Sheep and Wolves has made it on to the preliminary ballot for the Stokers. We’ve got some great compnay, the Collection category is really competitive this year but I’d love to see it on the final ballot. Superior Achievement in a Collection The Number 121 to Pennsylvania by Kealan Patrick Burke (Cemetery Dance Publications) Mama’s…

Raw Dog Screaming Press May Update Our May newsletter has gone out but you can get a peek at it here. Back issues are archived in our Press Room. This month we’ve added a new feature, Writer’s Corner from John Edward Lawson, which collects links to exciting author opportunities like grants, residencies and classes. The newsletter is the…

Fatally Yours.com recently featured "Where the Heart Isn’t" and spoke with director Jayson Densman about the purpose of a "PoVid": "The idea is to mesh a poem (in this case, surreal/dark) with audio/visuals in a way that caters not only to the literary-appreciative bunch, but to those who may find a cool doorway into a world…

Raw Dog Screaming Press (RDSP) is honored and thrilled to announce that author and co-founder of RDSP, John Edward Lawson, has been selected as a guest of honor for StokerCon 2022, which will take place in Denver, CO, May 12 to 15 at The Curtis Hotel. Through RDSP John regularly helps authors find their audience, earn…

I’ve been working on this cover for Play Dead for quite awhile. I think I’ve finally got it pretty close to how I want it. I’m still conflicted about it though. Since this is going to be our first book with a real print run we need to count on catching the eye of more…

About the Book Welcome to the garden. Here we poison our fruits, pierce ourselves with thorns, and rip off our skin under the light of the full moon. Mad and unhinged, we fall through rabbit holes, walk willingly into fairy rings, and as our hair falls out near the creek out back, we dance in…