"The Sun Never Rises in the Big City" from FUNGUS OF THE HEART received an honorable mention in BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR. Congrats to Jeremy C Shipp! See the complete list of honorable mentions.

These are in no particular order except that #1 was definitely the top: 1. DogCon was legendary and we have the pics to prove it! It was way more fun and went way better than we expected. 2. Plans were laid for a new Science Fiction Adventure imprint, Dog Star Books, with author and editor…

Win a copy of the limited edition of EYES EVERYWHERE by Matthew Warner plus other prizes such as a Shocklines.com gift certificate. From June 1 to August 10, a magic eyeball icon is hidden somewhere within the bowels of several participating websites, including RawDogScreaming.com, Shocklines.com, and HorrorWorld.org. Might it be on an old book review…

The first ever AnthoCon was a smashing good time. John Edward Lawson and Dustin LaValley debuted their collaboration Lawson vs. LaValley. They particpated in several panels (Psychedelic Fiction, Martial Arts, Minorities in Fiction). Their faux demonstration on fighting zombies was the talk of the weekend. And to cap it all off LaValley received the Hiram…

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

So, I did an interview on publishing and bizarro over at pretty-scary.net. Check it out here John’s usually the one who gets interviewed so it’s a bit of a different perspective.