We were contacted by the HWA verifier about Jeremy Shipp’s novel Vacation and whether it is eligible for the first novel category. It does fit all the requirements for a first novel. It would be great to get a book from 2007 on the ballot.

D. Harlan Wilson needs subs for the upcoming Bizarro issue of THE PEDESTAL MAGAZINE. Deadline for subs: June 14. "I’ve read some well-written and engaging stories, but few exhibit "different kinds of weird, absurd, horrific, uncanny, and/or grotesque speculative fiction between 250-1000 words," as the guidelines stipulate." Submission guidelines here: http://thepedestalmagazine.com/submitguidelines.php

"THE COFFIN BALL" Art Show & Masquerade Location: Talleyville Frame Shoppe Gallery & Gifts Time: ‎5:00PM Friday, October 7th BETTER HAUNTED HOMES & GARDENS artist Kristen Margiotta is part of another great art show. If you're near DE on Oct 7th definitely check it out.

It looks like Afterbirth Books is going to have John’s book out in time for Horrorfind! Very cool. I just finished re-re-re-reading the manuscript a few days ago. Well maybe I hadn’t read all the stories 4 times but I know I’ve read a lot of them more than twice. And don’t you know it,…

There is no doubt in my mind that the best part of the con was being next to Dave Barnett from Necro Publications and Jeremy Lassen fromNightshade Books in the dealers room. Plus Matt Schwartz fromShocklines often stopped by. Not only are these guys extremely nice and helpful but they really know what they’re doing…

I’ve been thinking that we’ve outgrown our financial software for some time now. It’s unwieldy and there a lot of things you can’t do or un-do with it. So I’ve been researching other options and am pretty excited by one that is a web-based service. I love web-based applications because you can use them anywhere…