene’s
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In keeping with the tradition of not letting social media get in the way of actual socializing, I give you the post-GenCon report in 25 tweets* Wednesday 1. The plan…lots of extra sleep before the Diana Jones Awards. The reality…sick cat, restless wife, and five hours sleep. Rough start to
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