Livia Llewellyn in the author of the Shirley Jackson Awards nominees Engines of Desire: Tales of Love & Desire (collection) and Omphalos (novelette). For Engines of Desire: Tales of Love & Other Horrors, what was your approach when it comes… Continue Reading →
Jack Dann and Nick Gevers are the editors of the Shirley Jackson Awards nominated anthology GHOSTS BY GASLIGHT. How did you come up with the concept of combining the supernatural and steampunk? NICK GEVERS: I’ve been a fan of… Continue Reading →
Workshop! Brett Cox, John Langan, Sarah Langan, and Paul Tremblay (current board of trustee members) are running a horror writing workshop at Litreactor. We’re donating our proceeds to help support our beloved Shirley Jackson Awards. Spread the word and/or take… Continue Reading →
Boston, MA (September 2011) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, the Shirley Jackson Awards have been established for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the… Continue Reading →
Winners Announced for the 2010 Shirley Jackson Awards Boston, MA (July 2011)— In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc. has been established for outstanding achievement in… Continue Reading →
Tim Lebbon Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. How did you come up with the concept for The Thief of Broken Toys? This was one of those strange ones where I had a title first. That might sound… Continue Reading →
Peter Dube Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. How did you settle on Rene Crevel and what is it about him that initially interested you? My interest in Crevel grew out of an interest in surrealism more generally,… Continue Reading →
Richard Butner What was the inspiration for Holderhaven? (The title, the setting, etc.) I wanted to write more architectural fiction. A few years ago I wrote a haunted modernist house story (“House of the Future”) and then I started thinking… Continue Reading →
Robert Jackson Bennett Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. What made you decide to set your story during the Great Depression? I knew I wanted to write something that was a myth, of a sort, yet one that would… Continue Reading →
Peter Watts Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. What is it about The Thing that appealed to you and made you want to revisit it? Warning: there are serious movie spoilers in the following answer. Carpenter’s movie is… Continue Reading →
Ellen Datlow and Nick Mamatas Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. How did you two end up collaborating with each other and what was the collaboration process like? Nick Mamatas: A few years ago, the Horror Writers Association,… Continue Reading →
Nicholas Kaufmann Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. First off, what made you decide to combine the concept of dragons with the undead? It’s my pleasure, Charles. Regarding mixing dragons with the undead, it was a combination of… Continue Reading →
Laird Barron Hi Laird! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. The elephant in the room is all your nominations. In your opinion, how has your writing evolved over the years, especially when it comes to horror? Hi, Charles. Can’t… Continue Reading →
Jeff VanderMeer Hi Jeff! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. Aside from your short story “The Third Bear”, you also have an essay of the same name. How did the concept of The Third Bear originally… Continue Reading →
Stephen Graham Jones Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. How did The Ones That Got Away end up being published by Prime Books and how did you decide on which stories got included in the… Continue Reading →
Karen Joy Fowler Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. What is it about the Booth family that interests you as “Booth’s Ghost” isn’t your first (and hopefully not the last) short story you’ve written about them? Actually, Mary… Continue Reading →
Lily Hoang Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. How did you decide to narrate “The Foxes” the way you did, with all the layers and juxtaposition utilized in the piece? When Nick Mamatas, one of the co-editors of… Continue Reading →
Joey Comeau Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. What was the inspiration for One Bloody Thing After Another? Horror movies. I watch a lot of horror movies. I love them. I love that they can be funny and… Continue Reading →
Scott Edelman Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. What’s the appeal of zombies–and horror–to you? I love horror for the same reasons I love science fiction and fantasy — because it allows me to break free of writing… Continue Reading →
Lou Anders and Jonathan Strahan Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. What’s the appeal of sword and sorcery for you and what made you decide to edit an anthology devoted to such a sub-genre? Lou Anders: I grew… Continue Reading →
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