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      Mason      
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6/1/08
THE DUST OF WONDERLAND wins the Lambda Literary Award for SF/Fantasy/Horror! The Lambda Literary Awards seek to recognize excellence in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender literature. Each year, over 80 judges – writers, booksellers, librarians, journalists – assess the entries in more than 20 categories.

 “Jackie the Slayer” appears in the anthology Jack Haringa Must Die!, a fundraising project for the Shirley Jackson Awards. The anthology – edited by Nicholas Kaufmann and published by Merricat Publications – compiles an assortment of blog entries, written by such folks as Jack Ketchum, Christopher Golden, Brian Keene, James A. Moore, Paul Tremblay, Laird Barron and dozens of others who imagined some untimely and unpleasant deaths for Mr. Haringa.

“Tuesday” a work of zombie flash fiction will appear in the Bits of the Dead anthology from Coscom Entertainment, edited by Keith Gouveia. Additional contributors include Piers Anthony, Nick Cato, Nancy Kilpatrick, Michael Laimo, James Newman, Steven Savile, Julia Sevin, R.J. Sevin, Nate Southard, Jeff Strand, and Tim Waggoner.

My Bram Stoker Award-nominated story “An Apiary of White Bees,” which originally appeared in the anthology Inferno, edited by Ellen Datlow, will be reprinted in Wilde Stories 2008: The Best of the Year’s Gay Speculative Fiction.  The anthology is edited by Steve Berman and will be published by Lethe Press. Ordering information is forthcoming.

“The Good and Gone” will appear in Killers an anthology from Swimming Kangaroo Books, edited by Colin Harvey.  Ordering information is forthcoming.

“I’m Your Violence” will appear in Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet, edited by Vince A. Liaguno and Chad Helder. Additional contributors include Sarah Langan, Kealan Patrick Burke, Scott Nicholson, C. Michael Cook, Lisa Morton, Gary McMahon, and Michelle Scalise. Ordering information is forthcoming.

WICKED DEAD: CRUSH is available now!  Find it at booksellers everywhere.

MASON, my novel for young adults (writing as Thomas Pendleton) releases July 1.


3/15/08
THE DUST OF WONDERLAND has been named a Lambda Literary Award finalist.

SNARED, the third book in the Wicked Dead series, is now available at booksellers everywhere.

MASON, a supernatural thriller for young adults (under the Thomas Pendleton name), is now available for pre-order.

My short story "I'm Your Violence" will appear in a very cool anthology project to be published this fall. Official announcement will be coming soon.


2/15/08
My story "An Apiary of White Bees" from the anthology INFERNO (Tor) has been nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in the Long Fiction Category.


1/15/08
I will be making appearances at the following conventions in 2008. If you're in the area(s) stop on in and say "Hello." I will have copies of my books on hand to sign. If you want something rare (Stained, Damage) drop me a note ahead of time and I'll see what I can do. Happy 2008!


12/13/07
INFERNO which was named one of the Top 7 horror/fantasy/sci-fi books of the year by Publishers Weekly and includes my story "An Apiary of White Bees" is available now at booksellers everywhere.

TORN, the second book in the Wicked Dead series is now available at booksellers everywhere.

THE DUST OF WONDERLAND has been nominated for a Black Quill Award in the novel category. Thank you Dark Scribe. I'm honored.

Doorways Magazine Winter Issue is available now. It features a new piece of my short fiction "Turtle" and an interview, plus a lot of great material from folks like Mort Castle, Di Barron, James Dorr and others.


11/13/07
HarperCollins has acquired my novel EXILED in a three-book deal. EXILED is the first book in an urban fantasy trilogy for young adults, which follows a group of estranged teenagers cursed from birth with startling and dangerous powers. Release dates are forthcoming.


10/15/07
J. G. Faherty has conducted an extensive interview with me. It's currently one of the lead stories at Fearzone.com. Check it out, here.

INFERNO edited by Ellen Datlow, an anthology that includes my short story "An Apiary of White Bees," will be released by Tor books this December. Already it's received a rave review at Greenman Review and has garnered a starred review at Publishers Weekly. Pre-order your copy now.

Dark Scribe Magazine is running an in-depth and glowing review of THE DUST OF WONDERLAND. You have to sign up for the site, but it's free and quick.


9/20/07
My story “Turtle” will appear in the Winter Issue of Doorways Magazine. Additionally, they will have an in-depth interview with me, discussing THE DUST OF WONDERLAND, WICKED DEAD, MASON and coffee.

My short story “The Good and Gone” has been accepted by a British anthology. I'll spill all when I can.

My co-writer on the WICKED DEAD series, Stefan Petrucha, and I eat pizza and discuss the series over at Fear Zone.


8/28/07
WICKED DEAD: LURKER the first book in an edgy horror series for teens (co-written with Stefan Petrucha) is now available everywhere!


8/1/07
THE DUST OF WONDERLAND is now available everywhere! Check out new reviews and author quotes by clicking the book cover above. The page also has ordering information, so get your copy now.


7/1/07
My short story "Nothing Forgiven" will appear in the anthology, DARKNESS ON THE EDGE, edited by Harrison Howe coming next year from PS Publishing.

INFERNO, edited by Ellen Datlow, which includes my short story “An Apiary of White Bees,” is now available for preorder.


4/1/07
My short story "They Would Say She Danced" is featured this month at Horror World (April only).


3/26/07
Space & Time Magazine #100, featuring my short story "Sweet Fields," is now available.


12/11/06
I'm now on MySpace. Be sure to drop by and add me as a friend!

THE DUST OF WONDERLAND (Alyson Books) is now available for preorder! The hardcover will be released August 1, 2007. You can order your copy from Shocklines.com or Amazon.com, but all copies preordered from Shocklines will be signed.

ON WRITING HORROR (Writer’s Digest Books) edited by Mort Castle is now available. My essay “Youth Gone Wild,” about writing horror for a teen audience appears alongside essays from such genre heavyweights as Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Tom Piccirilli, Harlan Ellison and Ramsey Campbell.  Additional contributions come from talented new voices such as Weston Ochse, Joe Nassise, Lisa Morton, Richard E. Dansky, Bev Vincent, Nicholas Kaufmann and Nick Mamatas.  Plus many more.


10/31/06
DAMAGE is now available in hardcover limited and deluxe editions from World Fantasy Award-winning publisher Sarob Press.

My story "An Apiary of White Bees" will appear in the anthology, INFERNO, edited by Ellen Datlow coming next fall from Tor Books.

"It’s What Isn’t There" available now in Sybil’s Garage, issue #3.

"To Wake Screaming from The American Dream," available now in Red Scream Magazine, issue #2

IN THE CLOSET, UNDER THE BED acquired by Haworth Press. My queer-themed horror collection, IN THE CLOSET, UNDER THE BED will be published by Haworth Press in late 2007. In addition to original stories, the collection will include reprinted tales from such markets as The Book of Final Flesh (Eden Studios), A Walk on the Darkside (Roc), Fortean Bureau and forthcoming publications yet to be announced.

Close on the heels of WICKED DEAD, my Young Adult novel MASON has been acquired by HarperCollins in a three-book deal.

WICKED DEAD, cowritten with Stefan Petrucha, has been acquired by HarperCollins in a six-book deal. WICKED DEAD is a series of edgy horror novels for Young Adult audiences.


STAINED Wins Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in the First Novel Category.


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