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Award-winning writer and producer Arvind Ethan David spoke to me about making sh*t up for a living, late bloomers, and adapting RAYMOND CHANDLER'S TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS into a graphic novel. Arvind Ethan David is the Stoker Award-nominated graphic novelist who has also written chart-topping Audiodramas (The Crimes of Dorian Gray, Earworms), television (Anansi Boys) and plays (The Boy with Wings). Arvind is also a producer of film and theater, including the Emmy & Grammy award-winning musical Jagged Little Pill with Diablo Cody. His latest adaptation TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS is a graphic novel adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novella featuring one of the most well-known characters in hard-boiled fiction, detective Phillip Marlowe. Library Journal called it “A gripping adaptation of a classic short story [...] A compelling exploration of greed and justice in shadowy 1940s Los Angeles.” Arvind is a principal of Prodigal, the entertainment company where he has produced eight feature films including the Asian Academy Award-winning "The Garden of Evening Mists" and theatrical shows including the Tony- and Grammy-winning Alanis Morissette musical "Jagged Little Pill." [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Arvind Ethan David and I discussed: Why he was told to be more like Chekhov or Grisham His past lives as a lawyer and venture capitalist Working with some of the greatest writers in the world How storytelling is genetic Adapting one of the great prose stylists for a graphic novel The most interesting dinner in literary history And a lot more! Show Notes: Raymond Chandler's Trouble Is My Business – May 20, 2025 – by Raymond Chandler and Arvind Ethan David; illustrated by Ilias Kyriazis (Amazon) Arvind Ethan David on IMDb Arvind Ethan David on Instagram Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trevor is joined by Stoker Award-winning author Christa Carmen to talk about Beneath the Poet's House, her recently released second novel. Together, they talk about the book, about the legacy of Sarah Helen Whitman and Edgar Allen Poe, how the book acts in conversation with established history and its residual hauntings, and a whole lot more.You can find Christa Carmen at christacarmen.com and you can get Beneath the Poet's House today from your local library or your favorite book retailer. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/sley-house-publishing-presents-litbits. https://plus.acast.com/s/sley-house-publishing-presents-litbits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Gateway Podcast – John Kachuba– Shapeshifters Date: Dec 10, 2024 Episode: 54 Discussion: Shapeshifters About Scott: John Kachuba's recent novel is The Bottle Conjuror. Haycorn Smith and the Castle Ghost is a YA novel. Other novels are Dark Entry and The Savage Apostle. Shapeshifters: A History, was a Stoker Award finalist. John holds MA degrees in Creative Writing from Antioch University Midwest and Ohio University and teaches at Gotham Writers Workshop. He has been a journalist, an editor, and is a member of the Historical Novel Society and HWA. John is often a speaker at conferences, libraries, and on podcasts, radio, and TV. He has worked with writing students in Malta, Portugal, Singapore, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Host: CL Thomas C.L. Thomas travels widely every year as a fine arts photographer and writer exploring various afterlife research, OBEs, metaphysics, folklore, and lectures at events. C.L. does "Spirit" art on request. She is the author of the haunting memoir "Dancing with Demons" and the acclaimed historical-fiction novel “Speaking to Shadows”. C.L. is the creator and host of the Small Town Tales Podcast. She has written many articles and maintains a blog on legends, folklore magic, and paranormal stories. Currently, she resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with her beloved Golden Retriever and Maine Coon cat. www.clthomas.org Follow CL on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

https://johnnycompton.com Johnny Compton is a Stoker Award nominated, San Antonio based author whose short stories have appeared Pseudopod, Strange Horizons, The No Sleep Podcast and several other publications. His fascination with frightening fiction started when he was introduced to the ghost story “The Golden Arm” as a child. The Spite House, his debut novel, was released in 2023. His second novel, Devils Kill Devils, will be released in 2024. VOX VOMITUS: Sometimes, it's not what goes right in the writing process, it's what goes horribly wrong. Host Jennifer Anne Gordon, award-winning gothic horror novelist and Co-Host Allison Martine, award-winning contemporary romance and speculative fiction novelist have taken on the top and emerging new authors of the day, including Josh Malerman (BIRDBOX, PEARL), Paul Tremblay (THE PALLBEARERS CLUB, SURVIVOR SONG), May Cobb (MY SUMMER DARLINGS, THE HUNTING WIVES), Amanda Jayatissa (MY SWEET GIRL), Carol Goodman (THE STRANGER BEHIND YOU), Meghan Collins (THE FAMILY PLOT), and dozens more in the last year alone. Pantsers, plotters, and those in between have talked everything from the “vomit draft” to the publishing process, dream-cast movies that are already getting made, and celebrated wins as the author-guests continue to shine all over the globe. www.jenniferannegordon.com www.afictionalhubbard.com https://www.facebook.com/VoxVomituspodcast https://twitter.com/VoxVomitus #voxvomitus #voxvomituspodcast #authorswhopodcast #authors #authorlife #authorsoninstagram #authorsinterviewingauthors #livevideopodcast #livepodcast #bookstagram #liveauthorinterview #voxvomituslivevideopodcast #Jennifergordo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voxvomitus/support

This month on Horror Hangover, Ryan and Cass are joined by Stoker Award-nominated horror author Laurel Hightower to delve into all things related to GHOST HUNTING in horror. Double check you packed enough flashlight batteries, turn on Find My Friends, & suit up to explore the creepiness awaiting you in a long, long, hallway cast in lurking shadows...   We'll stumble into the battered doors of 2011's Grave Encounters & 2018's Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum.    If you survive, stay tuned for an interview with Laurel about her latest book, The Day of the Door, its inspiration, & traumatic unearthing in its pages.   The Day of the Door Once there were four Lasco siblings banded together against a world that failed to protect them. But on a hellish night that marked the end of their childhood, eldest brother Shawn died violently after being dragged behind closed doors. Though the official finding was accidental death, Nathan Lasco knows better, and has never forgiven their mother, Stella. Now two decades later, Stella promises to finally reveal the truth of what happened on The Day of the Door. Accompanied by a paranormal investigative team, the Lasco family comes together one final time, but no one is prepared for the revelations waiting for them on the third floor. Available now from Ghoulish Books!   CLICK IF YOU DARE: Q&A: Actor Sean Rogerson Explains How To Survive GRAVE ENCOUNTERS Indie Horror Month 2021: Celebrating 10 Years of GRAVE ENCOUNTERS with Filmmakers Colin Minihan & Stuart Ortiz Navigating the dark corners of a haunted asylum Cass' take on using the real in found footage-style horror in "How Curse of Aurore Resurrects Aurore Gagnon: A Conversation with Llana Barron"    OUR SACRED OFFERINGS GO TO: FeliceY for our logo design Cano Jaguar for our creepy intro. mix Long live the camera men of horror  Bathtub worm holes? The Body Keeps the Score book on trauma recovery

In this episode, Tananarive opens up about why it was so difficult for her to write her novel, THE REFORMATORY, and why it was such a thrill to win Best Novel at The Bram Stoker Awards -- the first Black author to win Best Novel!  How she motivated herself to write a difficult novel based on her family history while juggling parenthood and screenplay assignments. And how the Lifewriting principles helped her keep going even when she wanted to give up.  Join Tananarive's mailing list at tananarivelist.com  Join Steve's mailing list at stevenbarneslist.com  LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL at https://www.speakpipe.com/LifewritingPodcast (We might play your message!)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey Cinners, Stoker Award winning best selling author Paul Trembley joins us today to talk about one of the best Creature Feature horror movies of the 50's, the giant ant classic THEM! We get into the movie, tip toe into Godzilla for a bit, discuss the horrors of the atomic age and Paul gives us the lowdown on his upcoming novel HORROR MOVIE. Take a listen and enjoy!SHOW NOTES:https://www.paultremblay.nethttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/horror-movie-paul-tremblay/1144117219INSTAGRAM: @paulgtremblayPLEASE FOLLOW US AND REVIEW!!:Subscribe to us on YouTube: @CINE-FULCUTSPODCASTFind us on INSTAGRAM: @cineful_cutsFind us on Spotify: spotify.link/ncvbbRYDmDbFind us on Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cine-ful-cuts/id1702441060Send us an e-mail why don't ya!: Cinefulcuts@gmail.comCo-Host: Shannon Bushmann - Montalbano (Instagram: @shannonvonbushmann)Co-Host: Sean O'Connor (Instagram: @seanoc32)Producer: Sean O'Connor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ted is joined by Johnny Compton, a Stoker Award-nominated, San Antonio-based author of horror stories whose debut novel, The Spite House, was released in 2023. In its review of the book, Esquire noted that “You can trace the tradition of the American ‘Bad Place' from Edgar Allan Poe through Shirley Jackson, Richard Matheson, and Stephen King, all the way to Johnny Compton and The Spite House.”Johnny's work in progress (at least for the purposes of the discussion here) is a book you'll be able to read later this year. Titled Devils Kill Devils, it's about a woman who believes she has a guardian angel who has saved her life multiple times—only to see that same entity show up on her wedding night and murder her husband. This begs the question: What has this supposed angel been saving her for?Johnny and Ted start out talking about pacing, which in Johnny's case, changes depending on the type of horror he's writing. He then unpacks the connection he's always seen between writing horror and writing comedy and the challenge that arises in both from readers knowing what type of story they're in while the characters don't. Johnny also discusses not wanting to kill a particular character even though he knew he had to and his relationship to horror movies.And because he is technically done writing Devils Kill Devils and is already onto his third novel, Johnny and Ted talk about that one, too, including the 3-D chess writers play with themselves when trying to title the book they're working on, knowing full well that it may have to change down the road.Find Johnny Online:Website: johnnycompton.com Working Drafts episodes and info for requesting transcripts as well as more details about Ted and his books are available on his website, thetedfox.com.

This week in The Confessional I'm joined by RJ Joseph. RJ is an award winning, Stoker Award™ and Shirley Jackson Award nominated, Texas based academic and creative writer/professor/editor whose writing regularly focuses on the intersections of gender and race in the horror and romance genres and popular culture. We discuss 1982's "Alone in the Dark". This early 80s slasher boasts a chilling premise and a cast of genre legends, including Donald Pleasance, Jack Palance, and Martin Landau. RJ occasionally peeks out online through social media from @rjacksonjoseph or www.rhondajacksonjoseph.com. MHC is part of the GHOULISH Podcast Network. Get ghoulish at www.ghoulish.rip

Stoker Award winning author Cynthia Pelayo dropped by to talk about her latest novel, Forgotten Sisters and the intersection of urban legeds, fairy tales and true crime    Shownotes: https://booksinthefreezer.com

In this episode, Trevor is joined by Stoker Award-winning author Robert Ottone as they talk about bagels, Blue Beetle and Booster Gold, the importance of building community and attending StokerCon, as well as some writerly advice from Robert about dialogue, filling the well, and maintaining momentum as an author. Sit back, enjoy an intimate conversation with Robert, and don't forget to follow him at Spooky House Press, where you can find all news about Robert's newest, like his chapbook Transgressions--now available from Horrotica Publications. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/sley-house-publishing-presents-litbits. https://plus.acast.com/s/sley-house-publishing-presents-litbits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Click here to submit to the Thriller 101 Pitch ContestThriller 101 NewsletterLearn more about Sandy LuConnect with Sandy on Twitter (X)Vera Kurian EpisodeConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:If you're hoping to sign with your agent this year, you're going to love this episode today. We're going to dive deep into a fantastic submission to the Thriller 101 podcast! And my guest is going to share so many tips you're going to want to pay close attention with this one. If your goal is to land a literary agent as soon as possible, then this will be one of the most valuable things you do for your writing career this week.BIO:Sandy Lu founded Book Wyrm Literary Agency in 2020 after working as a literary agent for more than a decade at other boutique agencies, most recently the L. Perkins Agency. Her client list includes Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and The New York Times bestsellers, Anthony Award, Hammett Prize, and Stoker Award nominees, Goodreads Choice Awards finalists, and New York Times Best of the Year recipient.Born and raised in Taiwan, Sandy immigrated to the United States when she was sixteen and has lived in New York ever since. She holds BAs in psychology and sociology from Queens College, with minors in music, business, and Japanese.  Prior to becoming an agent, she worked in various business positions in the theater industry. Her areas of study and work experience greatly inform her interest in submissions. Tweet me @DavidRGwyn

Molly talks with Patrick McDonough and R.J. Joseph about their anotholgy, "Hot Iron and Cold Blood: An Anthology of the Weird West". About "Hot Iron and Cold Blood" Desperados and yellow-bellies be warned: These ain' t your typical westerns… Herein find legendary masters of anomalous Western and Horror stories— along with a posse of budding word-slingers— who all bring you an electrifying and frightening collection of extraordinary tales set in the Old West and beyond... Within these pages, the improbable is made real: cowboys encounter a chimeric critter of the night; dinosaurs return as massive poltergeists; Chinese railroad workers are haunted by invisible frights; outlaws experience Cronenbergian body-horror; fallen-light stalks mother and daughter upon a wintry prairie; a headless horseman roams the badlands; otherworldly creatures hunt within our domain; screaming spectral birds nest within the damned; and gunslinging women with murderous skills annihilate foolish notions of a man' s world. These are just a handful of the offerings in this body of macabre lore. So, mount your saddle-horse and join this gang of rogue authors for a ride down dark trails of terror and unsettling thoroughfares that lead deep into strange, nightmarish territory.     ABOUT RJ Joseph Rhonda Jackson Garcia, AKA RJ Joseph, is an award winning, Stoker Award™ nominated, Texas based academic and creative writer/professor whose writing regularly focuses on the intersections of gender and race in the horror and romance genres and popular culture. She has had works published in various applauded venues, including the 2020 Halloween issue of Southwest Review and The Streaming of Hill House: Essays on the Haunting Netflix Series. Her debut horror collection, Hell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted was released in August 2022 by The Seventh Terrace.   ABOUT Patrick R. McDonough  Patrick R. McDonough is a writer, reviewer, and podcaster. He is the producer and one of the hosts of the Dead Headspace podcast.

Munch on a monstrous fish sandwich with Michael Bailey as we discuss his Stoker Award-nominated poetry collaboration with Marge Simon (and how they managed not to kill each other during the writing of it), how he knows when a poem is a poem and not a short story, what reading other anthologies taught him that made his own anthologies better, the economics of small press publishing, how to lose awards gracefully, the way getting an early story torn apart by Douglas E. Winter at Borderlands Boot Camp gave him the boost he needed, why his novel Psychotropic Dragon took 16 years to transform from an idea into a book, how one of the joys of writing is never knowing the end until you get there, his new obsession of making chocolate from fruit to bar, our shared love of revising continually, and so much more.

In this episode, Trevor sits down with Stoker Award-nominated author KC Jones about his debut novel, Black Tide, available everywhere from Tor Nightfire. They talk about the origins of the novel as anecdote and screenplay, some of KC's creative process, and the importance of hope and community in facing the end of the world.You can find more about KC Jones and his future projects at kcjonespnw.com. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/sley-house-publishing-presents-litbits. https://plus.acast.com/s/sley-house-publishing-presents-litbits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

C.B. Jones released his wonderful novel, The Rules of the Road, in 2021. It was on the preliminary ballot for the Stoker Award for best first novel, and, most importantly, has led to dozens of strangers sending him pictures of shoes on the side of the road. C.B. has stories on The NoSleep Podcast as well as several anthologies, including Howls from the Wreckage and, The World Belongs to Us. In our conversation we talk about his cosmic DJ creation, Buck Hensley, road trip food, and we get vulnerable about pantsing. You can find more about C.B. below. Stay tuned for a mini bonus episode with C.B., as our conversation continued after the interview ended and we decided it was compelling enough to record. www.therulesoftheroad.net https://www.amazon.com/Rules-Road-C-B-Jones-ebook/dp/B099Q3283V https://substack.com/@cbjones

We're starting Season 3 off in splashy fashion with a series devoted to celebration. Parties in horror movies are never a good idea for the characters but always a great idea for the audience. This week's guest, the Stoker-nominated author R.J. Joseph, recommended the 2019 film Ma to us as a must-see in the party-gone-wrong canon. We had a blast with Octavia Spencer's performance, the camp, and unpacking the themes of sympathetic monsters and representation between the film and Joseph's own writing. Follow R.J. Joseph online at https://rhondajacksonjoseph.com, pick up a copy of her Stoker Award-nominated story collection, Hell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted, or visit her on Twitter @rjacksonjoseph Follow our show on social media @CallsInsidePod and our host Kevin Sparrow on Twitter @dirtydevlin --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/calls-inside-pod/message

https://joshmalerman.com/ Josh Malerman is an American author and also one of two singer/songwriters for the rock band The High Strung, whose song "The Luck You Got" can be heard as the theme song to the Showtime show "Shameless." His book Bird Box is also currently being filmed as a feature film starring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, and Sarah Paulson. Bird Box was also nominated for the Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the James Herbert Award. His books Black Mad Wheel and Goblin have also been nominated for Stoker Awards. VOX VOMITUS: Sometimes, it's not what goes right in the writing process, it's what goes horribly wrong. Host/Literary horror novelist Jennifer Anne Gordon with help from her co-host/author Allison Martine, chat with some of the best authors of the day. www.jenniferannegordon.com www.afictionalhubbard.com #voxvomitus #voxvomituspodcast #authorswhopodcast #authors #authorlife #authorsoninstagram #authorsinterviewingauthors #livevideopodcast #livepodcast #horror #bookstagram #liveauthorinterview #voxvomituslivevideopodcast #Jennifergordon #allisonmartine #JenniferAnneGordon #AllisonMartineHubbard #AllisonHubbard #JoshMalerman #Goblin #BirdBox #HighStrung --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/voxvomitus/support

Author : Lisa Tuttle Narrator : Julie Hoverson Host : Kitty Sarkozy Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Closet Dreams” was originally published in PostScripts and was a finalist for the Stoker Award. Closet Dreams by Lisa Tuttle Something terrible happened to me when I was a little girl. I don't want to […]

Musician and Artist, Steven Archer has a solo project called Stoneburner. The project's name is taken from a weapon from the science fiction novel by Frank Herbert's  "Dune."  Stoneburner incorporates elements of experimental noise, industrial rock, ethereal, trip hop, and worldbeat.Known as one of the founders of the darkwave/ electronic rock band, Ego Likeness and his electronica project ::Hopeful Machines:: Archer has also made a career in art and commission works, writing several books such as an illustrated version of Edgar Allen Poe's "Masque of the Red Death," which is on the preliminary ballot for the Stoker Award category for Excellence in a Graphic Novel and a children book called Luna Maris.His new album is out now on COP International, produced and mixed by the legendary record producer John Fryer (4AD, This Mortal Coil ) called "Apex Predator".  http://www.stoneburnerband.comhttps://www.copint.com/stoneburnerSubscribe to my mailing list for the latest music news, updates and my next interviews and events:http://eepurl.com/gtw6PPQUEEN OF WANDS with DJ Nocturna RemixedEvery Saturday on MODSNAP Alternative RadioKMOD: San AntonioListen : http://modsnapradio.comPlaylist and podcast: https://djnocturna.com2pm to 4pm (HST/Hawaii Standard Time)5pm to 7pm (PST/Pacific Standard Time)6pm to 8pm (MST/ Mountain Standard Time)7pm to 9pm (CST/Central Standard Time)8pm to 10pm (EST/Eastern Standard Time

Hi, everybody. George flies solo this week to talk to eight time Stoker Award nominee Scott Edelman, formerly of the Marvel Bullpen and writer of comics for both Marvel and DC. He's an author of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and his latest anthology is entitled Things That Never Happened. Scott attends multiple conventions each year and uses them as opportunities to share meals with friends and colleagues; some of the conversations had over those meals can be heard on his podcast called Eating The Fantastic. Examples of comic titles where you can find Scott's work from the 70's and early 80's include Captain Marvel, Shang Chi The Master of Kung Fu, Welcome Back Kotter, House of Mystery, and Weird War Tales. For all things Scott Edelman, visit https://www.scottedelman.com and check out http://www.scottedelman.com/tag/eating-the-fantastic/ for news on his podcast. Subscribe to Eating The Fantastic on your favorite podcast app. Visit https://www.patreon.com/eatingthefantastic and become a Patron of Eating The Fantastic...or just buy Scott a cup of coffee! Follow Scott Edelman on Twitter @scottedelman. Please subscribe, share, rate and review the show. Thank you for all your comments on Twitter and Instagram. Please keep livetweeting your listening experience. We love it! https://twitter.com/@MeanwhileATP https://www.instagram.com/meanwhileatp http://www.meanwhileatthepodcast.libsyn.com  https://www.facebook.com/meanwhileatthepodcast Rodney (AKA Art Nerrd): https://www.instagram.com/theartnerrd https://twitter.com/@artnerrd https://www.facebook.com/artnerrd https://shop.spreadshirt.com/artnerrd Kristin: https://www.instagram.com/klu4973 https://twitter.com/@klu4973

Josh Malerman makes his second appearance on the show to talk about writing his new novella collection, Goblin. With this format, he's been able to focus on exploring multiple tones and characterizing the setting itself through different characters while sticking to a central theme throughout the novellas. Malerman is a bestselling author who won international acclaim with his debut novel, Bird Box, which Netflix adapted into a film starring Sandra Bullock. In normal years, Josh also toured the country with his rock band, The High Strung. To preorder Goblin, follow the link below. From Amazon.com: Josh Malerman is an American author and also one of two singer/songwriters for the rock band The High Strung, whose song "The Luck You Got" can be heard as the theme song to the Showtime show "Shameless." His book Bird Box is also currently being filmed as a feature film starring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, and Sarah Paulson. Bird Box was also nominated for the Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the James Herbert Award. His books Black Mad Wheel and Goblin have also been nominated for Stoker Awards. Whether you're traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript into your editor and walking away are gone. If you want to succeed in today's publishing world, you need to understand every aspect of the business - editing, formatting, marketing, contracts. It all starts with a good book, then the real work begins. Join international bestselling author J.D. Barker and indie powerhouses, J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon, as they gain unique insight and valuable advice from the most prolific and accomplished authors in the business. In this episode, you'll discover: What Clive Barker said about Goblin How to characterize your setting How different tones/perspective help add to a central theme Why Malerman works on one project at a time News on Amazon's new Vella Program Links: J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/ J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/ Zach Bohannon - https://zachbohannon.com/ Josh Malerman - https://joshmalerman.com/ Goblin: A Novel in Six Novellas - https://mybook.to/Goblin Story Rubric - http://storyrubric.com Nonfic Rubric - http://nonficrubric.com The Career Author Summit 2021 - https://thecareerauthor.com/summit2021/ Proudly sponsored by Kobo Writing Life - https://kobowritinglife.com/ Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/ *Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writersink/support

In 2013, Booklovers read George Saunders' short story collection Tenth of December, which was considered one of the best books of the year by a number of outlets, including the New York Times, and was widely heralded as a masterwork of the format. Saunders is considered one of our greatest living American writers, and his talent as a writer and creative thinker seems to know no limits. So when Booklovers met to discuss Tenth of December, we were shocked at what we heard: The group hated it. So in 2021, Jess decided to return to the short story collection that caused such strife in the group (they don't usually hate anything!) and analyze it with Joseph and Carmanita to see how Tenth of December has aged, if it's still controversial, and what Saunders may have about the world we're living in today. As it turns out, George Saunders is out here working in 3013, trying his hardest to catch us all up to his sense of humanity, of kindness, and of self-awareness, all conveyed through a light toe-dip into the world of speculative fiction, especially science fiction and horror. The ten stories in the collection range in length and scope, from “Puppy”, a vignette about two mothers coming together over the sale of a puppy, to “Home”, a Stoker Award nominee about a veteran who can't figure out where he fits now that he's back in America.

Josh Malerman is a New York Times bestselling author and also one of two singer/songwriters for the rock band The High Strung, whose song “The Luck You Got” can be heard as the theme song to the Showtime show “Shameless.” His critically acclaimed novel, Bird Box has been adapted into a Netflix feature film starring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, and Sarah Paulson and was also nominated for the Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the James Herbert Award. The sequel novel, Malorie, was released earlier this year to roaring success, and his books Black Mad Wheel and Goblin have also been nominated for Stoker Awards.In this episode we go deep into:What it is to be an artist in today’s worldThe power of writing “the end” on your first novelJosh’s early writing journeyHow rough drafts can perform their own magicPacing yourself on larger projectsExperimenting with form and processHow consistency can aid the early writerThe different kinds of re-writesWhat it means to be a ProlificHow the act of writing is its own optimismRemaining humble under global attentionHelping others along their journeyEquality amongst artistsKeeping the momentum of a story alive for fourteen yearsGiving books for free and earning karmaWhy Josh writesJosh answers questions from Patrons:Faye Trask: How much say did you have when it came to turning Birdbox into a movie? Did you get to do anything neat like meet the actors or visit the set?Find out more about Josh:https://joshmalerman.com/https://www.instagram.com/joshmalerman/https://twitter.com/joshmalerman/https://www.facebook.com/JoshMalerman/Links from the show:https://www.danielwillcocks.comJosh Malerman’s This Is Horror interview: https://pod.link/599755380/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhpc2lzaG9ycm9yLmNvLnVrLz9wPTMxNTk3Malerman’s “Goblin”: https://books2read.com/u/b6Kvq0Malerman’s “Malorie”: https://books2read.com/u/me79aVMalerman’s “Bird Box”: https://books2read.com/u/mKywq5Get your Great Writers Share merchandise!https://www.danielwillcocks.com/merch/gwsGWS Press books:Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLnSpecial thanks to:Intro vocals: Persephone RoseShow theme: Karl HughesBecome a Patron of the show! Get exclusive bonus content, find your tribe, and... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's all about Victor LaValle, Lovecraft, slavery, racism, and WAP as we dig into the Stoker Award winning story, "Up From Slavery," published in the inaugural Weird Tales relaunch issue #363! Plus, reviews of Josh Malerman's Bird Box sequel, Malorie, Worse Angels by Laird Barron, Stephen Graham Jones's Night of the Mannequins, and more! (Recorded Aug. 16, 2020) The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring 

Audra Russell chats with award-winning author Steven Van Patten.Brooklyn native Steven Van Patten is the author of the critically acclaimed Brookwater’s Curse trilogy, about an 1860s Georgia plantation slave who becomes law enforcement within the vampire community. Steven's short fiction includes contributions to nearly a dozen horror anthologies, including the Stoker Award nominated New York State of Fright. A collection of short horror and dark fiction stories entitled Hell At The Way Station, published by his company Laughing Black Vampire Productions and co-authored by celebrated storyteller, Marc Abbott, hit shelves in 2018.Steven and I had a great time talking about his book, Brookwater's Curse, revealed some behind-the-scenes info about how he did his research and discussed the importance of Black writers and characters in the horror genre. So grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and enjoy!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=29642304)

Authors on the Air presents this exclusive IN CONVERSATION interview with guest host author GABINO IGLESIAS (Coyote Songs) and JOSH MALERMAN (Bird Box). About Gabino:  Gabino Iglesias is a writer, editor, journalist, and book reviewer living in Austin, Texas. He is the author of COYOTE SONGS, ZERO SAINTS (both from Broken River Books), and GUTMOUTH (Eraserhead Press). He is the book reviews editor at PANK Magazine, the TV/film editor at Entropy Magazine, and a columnist for LitReactor and CLASH Media. His nonfiction has appeared in places like The New York Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the LA Times, El Nuevo Día, and other venues.  About Josh:  Josh Malerman is an American author and also one of two singer/songwriters for the rock band The High Strung, whose song "The Luck You Got" can be heard as the theme song to the Showtime show "Shameless." His book Bird Box is also currently being filmed as a feature film starring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, and Sarah Paulson. Bird Box was also nominated for the Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the James Herbert Award. His books Black Mad Wheel and Goblin have also been nominated for Stoker Awards. @copyrighted. Listen on your favorite podcast app or check out all of our interviews on www.soundcloud.com/authorsontheair

Authors on the Air presents this exclusive IN CONVERSATION interview with guest host author GABINO IGLESIAS (Coyote Songs) and JOSH MALERMAN (Bird Box). About Gabino: Gabino Iglesias is a writer, editor, journalist, and book reviewer living in Austin, Texas. He is the author of COYOTE SONGS, ZERO SAINTS (both from Broken River Books), and GUTMOUTH (Eraserhead Press). He is the book reviews editor at PANK Magazine, the TV/film editor at Entropy Magazine, and a columnist for LitReactor and CLASH Media. His nonfiction has appeared in places like The New York Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the LA Times, El Nuevo Día, and other venues. About Josh: Josh Malerman is an American author and also one of two singer/songwriters for the rock band The High Strung, whose song "The Luck You Got" can be heard as the theme song to the Showtime show "Shameless." His book Bird Box is also currently being filmed as a feature film starring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, and Sarah Paulson. Bird Box was also nominated for the Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the James Herbert Award. His books Black Mad Wheel and Goblin have also been nominated for Stoker Awards. @copyrighted. Listen on your favorite podcast app or check out all of our interviews on www.soundcloud.com/authorsontheair

Authors on the Air presents this exclusive IN CONVERSATION interview with guest host author GABINO IGLESIAS (Coyote Songs) and JOSH MALERMAN (Bird Box). About Gabino: Gabino Iglesias is a writer, editor, journalist, and book reviewer living in Austin, Texas. He is the author of COYOTE SONGS, ZERO SAINTS (both from Broken River Books), and GUTMOUTH (Eraserhead Press). He is the book reviews editor at PANK Magazine, the TV/film editor at Entropy Magazine, and a columnist for LitReactor and CLASH Media. His nonfiction has appeared in places like The New York Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the LA Times, El Nuevo Día, and other venues. About Josh: Josh Malerman is an American author and also one of two singer/songwriters for the rock band The High Strung, whose song "The Luck You Got" can be heard as the theme song to the Showtime show "Shameless." His book Bird Box is also currently being filmed as a feature film starring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, and Sarah Paulson. Bird Box was also nominated for the Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the James Herbert Award. His books Black Mad Wheel and Goblin have also been nominated for Stoker Awards. @copyrighted. Listen on your favorite podcast app or check out all of our interviews on www.soundcloud.com/authorsontheair

Welcome to Episode 422. The Stoker Award finalists are out! For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a break-in that ends badly, and a man searching for his assailant.Coming UpWelcome & Bram Stoker Awards Nominees: 00:01:06Rick Kennett’s Burnt as read by Matt Dovey: 00:04:42[Trigger] Klaus Nannestad’s The Blackbird as read by JK Shepler: 00:13:03Trigger WarningsThe Blackbird contains themes of suicidePertinent LinksLove what you hear? Support us on Patreon!2019 Stoker Awards FinalistsMatt DoveyMatt Dovey @ TwitterMatt Dovey @ FacebookJK Shepler @ Down the Movie Hole Original Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author; Kaaron Warren! Shirley Jackson award-winner Kaaron Warren published her first short story in 1993 and has had fiction in print every year since. She was recently given the Peter McNamara Lifetime Achievement Award and was Guest of Honour at World Fantasy 2018, Stokercon 2019 and Geysercon 2019. Kaaron was a Fellow at the Museum for Australian Democracy, where she researched prime ministers, artists and serial killers. She has published five multi-award winning novels (Slights, Walking the Tree, Mistification, The Grief Hole and Tide of Stone) and seven short story collections, including the multi-award winning Through Splintered Walls.. She has won the ACT Writers and Publishers Award four times and twice been awarded the Canberra Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Her most recent novel, Into Bones Like Oil (Meerkat Press) is on the Preliminary Ballot for the Stoker Award and the Recommended Reading List for Locus.

On this episode I start off talking about being a monogamous or polyamorous reader. Paul and I talk about his books, winning a Stoker Award and more. After I give my thoughts on my first Paul Tremblay read.

Josh Malerman has a unique approach to storytelling and the creative process. During the process of selling the rights to the Bird Box movie, Malerman learned the ins-and-outs of the entertainment industry. He even started his own production company. Josh toured the country for six years with his band, The High Strung, but has since taken a break to write and enjoy life with his wife in Michigan.From Amazon.com:Josh Malerman is an American author and also one of two singer/songwriters for the rock band The High Strung, whose song "The Luck You Got" can be heard as the theme song to the Showtime show "Shameless." His book Bird Box is also currently being filmed as a feature film starring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, and Sarah Paulson. Bird Box was also nominated for the Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the James Herbert Award. His books Black Mad Wheel and Goblin have also been nominated for Stoker Awards.Whether you’re traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript into your editor and walking away are gone. If you want to succeed in today’s publishing world, you need to understand every aspect of the business - editing, formatting, marketing, contracts. It all starts with a good book, then the real work begins.Join international bestselling author J.D. Barker and indie powerhouse, J. Thorn, as they gain unique insight and valuable advice from the most prolific and accomplished authors in the business.In this episode, you’ll discover:How Bird Box changed Malerman’s careerWhen to take calculated business risksWhy every author needs a support groupWhy you shouldn’t save your best story ideas for laterHow to be fluid with story structureWhen and why to restart a draftLinks:Josh Malerman - https://joshmalerman.com/ Bird Box (novel) - https://books2read.com/birdboxnovel Bird Box (official trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2AsIXSh2xo The High Strung - https://thehighstrungmusic.com/ J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.comContact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/ *Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gwendolyn Kiste is the Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens, Pretty Marys All in a Row, And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe and the forthcoming The Invention of Ghosts.We talk about Ohio, the magic of fiction and why the internet would disturb Shirley Jackson!The Invention of Ghosts:https://store14643404.ecwid.com/The-Invention-of-Ghosts-by-Gwendolyn-Kiste-Charitable-Chapbook-6-pre-order-p135341082The Rust Maidens:https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Maidens-Gwendolyn-Kiste/dp/1947654446Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/gwendolynkisteTwitter:https://twitter.com/GwendolynKisteAs always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here!https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases

GuestAngela is a HWA member who has been published in nearly every HWA poetry collection. She is the publisher of Time and Space Magazine and is currently in the running for a Stoker Award for her book The Bitter Suites, a collection of intertwining stories about recreational suicide.Our DiscussionWe read some of Angela's poetry, we talk about writing and horror and horror poetry and we end with Angela reading a bit from her Stoker Awared Nominated The Bitter Suites.Find Angela:InstagramFacebookTwitterHer BlogFind us:MadnessHeart.PressSubscribe on iTunesSubscribe on SpotiyOur FacebookOur TwitterOur InstagramOur intro music is "Dire Choir" by the Bad Ties off their album "Random Home Movies.Buy it on iTunesSupport the show (http://www.patreon.com/mhp_horror)

Stoker-Award-nominated horror writer Sara Tantlinger joins Luke & James to discuss the new Pet Sematary adaptation! Filmmakers Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer take some liberties with Stephen King’s source material, and the hosts weigh in on which ones worked and which fell short. How does the Creed family come across in the new adaptation? Does John Lithgow do Jud Crandall justice? They start with a spoiler-free conversation to kick things off! Spoilers begin: 23:43 Topics Include: Their theater-going experience, the problem with horror-clichés, Stephen King Easter eggs, issues with the way the film uses Victor Pascal, the BIG change, the new interpretation of the Wendigo, the differences with Rachel’s sister Zelda, Church’s performance & red carpet attire, and how they felt about the film's final scene. Find Sara Tantlinger on her website, Twitter, or Instagram. Ink to Film is now on Patreon! (Learn how to access bonus content) Sign up for Ink to Film’s Newsletter Follow Ink to Film on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Home Base: inktofilm.com Ink to Film Book Club on Goodreads Intro Music: Ross Bugden

This week we sat down with Jason Sizemore, Editor-in-Chief of Apex Magazine and Apex Book Company to talk about small press publishing, networking, and changing the world through storytelling. What does it take to become a Hugo and Stoker Award-nominated editor and publisher? Read Jason’s book ‘For Exposure’ We also talk diversity and the importance of new perspectives, apropos of the release of The Apex Book of World SF Volume 5. Volume 5 of The Apex Book of World SF is the latest in the landmark anthology series of international speculative fiction. Cris Jurado joins series editor Lavie Tidhar to highlight the best speculative fiction from around the world. Subscribe to Apex Magazine, and follow them on social media: website: https://www.apex-magazine.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/apexmag Jason’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/apexjason Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/writerings Drop us an email: writerings.podcast@gmail.com Leave us a voice message on Anchor: anchor.fm/dinchamion Martyn's books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Angels-Blood-Chronicles-Order-Book-ebook/dp/B073DKG8FC/ Martyn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/maliceunchained Greg's website: https://dinchamion.com Greg's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dinchamion

Podcast Description “At it’s core [supremacy] means that men and whites are basically incapable. They have to have all these blacks and women propping them up. They have to have us beneath them. And they are so cynical about their own inability to compete, to be self-sufficient, that they won’t even hear of trying.” John Edward Lawson is the author of 16 books of fiction and poetry. He has been called “the forgotten black man of horror,” but he also regularly publishes in other genres. His poems, short fiction, and books have been nominated for numerous awards, including the Stoker Award (finalist, 2006) and the Wonderland Award (finalist, 2007). The former editor-in-chief of The Dream People online literary journal John now serves as editor of Raw Dog Screaming Press/Dog Star Books. From a young age John has cultivated his interest in the arts and media. As part of a pioneering media arts public school program in the late 1980s he was part of projects that garnered nationwide attention, and served as audio engineer on an award winning interview with Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. James Farmer, Jr. During the 1990s John was a musician and professional audio engineer, and his forthcoming Rage Inducer double album focuses on the subject of genocide. He has been involved in the production of numerous short films, including award winners Party Girl and Uberman: An Experiment in Consciousness. Director Jayson Densman has collaborated with John for years spawning a trilogy derived from his poetry. Currently John is vice president of Diverse Writers and Artists of Speculative Fiction, and travels the country speaking on issues of diversity and inclusion in the arts. Additional Resources The Future of Afrofuturism panel discussion recorded at Capclave and broadcast on Geek Girl Riot Mary Robinette Kowal Rick Riordan Diverse Writers and Artists of Speculative Fiction MeToo Guide for Men Chuck Wendig https://twitter.com/bethany_lacina/status/1051928145069268995 Twitter John Edward Lawson Become a #causeascene Podcast sponsor because disruption and innovation are products of individuals who take bold steps in order to shift the collective and challenge the status quo. Learn more > All music for the #causeascene podcast is composed and produced by Chaos, Chao Pack, and Listen on SoundCloud. Listen to more great #causeascene podcasts full podcast list >

F. PAUL WILSON is the author of fifty-plus books and numerous short stories spanning science fiction, horror, adventure, medical thrillers, and virtually everything between. His novels regularly appear on the New York Times Bestsellers List. He was voted Grand Master by the World Horror Convention and received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Horror Writers of America and the Libertarian Futurist Society. He has also received the Stoker Award, the Porgie Award, the Prometheus and Prometheus Hall of Fame Awards, the Pioneer Award from the RT Booklovers Convention, the prestigious Inkpot Award from San Diego ComiCon, and is listed in the 50th anniversary edition of Who's Who in America. Paul can be found on the Web at www.repairmanjack.com. Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! by visiting Tamara and Alistair at their websites: alistaircross.com and tamarathorne.com This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio, LLC.

On the new episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell & Langley J West sit down with multiple Stoker Award-winning author, Elizabeth Massie.

In the last episode of our current series Jack, Yasmin and Andrew are joined by renowned virologist and Nobel laureate Professor David Baltimore, the 2017 winner of the CVR's Sir Michael Stoker Award, to discuss his career. David and his lab have been involved in key developments in virology such as discovering reverse transcriptase (and therefore retroviruses) and making the first infectious clone of an RNA virus. If you like this podcast check out some of our previous content about viruses including HIV over at cvrblogs.myportfolio.com. Music: The Zeppelin by Blue Dot Sessions (freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot…_Zeppelin_1908)

Scott Edelman has published nearly 100 short stories in magazines such as Analog, PostScripts, The Twilight Zone, and Dark Discoveries, and in anthologies such as Why New Yorkers Smoke, The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three, Crossroads: Southern Tales of the Fantastic, Once Upon a Galaxy, Moon Shots, Mars Probes, and Forbidden Planets. His collection of zombie fiction, What Will Come After, was published in 2010, and was a finalist for both the Stoker Award and the Shirley Jackson Memorial Award. His science fiction short fiction has been collected in What We Still Talk About (2010). His most recent collection, Liars, Fakers, and the Dead Who Eat Them, was published in 2017. He has been a Bram Stoker Award finalist eight times, in the categories of Short Story and Long Fiction. He worked as an assistant editor for Marvel Comics in the ‘70s, writing everything from display copy for superhero Slurpee cups to the famous Bullpen Bulletins pages. While there, he edited the Marvel-produced fan magazine F.O.O.M. (Friend of Ol’ Marvel). He also wrote trade paperbacks such as The Captain Midnight Action Book of Sports, Health and Nutrition and The Mighty Marvel Fun Book. In 1976, he left his staff position to go freelance, and worked for both Marvel and DC. His scripts appeared in Captain Marvel, Master of Kung Fu, Omega the Unknown, Time Warp, House of Mystery, Weird War Tales, Welcome Back, Kotter and other titles. Additionally, Edelman worked for the Syfy Channel for more than thirteen years as editor of Science Fiction Weekly, SCI FI Wire, and Blastr. He was the founding editor of Science Fiction Age, which he edited during its entire eight-year run. He also edited SCI FI magazine, previously known as Sci-Fi Entertainment, for more a decade, as well as two other SF media magazines, Sci-Fi Universe and Sci-Fi Flix. He has been a four-time Hugo Award finalist for Best Editor. http://www.scottedelman.com https://twitter.com/scottedelman

In this episode, Mackenzie and Lisa chat with Grady Hendrix. We talk about his history with theater, bad author events, the appropriate number of cats, and his philosophy of honest writing. Grady Hendrix has written about the confederate flag for Playboy magazine, terrible movie novelizations for Film Comment, and Jean-Claude Van Damme for Slate. He’s covered machine gun collector conventions, written award shows for Chinese television, and answered the phone for a parapsychological research organization. His novel, Horrorstör, about a haunted IKEA, has been translated into 14 languages and is currently being developed into a television series. His most recent novel, My Best Friend's Exorcism, is now out in paperback, and he’s the screenwriter of 2017’s Mohawk, a horror movie set during the War of 1812. He recently won a Stoker Award for Paperbacks from Hell, a non-fiction history of horror paperbacks in the Seventies and Eighties. Show Notes: Will Errickson, of Too Much Horror Fiction blog Doogie Horner, Art Director at Quirk Books Jason Rekulak, Quirk Books Publisher Andie Reid, Senior Director at Quirk Books Timothy O'Donnell Ginger Snaps (2000) The Howling by Gary Brandner WE FORGOT TO MENTION Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones when talking about werewolf stories. MAJOR FAUX PAUX, Mackenzie and Lisa. Major faux faux. Video: Russian Woman Escapes Attack From Polar Bear Brandon Sanderson Kim Stanley Robinson Stephen King Clive Barker Shirley Jackson Thomas Ligotti Guy N. Smith Find Grady: http://www.gradyhendrix.com My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Redwall by Brian Jacques The Giver by Lois Lowry Nancy Drew The Boxcar Children Stephen King favorites: Salem's Lot Pet Sematary The Green Mile The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon It

Share spring rolls with Elizabeth Massie as we discuss why Bionic Woman Lindsay Wagner is the one to thank for her Stoker Award-winning first novel Sineater, how reading Robert Bloch's Psycho at a young age was like a knife to her heart, which episode of Twilight Zone scared the crap out of her, why you'll probably never get to read her Millennium and Law & Order novels, her nearly impossible task of writing one spooky book for each of the 50 states in the U.S, why Kolchak: The Night Stalker was her favorite franchise to play in, the great-great grandfather who cut off his own head with a homemade guillotine, which Dark Shadows secret was only revealed in her tie-in novel, and much more.

Author : Lucy A. Snyder Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “While the Black Stars Burn” originally appeared in the Cassilda's Song anthology. It was reprinted in Turn To Ash, and is the title story in Lucy's Stoker Award-winning collection While the Black Stars Burn. […]

Main Fiction: "A Book By It's Cover" by Colleen Anderson Originally published in Mirrorshards Colleen Anderson has been twice nominated for the Aurora Award in poetry, and longlisted for the Stoker Award. She has co-edited Tesseracts 17, and Playground of Lost Toys  which was nominated for a 2016 Aurora Award. She is currently editing for Alice Unbound. New or forthcoming works are in Grievous Angel, Futuristica, The Sum of US, OnSpec and others. Because there is not enough to do, she is working on an alternate history dark fiction novel and a poetry collection. www.colleenanderson.wordpress.com Her poetry chapbook Ancient Tales, Grand Deaths and Past Lives is available through Kelp Queen Press. http://kelpqueenpress.com/colleen_anderson.html. Narrated by: Kate Lechler When she's not teaching or editing, Kate Lechler writes about genetically-engineered unicorns from a lawn chair in her carport in Oxford, MS. She is a graduate of the Taos Toolbox workshop and her work has appeared in Podcastle, Fireside Fiction, and Metaphorosis, among other places. Find her at katelechler.com, or @katelechler on Twitter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our annual Stoker Awards special! The 2017 edition features Jason White in conversation with Best First Novel winner Tom Deady (Haven) and Monica S. Kuebler in conversation with Best YA Novel winner Maria Alexander (Snowed).

Every year (it's happening as we speak!)the CVR holds an exciting competition called the "Sir Michael Stoker Award". This prize is unique in that the winner is selected by the junior members of the CVR: the PhD students and Postdocs and is an excellent opportunity to meet our virology idols and all nominees for the prize are established, outstanding virologists who have made a significant contribution to their field. In previous years we have had Mike Malim, Francoise Barre Sinoussi, Vincent Racaniello and Peter Piot. Beatrice Hahn won the 2016 competition and came to the CVR late last year. Professor Beatrice Hahn who is based at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, was 2016's winner of the prize and while she was at the CVR she recorded a podcast with the Contagious Thinking team. Beatrice is most well know for her work on the zoonotic nature of HIV and understanding the origins and evolution of modern human infectious diseases (http://www.pnas.org/content/110/17/6613.full). Here, she talks to Yasmin Parr, Joanna Crispell and Steve Larcombe (from IBAHCM) about her fascinating science and career. Image credit from the CVR. Edited intro/outro music credit: 'Take me higher' by 'Jahzzar'. freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/…Me_Higher_1626 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

F. Paul Wilson is the author of fifty-plus books and numerous short stories spanning science fiction, horror, adventure, medical thrillers, and virtually everything between. His novels regularly appear on the New York Times Bestsellers List. He was voted Grand Master by the World Horror Convention and received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Horror Writers of America and the Libertarian Futurist Society. He has also received the Stoker Award, the Porgie Award, the Prometheus and Prometheus Hall of Fame Awards, the Pioneer Award from the RT Booklovers Convention, the prestigious Inkpot Award from San Diego ComiCon, and is listed in the 50th anniversary edition of Who's Who in America. Thorne and Cross’ new thriller, MOTHER, is available now. http:Visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio

Scott Nicholson is the author of more than 30 books, including the After post-apocalyptic series, the Solom supernatural series, and Stoker Award finalist The Red Church. His thriller The Home is in feature film development. He lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, where he tends an organic garden, strums guitar, and trades worms for fish. His website is www.hauntedcomputer.com Thorne and Cross’ new thriller, MOTHER, is available now. http:Visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio

Join Maria Alexander at old-timey ice cream parlor Serendipity 3 in Las Vegas as we discuss Mr. Wicker's transformation from a short story to a screenplay to a Stoker Award-winning novel, how she convinced Clive Barker to be her mentor, what's wrong with most of the swordswomen we see on book covers and TV, and much more.

Corrine De Winter who is an award winning poet and author of several books, her most recent is “A Sensitive Souls Guide to Waking Up”. She has won the Stoker Award for “The Women at the Funeral” and several other of her books have been nominated for the same award.She studied the paranormal with renowned ghost hunters Ed & Lorraine Warren while in her teens and continues to investigate haunted spots wherever she travelsA naturalist and philanthropist, she works toward peace and harmony by lending her expertise toward human and animal causes across America in the form of public speeches and writing.One of her websites features the famous purple plates which were inspired by the work of Nikola Tesla. Tesla understood that the cosmic symphony is resonance. Nothing exists in the Universe that does not have harmonic vibration. In realizing this Tesla influenced the production of personal oscillators that vibrate in tune with “the luminiferous ether. The plates create a positive energy field around themselves that will penetrate any material substance by osmosis. This energy is said to be beneficial to all life … plant, animal or human.www.purpleplates.comwww.corrinedewinter.com

Corrine De Winter who is an award winning poet and author of several books, her most recent is “A Sensitive Souls Guide to Waking Up”. She has won the Stoker Award for “The Women at the Funeral” and several other of her books have been nominated for the same award. She studied the paranormal with renowned ghost hunters Ed & Lorraine Warren while in her teens and continues to investigate haunted spots wherever she travels A naturalist and philanthropist, she works toward peace and harmony by lending her expertise toward human and animal causes across America in the form of public speeches and writing. One of her websites features the famous purple plates which were inspired by the work of Nikola Tesla. Tesla understood that the cosmic symphony is resonance. Nothing exists in the Universe that does not have harmonic vibration. In realizing this Tesla influenced the production of personal oscillators that vibrate in tune with “the luminiferous ether. The plates create a positive energy field around themselves that will penetrate any material substance by osmosis. This energy is said to be beneficial to all life … plant, animal or human. www.purpleplates.com www.corrinedewinter.com

Brian and Dave visit the home of Stoker Award-nominated author and editor Damien Angelica Walters, and talk to her about her books and short fiction, the challenges of making a living as a freelance editor.

In this episode I interview writer Scott Goudsward. Scott's love of vampires began at an early age watching Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, and Peter Cushing on Creature Double Feature on Saturday afternoons. Scott always said he was going to write the massive vampire epic novel. Trailer Trash was not it. Scott's first published story, also called “Trailer Trash,” appeared in the anthology The Darkest Thirst. The novel was based on that story. Since then he has penned the screenplay for the short film “Granite Voice” and co-written two non-fiction books with his brother, David (Shadows Over New England and Shadows Over Florida). Currently he’s co-editing two anthologies for Chaosium with Rachel Kenley, Once Upon an Apocalypse, volume 1 and 2. Scott's short fiction has most recently appeared in the Stoker Award-nominated anthology Epitaphs, and the forthcoming Carnival of the Damned and Atomic Age Cthulhu. Visit Scott’s web site at http://www.goudsward.com/scott/ Goudsward is spelled g-o-u-d-s-w-a-r-d. Note: This interview was recorded at a convention, so there are varying levels of background noise.

Scott Nicholson has published novels, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction magazine articles, and has written three screenplays. His awards include: Finalist, 1998 Writers of the Future, 1999 Hubbard Gold Award, Finalist, Stoker Award for Best First Novel, 2003, and 2006 Year's Best Fantasy & Horror..just to name a few! Please visit www.hauntedcomputer.com to purchase a book and to read more about Scott! Call in and Email any questions you would like read, LIVE on AIR!

Featuring David Morrell, the NYT bestselling author of 28 books, including his award winning First Blood, which introduced the world to John Rambo. With more than eighteen million copies of his books in print, his fiction has been translated into 26 languages. His thriller CREEPERS, has received great critical acclaim and was recently nominated for the Stoker Award for Best Novel. David will also be giving us a sneak peek at his highly anticipated new novel, SCAVENGER which will be in stores on March 14th!Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In YourPocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com

Featuring David Morrell, the NYT bestselling author of 28 books, including his award winning First Blood, which introduced the world to John Rambo. With more than eighteen million copies of his books in print, his fiction has been translated into 26 languages. His thriller CREEPERS, has received great critical acclaim and was recently nominated for the Stoker Award for Best Novel. David will also be giving us a sneak peek at his highly anticipated new novel, SCAVENGER which will be in stores on March 14th!Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In YourPocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com

Featuring David Morrell, the NYT bestselling author of 28 books, including his award winning First Blood, which introduced the world to John Rambo. With more than eighteen million copies of his books in print, his fiction has been translated into 26 languages. His thriller CREEPERS, has received great critical acclaim and was recently nominated for the Stoker Award for Best Novel. David will also be giving us a sneak peek at his highly anticipated new novel, SCAVENGER which will be in stores on March 14th!Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In YourPocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com