PREORDER: On the Subject of Blackberries 

Last Chance to Get $4 Discount

On the Subject of Blackberries is launching this Thursday but you still have time to get a $4 discount by ordering directly from us. You'll also want to sign up for Stephanie's substack to get recipes for a Killer Blackberry Mojito and a Blackberry Bourbon Mule.

  SNEAK PEEK: Let Me Tell You a Story  

The Story Behind the Story

Read the foreword for Let Me Tell You a Story by Tim Waggoner and get a look into how this unusual book came to be.

PREORDER NOW to get the best price

We're currently offering $2 off the paperback and $5 off the hardcover

  Novella Deal: BLOOD CYPRESS 

Elizabeth Broadbent signs with RDSP

We've added another book to our novella line, Elizabeth Broadbent's Southern Gothic tale, Blood Cypress. Acquiring editor R.J. Joseph says, “Broadbent uses the confessional trope to plunder emotional depths in this Southern Gothic story of family and loyalty. Quite an admirable feat, considering so many details are packed into the short, novella form. I enjoyed the overwhelming discomfort this story brought.” Read the full post.

  99 Cent Sale 

Halloween Season by Lucy A. Snyder

Halloween Season will be .99cents on Amazon and Apple Books for a few short days. Snag your copy now.

  Beyond the Bounds of Infinity is Fully Funded 

Antho Now Open to Submissions

Thanks to the support of 233 backers and everyone who shared our campaign we were able to fully fund the Beyond the Bounds of Infinity anthology of cosmic horror edited by Vaughn A. Jackson & Stephanie Pearre! We are now open to submissions for the anthology and are looking for stories written by people from historically marginalized groups. You can see the guidelines here.

 About the editor's inspiration  If you're interested to get a look into some of the works that shaped the editors' preferences and thoughts on cosmic horror check out their recently published article 10 Works of Cosmic Horror NOT Written by Straight White Men over at HorrorDNA.com.

  The Creative Penn Podcast 

Stephanie Wytovich Talks Poetry

Stephanie Wytovich was recently on The Creative Penn podcast talking about Writing Poetry in the Dark, On the Subject of Blackberries and writing poetry in general. Topics covered include:

• Allowing poetry to break out from fitting in a box
• How to put together a poetry collection
• Balancing writing for therapy and writing for the reader
• Ways to stop self-censoring
• Where the darker sides of ourselves come from
• The horror genre and what it encompasses
• Differences between mainstream books and award winners
• Benefits of being involved with a community of writers like the HWA

Listen to the podcast.

  MEDIA MENTIONS  

Avoiding Ableism in Horror by Tim Waggoner

Michael Arnzen consults on The Book Case podcast

  UPCOMING EVENTS  

October 30 • 4-7 pm

Darkreads: A Celebration of Dark Fiction

Bollinger Family Conference Center (K100 in the K Building)

Carroll Community College

1601 Westminster Road, Westminster MD

John Edward Lawson, Jessica McHugh

November 3-4

Halloween Hangover

Barnes & Noble, Libbie Place, Richmond, VA

RJ Joseph, Daniel Kraus, John Edward Lawson, Cynthia Pelayo, L. Marie Wood

January 18-21

Christopher Golden's House of Last Resort Weekend

Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, Portsmouth, NH

Cynthia Pelayo