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Horror and Speculative Fiction Awards

Writers are funny creatures. We all aim high, yet often miss. We all get back up and keep trying, without letting failure get in the way. Rejection after rejection, we keep sending our word-babies out there for everyone to judge. Keep on reading…

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Review: NOS4R2 (NOS4A2) by Joe Hill

NOS4R2 is the latest book in the exciting and increasingly impressive career of Joe Hill, building on the success of his previous novels, Heart-Shaped Box and Horns. Keep on reading…

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Interview: Jeremy C. Shipp

Jeremy C. Shipp is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Cursed, Vacation and Attic Clowns. His shorter tales have appeared or are forthcoming in over 60 publications, the likes of Cemetery Dance, ChiZine, Apex Magazine, Withersin and Shroud. Keep on reading…

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The importance of a life outside genre

I have often talked about what being an editor and publisher means, mostly in terms of the mechanics involved in the job and the prerequisites needed. A good command of English, an understanding of narrative and how stories work, as well as a huge dollop of good old common sense, are absolute necessities, as are …

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