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The 2023 SFPA Science Fiction Poetry Contest

[UPDATE: The results of the 2023 SFPA Poetry contest have been posted! You can read the winning and runner-up entries online. Congrats to the winners, and a big thank you to the HUNDREDS who entered...it was a pleasure reading each and every piece.] I have been a member of the Science Fiction Poetry Association almost as long as I've been writing. I've published in their journal Star*Line (and the affiliated one, Eye to the Telescope),I served as Secretary/Treasurer for a few years in the 90s, I've recorded recitations of poems for their online Halloween audio series, I've helped with the…

By Michael Arnzen July 5, 2023Arnzen News

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Win a Book from Galactic Terrors

On Oct 13th, 2022, I read some work at the fabulous "Galactic Terrors" series of video casts, which is run by the NY chapter of the Horror Writers Association. It was a good time, reading alongside Michelle Brittany and Steven Van Patten, who both enlightened and entertained. You can catch the episode on youtube if you missed it. But even better, if you sign up for the Galactic Terrors newsletter, you have a chance at winning one of two Arnzen books, an ebook from Steven Van Patten, or a handmade Halloween journal from Michele Brittany! The only catch is you…

By Michael Arnzen October 14, 2022Arnzen News

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Goreletter 13.2 Contest Winner Announced

In case you missed it, The Goreletter Vol. 13, #2 ("Necro Omicron") was delivered to mailing list subscribers on 1/28/2022. If you didn't get yours, please check your spam folder -- or re-enter your email address in the subscription page, or contact me. You also can always find a text-only version at The Repository archives! This issue featured a contest (as they usually do) -- this one was entered simply by telling friends on social media about the Goreletter -- and the winner this round was writer and editor, Den Shewman, a great guy who I recall fondly from his…

By Michael Arnzen February 15, 2022Data+Errata

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Halloween Season 2021

Image by Jeff C. Carter Happy harvest time, loyal readers, old friends and new visitors! October is always the busiest month of the year for horror fiends, and my Halloween season this year is no exception. If you've seen my events page, you know I'll be reading at such places as the Chatham University library and a PARSEC panel of horror writers, along with an outdoor session by the fire at the annual Seton Hill University English Club spooky story night. I'll be co-organizing a meeting of the Pittsburgh chapter of the HWA at the Horror Studies archive at U…

By Michael Arnzen October 12, 2021Arnzen News

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Holiday Hugs & Kisses from gorelets.com: End of Year Contest Rally!

Happy holiday hugs and kisses! All the New Year's contests have ended now and the grand prize winner is announced below. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED. Subscribe to the Goreletter (free) for future chances to win free books and more! Aside from creeping you out with those uncanny body parts above, the best way I could think of to give you a holiday gift was to run random draw contests to finish out the year! There will be several rotating giveaways, so come back to this page routinely between now and New Year's Eve. For the first Xmas round of…

By Michael Arnzen December 24, 2015Arnzen News1 Comment