Member News: July 2021

Join the New York Chapter of the Horror Writers Association for our new monthly reading series, Galactic Terrors! Presented via YouTube, each Galactic Terrors event will feature live readings by authors of horror, dark fantasy, science fiction, and more!

Galactic Terrors will be broadcast monthly on the second Thursday of the month, 8 p.m. EST and episodes will be archived on YouTube for future viewing.

Watch July’s Galactic Terrors, featuring Sara Tantlinger, Rick Poldark, Lara Frater, and Lou Rera on YouTube.

Our next Galactic Terrors reading will take place on Thursday, August 12, at 8 p.m. EDT featuring Elizabeth Crowens, Randee Dawn, Trevor Firetog, and Cynthia Pelayo! Click here to watch and to set a reminder.

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Join several members of HWA-NY at Author Mayhem, presented via Zoom, by the Syosset Public Library on August 12th at 7:30 PM EST. Kristina C. Grifant, Amy Grech, Curtis M. Lawson, Robert P. Ottone, Becky Spratford, and Alisa Stern will face off and chat about their projects while playing Blather Round, which tasks players to describe a pop-culture phenomenon without directly naming it. For more info and the Zoom link, visit the event page.

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Oliver Baer‘s video interpretation of Robert Galinsky’s “Five Fights” was part of a Franklin Furnace event celebrating the poem. His name is used in the play “Scarcity of Illness” by Rachel Leighson, which was part of The Skeleton Rep(resents) Spring Salon Series, and as part of Kurt Komoda’s artwork story on the edges of the cookbook, NecroNomNomNom by Mike Slater.

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Amy Grech’s story “.38 Special,” wherein Russian roulette and allergies coalesce with dire consequences, will be featured in Gorefest, available for preorder now. In Behind The Keyboard with R.F. Blackstone, Grech discusses life in NYC and all things horror, including the different approaches to writing short stories versus novellas. On a recent episode of the Burial Plot Podcast, Grech revealed her secrets for staying so prolific and read an excerpt from her story, “Cold Comfort”, which appears in recently published anthology, The One That Got Away.

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N.R. Lambert‘s new story “Charon Taxi & Limo Corp.,” about a New York City cabbie who transports lost souls, is included in The Modern Deity’s Guide to Surviving Humanity, out now from Zombies Need Brains.

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Robert P. Ottone recently released The Girl in the Floor, a five-part novelette, on the Kindle Vella storytelling platform!

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Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.

Member News: June 2021

Join the New York Chapter of the Horror Writers Association for our new monthly reading series, Galactic Terrors! Presented via YouTube, each Galactic Terrors event will feature live readings by authors of horror, dark fantasy, science fiction, and more!

Galactic Terrors will be broadcast monthly on the second Thursday of the month, 8 p.m. EST and episodes will be archived on YouTube for future viewing.

Watch June’s Galactic Terrors, featuring Marc L. Abbott, April Grey, Robert Ottone, and Michelle Renee Lane on YouTube.

Our next Galactic Terrors reading will take place on Thursday, July 8, at 8 p.m. EDT featuring Sara Tantlinger, Rick Poldark, Lara Frater, and Lou Rera! Click here for the link and to set a reminder.

Subscribe to the Galactic Terrors newsletter!

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Several members of HWA-NY have stories in the new anthology, Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign, edited by James Chambers, to be published by Hippocampus Press.

Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign is available now and features stories by Marc Abbott, Linda D. Addison, Meghan Arcuri, Greg Chapman, J.G. Faherty, Trevor Firetog, Patrick Freivald, Carol Gyzander, Todd Keisling, John Langan, Curtis Lawson, Adrian Ludens, Lisa Morton, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Sarah Read,  Kathleen Scheiner, Ann K. Schwader, Darrell Schweitzer, J. Daniel Stone, Steven Van Patten, Tim Waggoner, and Kaaron Warren.

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Oliver Baer introduced a recent episode of the H.P. Lovecast Podcast, which included an interview with fellow HWA-NY member, Amy Grech. He also appeared on the Arm Cast Podcast to discuss the 90s zine scene. Baer’s poems “62. Phantom shapes of change” and “79. An empty room” were published in Punk Noir Magazine. The story Baer read on a recent episode of Galactic Terrors, “Family Fugue”, is available on Audible as part of Goodreads Short Stories 2019.

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Amy Grech’s crime fiction flash, “Blossom”, set in the dank underbelly of New York City, is up at Punk Noir Magazine. Grech also read at June’s Punk Noir at the Bar, available to watch on Crowdcast. On a recent episode of the H. P. Lovecast Podcast, Grech revealed the inspiration behind her story “Cold Comfort”, which appears in recently published anthology, The One That Got Away.

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N.R. Lambert‘s new story, “A Nightmare Stay, I Wish I Could Give This Negative Stars” appears in the latest issue of Vastarien (Volume 4, Issue 1), available now at grimscribepress.com in print and pay-what-you-can digital editions. Registration is closing soon for Lambert’s “Supernatural Summer” online writing workshop for kids (ages 9-12), to be held July 12-15th through The Center For Fiction!

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Robert P. Ottone’s story “For the Gods” is featured in Dark Ink’s new anthology, Unburied: A Collection of Queer Dark Fiction; and his story “A Mourning in Sleepy Hollow” will appear in Red Cape Publishing’s J is For Jack-O’-Lantern anthology, due for release just in time for the Halloween season!

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HWA-NY Members, submit your news and events using the following forms:

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Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.

Member News: April + May 2021

Join the New York Chapter of the Horror Writers Association for our new monthly reading series, Galactic Terrors! Presented via YouTube, each Galactic Terrors event will feature live readings by authors of horror, dark fantasy, science fiction, and more!

Galactic Terrors will be broadcast monthly on the second Thursday of the month, 8 p.m. EST and episodes will be archived on YouTube for future viewing.

Watch May’s Galactic Terrors, featuring Oliver Baer, C.W. Briar, Loretta Campbell, and Hildy Silverman on YouTube.

Our next Galactic Terrors reading will take place on Thursday, May 10, at 8 p.m. EST. Full line-up coming soon! Click here for the link and to set a reminder.

Subscribe to the Galactic Terrors newsletter!

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Several members of HWA-NY will have stories in the forthcoming anthology, Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign, edited by James Chambers, to be published by Hippocampus Press.

Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign is available now for preorder and features stories by Marc Abbott, Linda D. Addison, Meghan Arcuri, Greg Chapman, J.G. Faherty, Trevor Firetog, Patrick Freivald, Carol Gyzander, Todd Keisling, John Langan, Curtis Lawson, Adrian Ludens, Lisa Morton, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Sarah Read,  Kathleen Scheiner,  Ann K. Schwader, Darrell Schweitzer, J. Daniel Stone, Steven Van Patten, Tim Waggoner, and Kaaron Warren.

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Tune into The Night’s End Podcast, to experience Amy Grech’s ghost story “Rampart”.

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April Grey recently read with K.G. Anderson for Story Hour, the livestream speculative reading series hosted by Daniel Marcus and Laura Blackwell. Check out April’s reading and all of the Story Hour archives!

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Registration is open for N.R. Lambert‘s “Supernatural Summer” online writing workshop for kids (ages 9-12), to be held July 12-15th through The Center For Fiction!

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Robert P. Ottone’s story “For the Gods” is featured in Dark Ink’s Unburied: A Collection of Queer Dark Fiction, releasing June 1st, 2021!

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On Thursday, June 3rd, Summer Scares presents A New York State of Fright online reading in conjunction with Syosset Library, featuring readings from several HWA-NY authors featured in the anthology.

 

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HWA-NY Members, submit your news and events using the following forms:

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Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.

 

 

 

Member News: December 2020

Join the New York Chapter of the Horror Writers Association for our new monthly reading series, Galactic Terrors! Presented via YouTube, each Galactic Terrors event will feature live readings by authors of horror, dark fantasy, science fiction, and more!

Galactic Terrors will be broadcast monthly on the second Thursday of the month, 8 p.m. EST and episodes will be archived on YouTube for future viewing.

Watch December’s Galactic Terrors, featuring Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Carol Gyzander, Rick Poldark, and Jeff Strand on YouTube.

Our next Galactic Terrors reading will take place on Thursday, January 14, at 8 p.m. EST. Full line-up coming soon! Click here for the link and to set a reminder.

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Marc Abbott will be leading a sold-out Reading Group at The Center for Fiction, beginning in January 2021. In Beyond the Tropes: Race and African American Character in Speculative Fiction, Abbott will lead readers through discussions comparing how different authors utilize race in the realms of speculative and horror fiction.

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James Chambers‘ story, “The Ever Green,” appears in Dark Regions Press’ new anthology, CHRISTMAS HORROR, Volume 3, alongside stories by Richard Chizmar, Lisa Morton, Norman Partridge, John Palisano, Jeff Strand, Simon Stranzas, Stephanie M. Wytovich, and many other wonderful authors.

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Teel James Glenn‘s new film, Stuporhero, is now available to watch on Amazon Prime!

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Robert P. Ottone’s recently released collection of horror fiction, Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares, has been named to Goodreads/Listopia‘s “Best of Horror 2020” List!

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HWA-NY Members, submit your news and events using the following forms:

Member News (for new publications, interviews, awards, etc.)

Member Events (for book launches, readings, signings, convention appearances, etc.)

Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.

 

 

 

Member News: October 2020

Join the New York Chapter of the Horror Writers Association for our new monthly reading series, Galactic Terrors! Presented via YouTube, each Galactic Terrors event will feature live readings by authors of horror, dark fantasy, science fiction, and more!

Galactic Terrors will be broadcast monthly on the second Thursday of the month, 8 p.m. EST and episodes will be archived on YouTube for future viewing.

Watch October’s Galactic Terrors, featuring Linda Addison, James Chambers, April Grey, and Robert Ottone on YouTube.

Our third Galactic Terrors reading will take place on Thursday, November 12, at 8 p.m. EST, featuring Randee Dawn, Chris Marrs, Lou Rera, and Craig DiLouie! Click here for the link and to set a reminder.

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Songs based on Oliver Baer‘s poems are available on on bandcamp, thanks to local band, Psych-O-Positive. Listen to “Night Comes” and “Fire,” both performed live during Psych-O-Positive’s debut on Baer’s poetry and music show, A Conclave of Baer, as well as Psych-O-Positive’s new recording, “Shattered Mirror World,” also based on Baer’s poetry. For more music inspired by Baer’s work, check out the A Conclave of Baer page on bandcamp!

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Ellen Datlow‘s The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve was released on October 20th by Night Shade Books and is available at bookstores and online now.

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Teel James Glenn has signed a contract for The Skullmask Chronicles with Bold Venture Press for release in 2021. In October, Glenn also published two stories in the annual Sherlock Holmes Issue of Mystery Weekly Magazine, and his story, “Edge of Time,” appeared in Mystery Men & Women Vol. 6 from Airship27.

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Carol Gyzander’s short story “Face It” was released in The Devil’s Due from Valhalla Books on October 31st. Carol notes that this anthology features stories of underhanded deals, gone awry – a very Faustian theme! Also, read an interview with Carol on the Valhalla Books site!

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Robert P. Ottone’s new collection of horror fiction, Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares, is available now wherever fine books are sold!

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HWA-NY Members, submit your news and events using the following forms:

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Member Events (for book launches, readings, signings, convention appearances, etc.)

Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.

 

 

 

Member News: September 2020

The latest from HWA-NY members…

Galactic Terrors
Join us at 8 p.m. EDT on September 14 for the inaugural installment of Galactic Terrors, featuring live readings and Q&A with Marc Abbott, Teel James Glenn, Amy Grech, and Lisa Morton! Presented via YouTube by the Horror Writers Association New York Chapter, Galactic Terrors features live readings by authors of horror, dark fantasy, science fiction, and more. Following our specially scheduled premiere episode, Galactic Terrors will be broadcast monthly on the second Thursday of the month, starting on October 8, with episodes archived on YouTube for future viewing.

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“Page 11” is a song based on a poem in Oliver Baer‘s book of poetry and photographs, Baer Soul. It is on Jay Ackley’s new album Songs My Friends Wrote, Vol. 2, the cover of which also includes an artistic rendition of Baer. Baer, with his true face on, read his H. P. Lovecraft-inspired poems as part of his Facebook Live reading around Lovecraft’s birthday in August.

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Ellen Datlow‘s The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve will be published October 6th by Night Shade Books and is available for preorder now.

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To celebrate the release of Don’t Turn Out the Lights, N.R. Lambert joined editor Jonathan Maberry, and co-authors, Amy Lukavics, Kim Ventrella, and James A. Moore for a conversation about horror, writing for younger readers, and the legacy of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore hosted the event and shared a recording of the panel on YouTube.

In October, N.R. Lambert will lead a virtual horror workshop series for young writers (ages 9-12) at The Center for Fiction. Sessions include “Haunted Places & Ghostly Faces,” “Movie Monsters & Creepy Creatures,” and “Scary Science & Techie Terrors.” Registration is open now!

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Robert P. Ottone’s story, “Elevator of the Dead,” is featured as Episode 13 of The Night’s End podcast.

In October, Ottone is hosting a number of online readings and events in support of his new short story collection, Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares.

The dates and locations are as follows:

October 8th – Galactic Terrors (online)
October 13th – Brentwood Public Library (online registration required) – 7 p.m. EDT
October 14th – Riverhead Public Library (online registration required) – 7 p.m. EDT
October 29th – Jericho Public Library (online registration required) – 2 p.m. EDT
October 29th – Sayville Public Library (Facebook Live) – 7 p.m. EDT

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Before an emergency appendectomy interrupted his usual flow, NY chapter’s Steven Van Patten‘s short horror story, “Pink Lake,” landed in the Nightlight Podcast, curated by horror maven Tonia Thompson. Additionally, “The Retiree,” a SVP short about an elderly monster killer having one final go at it, will be included in Nicole Givens Kurtz’s much-anticipated anthology Slay: Stories Of The Vampire Noire, which releases on October 13th. And SVP’s latest animated piece, this one about the famous Harlem Hellfighters of World War I, is set to premier to Extra Credits‘ 2.42 million subscribers on YouTube on September 10th. (As for the appendectomy, we hear he is recovering just fine, but will happily accept red wine and dark chocolate as get well gifts.)
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Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.

 

 

 

 

Member News: July 2020

The latest from HWA-NY members…

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JG Faherty is super-excited to announce he’ll be part of a line up that includes Hal Bodner, Victor LaValle, Ramsey Campbell, Nancy Kilpatrick, H.P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, Robert Bloch, Robert W. Chambers, August W. Derleth, and Clark Ashton Smith, among other giants of the genre, in Flame Tree’s upcoming anthology of Lovecraftian short stories, Lovecraft Mythos: New & Classic Collection. Coming in October 2020 – the perfect Halloween gift!

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Teel James Glenn’s short mystery “Reindeer Games” will appear in the anthology Whodunnit NJ, his poem, ‘They Slumber’ will be published in the forthcoming HWA Poetry anthology, and his short story, “Screen Shot,” appears in the July issue of Mystery Weekly.

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Carol Gyzander will be reading at the Words From Beyond The Coffee House Of The Damned Monthy Reading on Wednesday, July 15th at 7:00 p.m.

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N.R. Lambert is thrilled her story, “Let It Stand,” will be included in Flame Tree Publishing‘s upcoming cosmic horror anthology, Lovecraft Mythos: New & Classic Collection, available in Fall 2020.

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Robert P. Ottone’s book, People: A Horror Anthology About Love, Loss, Life & Things That Go Bump in the Night is now available as an audiobook via Audible and Apple Books! Ottone’s story, “The Last of the Leading Men,” will be featured in the Deadman’s Tome anthology, Hollywood Holocaust.

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In light of the recent political unrest brought on by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many other unarmed African-Americans, Steven Van Patten was recently asked to bring some Black History to the Extra Credits YouTube channel. His first piece for the series focuses on the Tulsa Race Riot, “The Burning of Black Wall Street,” and will be followed by at least five more written by Van Patten.

 

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HWA-NY READINGS: Due to the global pandemic and related shutdowns/restrictions, HWA-NY’s planned readings (Night Terrors and Summer Dark) are shifting into a new, terrifying form. Ignore any howling and keep an eye out for updates here, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

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HWA-NY Members, submit your news and events using the following forms:

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Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.