For our Gothic Days of Creation, we have author showcases of live readings. You can find each of the readings here with details of the author and how to find their other work. (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases through Amazon links)
Third Author Showcase
Our first reading was from #RomancingTheGothic favourite C M Rosens author of The Crows and Folklore of Pagham on Sea
You can find out more about Mel and her work here:
Website: www.cmrosens.com
Support Mel here:
Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/cmrosens
Paypal – Melissa.julianjones@gmail.com
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Our second reading was from Obby Robinson, who shared two poems with us: ‘Black Dog Ode’ and ‘English Magic 1’
Your can read more from Obby in his collection The Witchhouse of Canewdon and Other Poems (Letchmachen Press) or on his websites:
https://themosthauntedtowninengland.wordpress.com
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The third reading today was by yours truly! Sapphic zombies anyone?
You can more of my work in Unspeakable: A Queer Gothic Anthology and Gwyllion
Support me at – https://ko-fi.com/samhirst
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Our final reading from the morning session was from Angie Wenham (a returning reader!) who shared her tale of vampires and Murder, She Wrote
Find out more about Angie and her work here
Website: https://www.angiewenham.com
Support:
Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/angriewords
Paypal – angiewenhamwords@gmail.com
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The first reading in our evening session was shared by Chris Neilan who read his recently published ‘Star Creature’ (you can find it in issue 51 of Neon)
Chris’ work appears in the 2017 Bridport Prize Winners Anthology, One for the Road (2017), Fur-Lined Ghettoes Issue 9 and Interpreter’s House 75 among other!
Find out more about his fiction and film-making
Websites: www.gorgaifilms.com and www.chrisneilan.com
Support chris through Paypal – christopherneilan@hotmail.com
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The second of our evening readers was Mayvis MacLellan, who shared her story ‘The Flowers’.
You can find Mayvis’ previous work in Second Chapters (2020), The Spirit of Poe (2012) and Manitoba Myriad
Find out more about Mayvis here: Website: https://brandonwriterscollective.weelby.com/m-m-maclellan.html
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Our next reading was by Maria DeBlassie, who shared her short story ‘The Haunting’
You can find Maria’s work on her website and in her books Everyday Enchantments and Hungry Business: A Gothic Short Story – Amazon UK link, Amazon US link
Website: www.mariadeblassie.com
Support Maria through Paypal – mdeblassie@gmail.com
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We ended with a bang with Kelsey Josephson reading an extract from her story ‘The Assistant’.
You can get a story here!
Story links: https://storyoriginapp.com/giveaways/9ed76d3e-ebf1-11ea-b086-6b29b60169ae
Find out more about Kelsey and her work, including the Strange Happenings serial which ‘The Assistant’ is part of, on her website: www.simplykelseyjo.com/books
Support Kelsey here:
Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/kelsey0258
Paypal – paypal.me/simplykelseyjo
Second Author Showcase
The first reading was from Celestine Trinidad who read from her story ‘Shadows’ featuring creatures and practices Filipino folklore.
Find Out More
Celestine is a prolific author with a wide range of published titles. Check out her work on her website here – found https://celestinetrinidad.wordpress.com/stories-and-books/
Support Celestine
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/luckychanmd
Paypal: cmgtrinidad@gmail.com
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The second reading was a lively and dramatic telling by Brazilian author Frank Rudiger Lopes. He shared his story ‘Sanguine First Contact’ – a sci-fi/Gothic cross which features a familiar vampiric favourite…
Find Out More
You can find out about Frank’s podcast here
You can support his project here – https://patreon.com/leftpage
You can follow Frank on Twitter @FrankGothic
Support Frank
Paypal: frank.kgb88@hotmail.com
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The third reading was from Carmilla Voiez, author of the Starblood series. She read from her story ‘Impatient for Death: A Love Story’ (CW: Suicidal Ideation)
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Carmilla is a prolific author with lots of novels and short stories to dive into! Previous works: The Starblood series, Broken Mirror and Other Morbid Tales, Starblood and Psychonautgraphic novels, The Venus Virus, The Ballerina and the Revolutionary. Various stories in anthologies by Weird Punk, Red Cape and Vamptasy.
Find out more on Carmilla’s website – : https://carmillavoiez.wixsite.com/carmillavoiez
Support Carmilla
Paypal: carmillavoiez@yahoo.com
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The fourth reading was from oral-storyteller Daru Mcaleece. They read an oral form of their work ‘Possessed by Ravens’ which appears in the Haunted Voices anthology.
Find Out More
Previous Work: ‘Ripped Halfway Out of a Dream’ on Dark Mountain Issue 13‘ ‘Possessed by Ravens’ in Haunted Voices Anthology, Interview on Sacred Body Art in Pagan Dawn
Website: www.tracscotland.org/storytellers/daru-mcaleece/
Find Daru on twitter @DaruMcaleece
Support Daru
Paypal: paypal.me/darustoryteller
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The fifth story of the day (and the first of the evening showcase) was Victoria Audley’s gorgeous tale of sapphic ghosts ‘Epistle’.
Find Out More
Other works: ‘Augury’ in The Fantome Anthology of Ghost Stories
Website: https://vcaudley.carrd.co/
Support Victoria
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/vcaudley
Paypal:: paypal.me/littleleotas
Patreon:: https://ww.patreon.com/vcaudley
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The sixth reading was Kit Mayquist reading from ‘Ink is Never Idle’ and rocking a piratical look!
Find Out More
Kit’s first novel Tripping Arcadia is due for publication with Dutton Spring in 2022.
To find out more about Kit and his work in the meantime, check out his website – www.kitmayquist.com or find him on twitter @kmayquist
Support Kit
Ko-fi.com: https://ko-fi.com/kitmayquist
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The eighth reading was ‘What’s New Pussycat’ by Shiri Sondheimer featuring magical girls, sentient houses, a plethora of ghosts and a know-it-all cat!
Find Out More
Shiri has previously had work published in Unlocking the Magic and Women in Horror Annual 2017. You can find out more about Shiri and her work on her websites –
https://bookriot.com/author/s-w-sondheimer/
Support Shiri
Shiri asks that if you enjoyed the story, you donate to
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The ninth reading was by Michael Lee Robertson. They were reading from their story ‘Ironteeth’ found in Queering the Map of Glasgow featuring non-binary vampires stalking (sort of) one of Glasgow’s necropolises
Find Out More
Michael writes across many different genres – from prose to radio drama.
Films: My Loneliness is Killing Me directed by Tom Courtney (winner of Sccottish Bafta 2018)
Radio Drama: The End of the World (airs November on BBC Radio Scotland)
Prose: Featured in Proud and Queering the Map of Glasgow
Set up and runs Trans Youth Glasgow
Website: www.hrfmichael.co.uk
Support Michael
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/hrfmichael
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The last show case of the day was a particularly spooky way to end! Angie Wenham shared her story ‘To be Seen’ and I spent the rest of the week looking behind me.
Find Out More
You can find out more about Angie on her website –
Support Angie
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/angriewords
Paypal: angiewenhamwords@gmail.com
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FIRST AUTHOR SHOWCASE
The first reading was from Katalina Watt who read her story ‘Lure’ which will feature in Issue Two of Extra Teeth. It starts off like an average love story… it doesn’t end that way.
Katalina has published short stories in Ceremony, Haunted Voices: An Anthology of Gothic Storytelling from Scotland, Unspeakable: A Queer Gothic Anthology, Malefaction magazine, and Bitter Melon’s Stay at Home Diary.
Affiliate links
Haunted Voices – Amazon UK; Unspeakable – Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon US, Amazon Canada
Support Katalina
You can support Katalina here by buying her a coffee
Find out more
Check out Katalina’s website here
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Our next story was from Renee Cronley who shared her story ‘Thief of Eternal Delights’ from the inaugural issue of Love Letters to Poe. It’s a Poe inspired piece featuring a haunted castle, a woman in black and a dance beyond death…
Renee has previously published short story ‘The Intruder’ in Second Chapters with the Brandon Writers Collective and has published poetry in New Myths
Affiliate Links
Second Chapters – Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon Canada
Support Renee
You can support Renee on paypal using reneecronley@gmail.com
You can also support the Love Letters to Poe project here
Find out more
You can find Renee’s website here
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The next live reading was shared by H. Bentham who read an extract from his story ‘Mambabarang Boy’ feature in Engkwentro: Tales of the Strange and Supernatural which features 5 stories by Filipino authors based on Filipino folklore. Ben’s tale introduces us to a Mambabarang… with a little queer attraction thrown into the mix!
Ben focuses predominantly on romance and has written short stories, novellas, and poetry. You can find his short stories in Start Here, Summer Feels: A #Romanceclass Anthology, Beyond Light and Darkness and Engkwentro. He also has a book of poetry – Signed, B and a stand alone – The Boy Bearing Candies.
Affiliate Links
Start Here – Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon US, Amazon Canada;
Summer Feels – Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon US, Amazon Canada
Beyond Light and Darkness – Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon US, Amazon Canada
Signed, B – Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon US, Amazon Canada
Engkwentro – Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon US, Amazon Canada
The Boy Bearing Candies – Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon US, Amazon Canada
Support Ben
You can support Ben by buying him a coffee here or by using paypal here
Find out more
You can find Ben and his thoughts on all things books and romance on his bookstagram
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The next story is from Eric Jurgens, who shared their yet unpublished story ‘Pictures of a City’ with us. A familiar route taken in the early morning with just a little detour… what could go wrong?
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Anna Cheung is a Gothic horror writer based in Glasgow who is currently working on her debut poetry collection due to be published in 2021 with Haunt Publishing. She shared two of her poems with us ‘The Bean-Nighe of Glen Aros’ and ‘The Haunted Forest’.
Amongst other writings, her previous work was published in Haunted Voices and literary magazines such as Dark Eclipse, Dusk and Shiver
Support Anna
You can support Anna through paypal with the address dollynoodle@msn.com
Find out more
You can find Anna’s website here
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Ricky Monahan Brown shared an extract from his memoir Stroke: A 5% Chance of Survival with us. Ricky navigates some of his experiences through a Gothic frame and tells his deeply personal story.
Ricky has published his memoir Stroke and you can also find his short fiction in Haunted Voices, Blood Bath Horror Zine, Northwards Now, The Scores, 404Ink, The Dublin Inquirer, Marbles, Umbrellas of Edinburgh and elsewhere.
Affiliate Links
Umbrellas of Edinburgh – Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon US, Amazon Canada
Stroke – Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon US, Amazon Canada
Support Ricky
You can support Ricky through paypal with the address ricky.ballboy+uk@gmail.com
Find out more
You can check out Ricky’s website here
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Elena Barrio shared her yet unpublished story ‘Marisol’ with us. It’s a second person tale, working your way through a haunted house and it is tense, haunting and hair-raising!
You can find more of Elena’s work here
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