Here is your Horror Lit News for July 2004, featuring news about author events, new releases, awards, contests and whatever else is happening in the world of Horror Literature.
Contests
Nocturnal Ooze, an online horror magazine, has monthly themed contests for horror writers. August’s constest theme is “Torture.” The winner will be published in the August 2004 issue.
New Releases
The Donor, a thriller by Frank Robinson. Mortal Love, a dark fantasy by Elizabeth Hand.
Cavern Press is launching a new magazine in January 2005, called Surreal. It’s a quarterly magazine of tales of the supernatural, horror Each issue will consist of serial and short fiction, flash fiction, contests, artwork, author interviews and reviews of books, games or movies. For more information on submitting your stories, go to their guidelines page.
Author Events
July 21: James Blaylock, Thirteen Phantasms, will read at reads at KGB Bar at 85 East 4th Street, New York City NY, US, 7 p.m.
Conventions
HorrorFind Weekend IV, August 13-15, in Hunt Valley Maryland, is a horror and Halloween convention that will feature horror movie stars, horror literature writers, seminars, horror movies and other events. Authors listed for this year’s convention include Jack Ketchum, Christopher Golden, Joe Lansdale, Tim Lebbon, Douglas Clegg, Edward Lee, Brandon Massey, Linda Addison, Elizabeth Massie, John Passarella. L. Marie Wood, who I interviewed last week, will also be there.
