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Horror Writing Courses & Academics in 2008

This morning I saw that Boing Boing posted news about the Alpha SF Workshop for Teens -- and it occurred to me that I've been remiss about announcing that I'll be teaching at this writer's workshop for young genre fans this year, alongside Tamora Pierce, Timothy Zahn, and the very cool Chris McKitterick. Application deadline is March 1st. I will also be leading a Flash Fiction writing workshop at Context SF Convention in September. It was exceptionally cool to be the Horror Guest of Honor at Context last year; this year's guest horror writer is Brian Keene, and other horror…
January 27, 2008Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

Preliminary Stoker Ballot Released

The Preliminary Ballot for the 2007 Bram Stoker Award is now public. My latest book, Proverbs for Monsters, is a contender in the "fiction collection" category, and I'm very pleased. There are a LOT of great books up for the award this year, and the ballot reads like a good "recommended reading" list for 2007, so check it out. The Stoker is the top accolade for writers of horror fiction, chosen by peer professional authors in the Horror Writers Association, and the competition is always stiff. It really is an honor to be nominated (which technically means making the final…
January 27, 2008Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

Horror Mall is Now Open

The Horror Mall (the "Dark Oddities Emporium") is a fantastic new online store for lovers of all things horror and bizarror. Check out my author page there for some good deals on my books, especially hard-to-find editions. Update: Horror Mall now features Audiovile as a downloadable audiobook. Drop by!
January 17, 2008Posted inArnzen News
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The Fight is On

Bad Moon Books is now taking pre-orders for the my novelette, The Bitchfight. THE FIGHT IS ON! Here's the twisted story description from the back cover: Somewhere deep in the Black Mountains outside of Vegas, men of all kinds secretly gather to wager on a very special sport. A crowd of them surrounds a pit in the ground, cheering as money changes hands and spotlights beam down from the tops of tractor trailers, illuminating the dusty arena in a sickening glow. Cages are carried to opposite sides of the ring, like Egyptian queens. The crowd goes nuts. Somewhere in the…
January 16, 2008Posted inArnzen News
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Winter 2008 Updates

I've been busy over the holidays, catching up with promises and deadlines... Lots of new things are in the works for the year ahead, but some I can't really announce until their time is at hand. My book, Proverbs for Monsters (released from Dark Regions Press in November) has gotten some awesome reviews. Head over to Dread Central, for example, to see what author Scott Johnson had to say about this "guided tour of insanity and the macabre, with a few moments of touching grace combined with repulsive terror." Full coverage of the book, including a TOC and sample illos,…
January 15, 2008Posted inArnzen News