Members J.S. Douglas, Andrew Fuller, Iris Harris, Richard Leis, Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq, and H. A. Spector read at our summer horror reading event at BOLD Coffee & Books on Friday, August 14. BOLD has always been wonderful to us. The venue was packed and readers shared nightmares involving tumbleweeds, teenagers, camping, omens, mermaids, and entity-haunted getaways.
At our Sunday, August 16 chapter meeting, virtual mixer, and social event, members shared their updates on how their current projects are going. We also discussed obstacles, like self-imposed deadlines, time management, self-rejection, and life in general.
Katherine Quevedo and Richard Leis had a great time sharing “The Jump (Scare) to Horror: Speculative and Horror Poetry for Literary Poets” on Saturday, August 22 at Garden Home Community Library. Heather Waisanen from the library and H. A. Spector, one of our co-chairs, were wonderful hosts.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Mitchell (editor and publisher), Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq, Sarah Walker, and other participants at their anthology reading from Clocks at BOLD Coffee & Books on Saturday, August 29. Learn more about the anthology and purchase it here.
On August 31, members discussed The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt for book club.
Stephanie Feldstein’s nonfiction books for kids about classic horror monsters and how their traits show up in nature are now online for pre-order. The Supernatural Nature series comes out in January and covers vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts, sea monsters and swamp creatures.
Christi R. Suzanne has signed an agreement with Trompe L’Oeil Press for her debut book, The Peculiar Craft of Shadow Repair.
Katherine Quevedo’s story “Shades of Bruises and Blood” was published in Issue 9 of Trollbreath Magazine.
Richard Leis won third place in the Emerging Poets category of the Oregon Poetry Association Summer Contest, with his literary but horrific poem “Dismemberment During Prey Immobiliation.”
J.S. Douglas’s Four Poems of Violence and Revenge were published by Horrific Scribblings.
Niyyah R. Haqq spoke with Liz Leigh of the Moss and Myth podcast about Niyyah’s debut novella The Veil, her writing journey, and more.