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Two Backed Books will publish Amy Grech's collection, Apple of My Eye, in the Fall, 2006. Apple of My Eye contains 13 short stories about obsession, paranoia, fear, and death. These stories are intended for a mature audience and are not for the faint of heart...

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Nicholas Kaufmann is pleased to report that his dark fantasy erotica story "Comeback" (which was first published at Fishnetmag.com) has been selected by Susie Bright for inclusion in THE BEST AMERICAN EROTICA 2007, scheduled for a February release in trade paperback by Simon & Schuster.

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Amy Grech's story will appear in the upcoming issue of Apex Digest
Issue Five
March 16th, 2006
• Ben Bova – Inspiration
• William F. Nolan – Scotch on the Rocks
• Steve Parker – Starfish
• Robert Dunbar – Away
• Amy Grech – EV 2000
• Jerry J. Davis – Wall of Delusion
• Steve Savile – Junkyard Dogs
• Parting Shot...Sacrifices by Rhonda Eudaly
• Sherrilyn Kenyon – Interviewed by Alethea Kontis
• Robert Rankin – Interviewed by Gill Ainsworth
• Book reviews by the Apex Staff

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Amy Grech has sold her story, “Ashes to Ashes" to The Late Late Show. You can read it here.

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Nicholas Kaufmann's story "Under the Skin" appears in CITY SLAB #7, which is on newsstands now. He also has an erotic dark fantasy about porn stars and Egyptian gods, "Comeback", online at Fishnetmag.com. (Though Fishnet doesn't post images, the content still makes it not work safe.)

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Nicholas Kaufmann is thrilled to report the sale of "Under the Skin" to City Slab Magazine, scheduled for their next issue, #7.

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Amy Grech has an essay, story and interview in Wicked Karnival, Issue 4.

Her story "Dust" appears in Issue 4 of The Horror Express And is also available at Shocklines

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Amy Grech's poem, "Machine Gun/Latté" will be featured on coffee cans. Visit Story House to learn more. Her short story, "Apple of My Eye" will appear in the debut issue of Red Scream Magazine.

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The trade paperback of Greg Lamberson's novel PERSONAL DEMONS, winne rof the Anubis Award for Horror, will be available on Valentine's Day. Shocklines is taking pre-orders for signed copies now.

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Nicholas Kaufmann's story "Toad Lily" has been acquired by Cemetery Dance
magazine for publication in 2005.

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Amy Grech's chapbook, "Cold Comfort" is available from Naked Snake Press.

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Amy Grech's article, "Untimely Demise: Death Machines," will appear in Issue Six of City Slab Magazine.

Amy will be working as a screenwriter, adapting material for Blackridge Entertainment, Inc.

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The limited edition hardcover of Greg Lamberson’s first novel, PERSONAL DEMONS, is now available on-line from Broken Umbrella Press. HWA members will receive a $10.00 discount off the $45.00 price tag. The book ships November 1st, All Saints Day. To order, or simply to check out the cover, please click here.

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Read about Polly Frost and her erotic horror on Nerve.com

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Amy Grech's story, "Double Helix" will appear in a future issue of Allen Koszowski's new magazine, Inhuman.

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A new interview with author Nicholas Kaufmann is now available in the premiere issue of the online magazine Epic Science Fiction and Fantasy. The interview, conducted by Armand Rosamilia, covers everything from the HWA Charles Grant Benefit Auction he helped put together, which raised over $10,000, to Kaufmann's top five tips for aspiring writers. You can read the interview at
http://www.epicsff.com/interviews/2004/5/nicholaskaufmann.php

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Greg Lamberson's PERSONAL DEMONS has won Broken Umbrella Press's Innaugural Anubis Award for Horror, judged by T.M. Wright. The award includes a $500.00 cash prize, with publication of PERSONAL DEMONS as a limited edition hardcover on Halloween, 2004, and a trade paperback edition to follow.

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Amy Grech's story, "Apple of My Eye" is live at Terror Tales.

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Greg Lamberson wants you to check out his new web site, www.slimeguy.com, devoted primarily to his films.

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J.V. Sanders' profile of horror film maker Larry Fessenden Hackles and Horrors appears in the February 2004 issue of Chronogram Magazine.

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Collaborative collections have been done before but never like this; here we see UK author Hertzan Chimera battle it out with eight female writers through 29 collaborative short stories. Nothing will prepare the reader for the ferocious exploration of contemporary society's ugliest taboos; abortion, rape, kidnap, child abuse, pornography, murder, illness, abandonment, loneliness, discovery, hatred, secrets, love.

Find a good strong chair and strap yourself in for the ride of your life as Chim & Her leads you on a blindfold journey with an international writing squad consisting of eight of the most riveting and extreme female writers out there today: Charlee Jacob, from America Alex Severin, from Scotland Amy Grech, from America Destiny West, from Australia Brutal Dreamer, from America Dawn Andrew, from England Queenie Tirone, from Canada Christina Sng, from Singapore. (260 pages)

Buy your copy today

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Monica O'Rourke has sold her story, "Not with a Bang but a Whimper" to Brutarian magazine; it is due out this summer.

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Amy Grech's story "Crosshairs" will appear in the Hell Hath No Fury anthology.

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Kris Dikeman's story "A Letter from the Asylum" will appear in The Many Faces of Van Helsing, edited by Jeanne Cavelos

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K.Z.Perry's short story "Mama's Special Rice Tin." will appear in an upcoming issue of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet

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Murder by Six contains 34 crime and mystery stories by six authors: Nick Andreychuk, Amy Grech, Patricia Harrington, Edward C. Lynskey, Stephen D. Rogers and G. W. Thomas. [Cover by Paul Laine].
It's currently Number 1 at Fictionwise

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Lee Thomas' novel Stained will be published by Prime Books early in 2004

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Amy Grech's Short-short "Perishables", is live at Alien Skin.

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K.Z.Perry would like to announce the following sales:

"Anna on the Threshold" in MOTA:3 Courage, which has just been released

"Electric Complex" in The Urban Bizarre, which comes out at the end of October

and "Career Man Wanted" to Strange Pleasures 3


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Amy Grech's poem, "Machine Gun/Latté" will appear in a future issue
of Space & Time magazine.

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An in-depth interview with author Nicholas Kaufmann is now posted in the
debut issue of Annabelle, a Web-based lifestyle magazine. You can read it here: http://www.annabellemagazine.com

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Bare Bone #4, featuring Amy Grech's story "Ashes to Ashes" is available now at Project Pulp.

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Shocklines.com has started taking pre-orders for specially signed copies of WALK IN SHADOWS, Nicholas Kaufmann's debut story collection from Prime Books/House of Dominion:
http://store.yahoo.com/shocklines/wainshcostby.html

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Greg Lamberson's article — "Lovecraft's Bad Book" will appear in the second quarterly issue of H.P. LOVECRAFT'S MAGAZINE OF HORROR. It's his second article in the magazine.

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Amy Grech's "Damp Wind and Leaves" will appear in Cyber-Pulp's Halloween Anthology.

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Greg Verdino's short story "Just" will appear in THE DECAY WITHIN from 3F Publications, scheduled for late 2003/early 2004 publication. This is his second sale to 3F's "WITHIN" series; his story "The Accordion Man" will appear in THE FEAR WITHIN this August.

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Lee Thomas' story "Anthem of the Estranged" has been purchased by John Pelan for inclusion in The Dark Side III - A Walk on the Dark Side.

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Amy Grech's story "Russian Roulette" has been purchased by Thomas Deja for the Dark Streets After Hours anthology.

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Nicholas Kaufmann's short story "Have You Come to Raise the Dead?" will appear in THE DECAY WITHIN, which will be published by 3F Publications in October.

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Nicholas Kaufmann's first short story collection, WALK IN SHADOWS, has been acquired by Sean Wallace at Prime Books for their House of Dominion imprint. Collecting nine previously published short stories and two originals, WALK IN SHADOWS is scheduled to be released in Autumn of 2003.

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Lee Thomas' Story, Shards, has been sold to the MicroSHOCKS Anthology

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Nicholas Kaufmann's story "The Jew of Prague," from Lone Wolf Publications' STONES anthology, was included in Andy Hatchell's 2002 Consolidated Recommended Reading List. You can see the list (and find out if you're on
it, too!) here.

Also, Nick has put up some photos from the HWA's 16th Annual Conference and Bram Stoker Awards on his Web site, here.
There are quite a few pictures, so please give the page time to load.

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Greg Lamberson has sold a 2,000 word article, "Re-Animating Lovecraft," to Wildside Publishing's upcoming fiction magazine 'H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror.' The article is scheduled to appear in the first issue, and -- hopefully -- will lead to a regular or recurring series, 'Arkham Film Vault.'

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Lee Thomas is pleased to announce the following short story sales:
"All We Are" - to Underworlds
"Heirlooms of Misery" - to Agony in Black

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Amy Grech's story "Come and Gone" appears in issue 14, volume 2 of Cthulhu Sex, available now.


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