'Flitching's Revenge' to be published
by Mortbury Press in the 7th Black Book of Horror - Hopefully a September release at Fantasycon 2010
'It'll keep you guessing 'til the nasty, nasty end!'
Post WHC highlights here
Bram Stoker award winners 2010
Novel: Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan
First Novel: Damnable by Hank Schwaeble
Long Fiction: The Lucid Dreaming by Lisa Morton
Short Fiction: "In the Porches of My Ears" by Norman Prentiss
Collection: A Taste of Tenderloin by Gene O'Neill
Anthology: He is Legend edited by Christopher Conlon
Poetry: Chimeric Machines by Lucy Snyder
Superior Achievement in non fiction:Writers workshop of Horror by Michael Knost (Woodland Press)
HWA also presented its annual Lifetime Achievement Awards and its Specialty Press Award. Brian Lumley was on hand to accept his Lifetime Achievement Award, while fellow winner William F. Nolan offered a video acceptance. The Specialty Press Award went to Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker of Tartarus Press.
The Silver Hammer Award, for outstanding service to HWA, was voted by the organization's board of trustees to Kathryn Ptacek. The President's Richard Laymon Service Award was given to Vince A. Liaguno.
Issue 2 Fridge Magnets now available for
the chosen few!!!
JUST SEND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE CONTACT FORM FOR FREE MAGNET
'Spinetinglers Anthology 2009'
featuring 'Phasma'
available now!!!
details here
The British Fantasy Awards 2009
The winners of the British Fantasy Awards 2009 are:
Best Novel (The August Derleth Fantasy Award)
Memoirs of a Master Forger, by William Heaney, aka Graham Joyce (Gollancz)
Best Novella
The Reach of Children, by Tim Lebbon (Humdrumming)
Best Short Fiction
Do You See, by Sarah Pinborough, from Myth-Understandings, ed. by Ian Whates (Newcon Press)
Best Collection
Bull Running for Girls, by Allyson Bird (Screaming Dreams)
Best Anthology
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 19, ed. Stephen Jones (Constable & Robinson)
The PS Publishing Best Small Press Award
Elastic Press, run by Andrew Hook
Best Non-Fiction
Basil Copper: A Life in Books, by Basil Copper, ed. Stephen Jones (PS Publishing)
Best Magazine/Periodical
Postscripts, ed. Peter Crowther and Nick Gevers (PS Publishing)
Best Artist
Vincent Chong
Best Comic/Graphic Novel
Locke and Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW Publishing)
Best Televison
Doctor Who, head writer Russell T. Davies (BBC Wales)
Best Film
The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan (Warner Brothers)
The Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer
Joseph D'Lacey, for Meat (Bloody Books)
The Karl Edward Wagner Award (the Special Award)
Hayao Miyazaki
The results of the BFS Short Story Competition 2009 were also announced at the ceremony:
Winner:
Dead Astronauts, Patrick Whittaker
Runner-up:
In the Moment, Elana Gomel
James Herbert-the UK's foremost horror novelist is to be Guest of Honour at the World Horror Convention in Brighton next March!!!
Ingrid Pitt will be appearing as Special Media Guest
Watch out for the third in the 'Legacy of the dark kind' series, Blood Alliance, by Raven Dane. Soon to be published and with glowing front cover recommendation by my own sweet self.
Sadly Elastic Press will be ceasing to publish in 2009-a very respected and succesful independant publishing house it was too. They will continue to sell previous publications-see here.
When Graveyards Yawn is becoming very collecable!
BFS Open Nights 2009 details
Les Edwards (artist) and Tanith Lee-guests of honour at WHC Brighton 2010!!!!
Issue one fridge magnets are all gone and hence
very collectable. Issue 2 will be available soon!!!
'Phasma' has been voted by Spinetinglers members to appear in 'Spinetinglers anthology 2009' to be published in October 2009!!!