Delighted to be a part of what promises to be a superb anthology with my short story 'In The Marrow'. Published by Dark Minds Press and edited by James Everington & Dan Howarth, 'Imposter Syndrome' features stories about changelings, doppelgangers, Capgras delusion and pod-people. I've had a sneak preview of two of the other stories… Continue reading Imposter Syndrome – this time in anthology form
Tag: short stories
Shadows and Tall Trees 7
The new edition of Shadows and Tall Trees is now shipping, and you can order it at Amazon.co.uk in both paperback and hardback (as well as eBook). It boasts an absolutely killer lineup of writers including V.H. Leslie, Robert Shearman, Steve Rasnic Tem, Alison Moore, Conrad Williams and a host of other top-notch authors. And… Continue reading Shadows and Tall Trees 7
First short story publication of 2017
Very excited to be a part of this illustrated anthology (illustrated!!) featuring such genre luminaries as Ramsey Campbell and Gary McMahon. My short story 'Nightswimming' is a riff on the Little Mermaid fairytale - my personal quest to become the next Angela Carter is well underway.
News
Very pleased to say I'll be returning to Shadows & Tall Trees with my short story 'Sun Dogs', which will appear in the upcoming vol. 7. Shadows & Tall Trees is where my first ever story was published, so it means a lot to be a part of it again.
Great British Horror 1: Green and Pleasant Land
Very pleased indeed to be a part of this excellent upcoming anthology from Black Shuck Books, with my short story 'Strange as Angels'. It's due for release in October.
because I forgot to mention it before
My short story "Terry In The Bed By The Window" will be appearing in The Black Room Manuscripts: Volume Two. All proceeds will be going to Alzheimer's Research UK, which is bloody brilliant - I'm very proud to have been able to contribute. (Also, while you're here, why don't you go check out V.H. Leslie's… Continue reading because I forgot to mention it before
‘write about the desert’, my brain said
inspiration is strange. One day, quite recently, a story arrived in my head almost fully formed - a thing that rarely happens to me, and a joy when it does. And that story was set in the Mojave desert in California. I have never been to California, much less the desert. I have never been… Continue reading ‘write about the desert’, my brain said
What I’m Up To Right Now
There's an interview with me and the marvellous V.H. Leslie over at Grey Dog Tales for Women in Horror Month - it's such an honour to be approached (and recommended by Nina Allan! There's a boost for the ego.) My short story 'Obsidian' was published in January as part of NewCon Press' 10-year anniversary celebrations… Continue reading What I’m Up To Right Now
Celebrating Women In Horror
it's Women In Horror month, and since I am a Woman In Horror I thought I'd pick a few of my favourite tales by my fellow horror-writing women to share with you all. These are by no means the only stories I'd recommend - I could sit here all day and tell you about the… Continue reading Celebrating Women In Horror
Things upcoming…
A variety of things coming from or involving me in the near future, and really I ought to have been a little bit more 'on this' (I am my own worst publicist) So, firstly: My short story 'The Fragility of Flesh' will be appearing in Wild Things, from Great British Horror Books/KnightWatch Press, edited by… Continue reading Things upcoming…
Dispatches from the Sinister Room 