Raw Dog Screaming Press is proud to offer the below works to you for Bram Stoker Award® consideration. Links to downloadable PDF files are included here. If you prefer .epub files or hard copies please reply to this email to request them. Hard copies can only be mailed to U.S. addresses.

Poetry Category

On the Subject of Blackberries

by Stephanie M. Wytovich

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Welcome to the garden. Here we poison our fruits, pierce ourselves with thorns, and transform under the light of the full moon. Inspired by Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, these poems are meditations on female rage, postpartum depression, compulsion, and intrusive thoughts. 

The Price of a Small Hot Fire

by E.F. Schraeder

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A careful study on estrangement and loss, The Price of a Small Hot Fire excavates the archetypal horrors of monstrous motherhood, from abandonment and unsteady reconciliation to the grave. Experimental and intimate, E.F. Schraeder’s collection gives voice to a semi-autobiographical examination of a griefscape from a queer lens.

Long Non-Fiction Category

Let Me Tell You a Story

by Tim Waggoner

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Waggoner's latest guidebook takes a new approach, foregrounding his prolific, decades-long career. Each chapter features one of Waggoner’s stories followed by reflection on the historical context of publication, insightful commentary, and exercises for writers who are just learning their craft as well as those who have already made a name for themselves.

Novel Category 

Wasps in the Ice Cream

by Tim McGregor

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Summer 1987: Mark Prewitt’s only priority is to avoid his dad’s new wife and waste time with his friends, but idle nights are the devil’s playground. When his friends decide to pull a cruel prank on the reclusive and strange Farrow sisters, Mark regrets caving in to peer pressure.

Works that have already been emailed for consideration:

Long Fiction Category

“Safer” by Kate Maruyama

published in Bleak Houses

Los Angeles is in lockdown, “Safer at home,” so Soledad, a college student, jumps at the opportunity to be live-in caretaker for Story, the son of an A-list celebrity. Solid pay and a change of scene are just what she needs in the pandemic. The parents are high maintenance, but she and Story form a quick bond. The dazzling lifestyle shows its dark underside when unsettling occurrences mount. Now it turns out the job that would set Soledad up for college might derail her life entirely if she decides to keep Story safer.

First Novel Category

Vial Thoughts

by Van Essler

Lenora Leahill has recently inherited her father’s estate and is ready to take her place in the enlightened Age of Awareness where books can be instantly consumed as injections using an Aqua Peritia cuff. She has grand plans for securing her legacy, but navigating these new responsibilities alone is not easy, especially when it’s impossible to see clearly under the city’s ashfall.

We thank you for your time and consideration, but more importantly, we hope you enjoyed these reads from our amazing authors. As always, we look forward to seeing everyone at StokerCon and the Bram Stoker Award® ceremony.