The official ballot for the 2010 Bram Stoker Awards was announced today, and my novella, Invisible Fences, was nominated in the Long Fiction category.  Congratulations to all the nominees!!!

Here's the Long Fiction category, with the full list of nominees available at the Horror Writers Association site:

Superior Achievement in Long Fiction

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 Black Static issue 20 is now available from TTA Press, and it includes my new story, "The Covered Doll."  There's a brief excerpt at the publisher's website.

Here's the cover image:

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The nomination list for the Black Quill Awards was announced today, and my novella got a nod in the Best Small Press Chill category.  There's a lot of fantastic stuff on the full list, and it's an honor to be in such fine company.  Congratulations to all the nominees.

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  Best Dark Genre Novel of the Year
  
  A DARK MATTER by Peter Straub (Doubleday)
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Norman Prentiss
Kate Pratt
Edward Doyle-Gillespie
Frank Batavick
Josh Granger

Catch Stories from the Stoop Saturday night at 8 o’clock on 88.1 WYPR.

I did a local TV interview yesterday to promotie my brand-new novella.  Here's the link to an online video of the segment:  http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/entertainment/books/local-horror-writer-and-teacher-wins-award-for-his-writing

I answer a few questions, read a 2-minute excerpt from Invisible Fences, and talk about a June 7 signing at the high ( Read more... )

HORROR AND TERROR, SLASHERS AND STUMPS

Part Three of a Four-Part Conversation About Horror Fiction With Christopher Conlon, Lisa Morton, Kurt Newton, and Norman Prentiss

For Part One of this discussion, please visit Christopher Conlon’s blog at http://chrisconlon.livejournal.com/12355.html

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Here's the cover for the upcoming Best-of anthology from Prime Books, edited by Paula Guran.  This is the first time my name's been on an anthology cover.  (However, if they add ANYBODY new to the TOC before publication , I'll be the first name to get bumped--haha!)


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My first book, Invisible Fences, is now in-stock with the publisher, Cemetery Dance, and shipping begins Friday.  I visited their warehouse yesterday, and grabbed a handful of contributor copies! I'm really delighted with how the book turned out: the cover by Steven Gilberts looks amazing "in person," as do the 6 pieces of interior art by Keith ( Read more... )

Just got back from another stint at the Cemetery Dance warehouse, helping to pack some of the 10,000 copies of Stephen King's new novella, Blockade Billy.  It's a beautiful edition: fantastic cover, lots of great interior art, and a nice page design.  Plus, the story is wonderful (and I'm not much of a baseball fan!).

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Lots of updates about the novella:

First, there's a new review of Invisible Fences posted at the Dark Scribe Magazine website:

"Invisible Fences is dark and atmospheric, a quick read that lingers long after the final sentence is read. It marks another excellent entry in the Cemetery Dance library, and an impressive debut for its author."

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