We’ve signed Tim McGregor’s HEARTS STRANGE and DREADFUL for re-release in 2026. The novel, originally released in 2021, has gone out of print so we’re excited to bring out a new edition. This updated release will include a foreword by Sadie Hartmann, also known as Mother Horror, who has long been a champion of McGregor’s...
Author: Jennifer Barnes (Jennifer Barnes)
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Book Deal: The Case for Cryptids
We’re excited to announce that we’ve signed a second collection from Ohio poet E.F. Schraeder. The Case for Cryptids: Field Notes from a Believer will be coming in 2026 and is a follow up to The Price of a Small, Hot Fire which was published in 2023. Stephanie M. Wytovich will again be the editor....
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End of Summer Ebook Sale
Get ready for Fall with these great discounted reads! Spooky Season is coming so ease into Autumn with these magical, but not too terrifying, books. All 4 ebooks are currently discounted to $3.99! Purchase from your favorite retailer using these links: Eynhallow by Tim McGregor His Unburned Heart by David Sandner Hollow Tongue by Eden...
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COVER REVEAL: The Uterus is an Impossible Forest
Today we’re showing off the cover for Shannon Kearns’ debut poetry collection. Because it has such an evocative title we decided to foreground the text layout and since Shannon is also a painter we used one of her paintings abstract paintings for texture and color. The result is stunning and thought-provoking just like Shannon’s poetry....
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BOOK DEAL: The Build-A-Monster Workshop
Raw Dog Screaming Press is excited to announce a deal to publish the follow up poetry collection from this year’s Bram Stoker Award winner for poetry, Pedro Iniguez. The Build-A-Monster Workshop explores themes of the monstrous in all forms from creatures that lurk in the shadows to the monsters living within ourselves. “Pedro is a...
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COVER REVEAL: Vellum Leaves & Lettered Skins
Today we’re revealing the cover for Vellum Leaves and Lettered Skins. It’s a poetry collection that uses the tale of Rapunzel as a the launch point for gathering a rich harvest of verse. The ink and watercolor art created by illustrator Renée Nault is a perfect pairing for the cover. Ault’s whimsical and textured style...
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Shirley Jackson Award Nominations
We were stunned to hear that four Raw Dog Screaming Press titles have been nominated for the Shirley Jackson Awards this year! Congratulations to all the authors and to novella line editor RJ Joseph on this amazing recognition. These are the nominated titles: Eynhallow by Tim McGregor was nominated in the Novel category The title...
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COVER REVEAL: Bottling His Ghosts
PREORDER FOR $2 OFF * Coming July 15th, 2025 From the Afterword: “Cooper’s vivid characterization twists tropes and snatches them for her own. Bottling His Ghosts remains a singular tale of the ties that bind, the enduring and stubborn love of a sister for her adopted brother.”—Elizabeth Broadbent, author Blood Cypress About the Artist Lynne...
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Book Deal: Gwendolyn Kiste Short Story Collection
We are beyond thrilled to announce that we’ve signed a deal to publish Gwendolyn Kiste‘s short story collection The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own. “I’ve been a fan of Kiste’s work from the beginning and I couldn’t be happier to finally have a chance to publish a book by her,” says managing editor Jennifer...
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Black Cranes on Parallax Honor List
About the Award “The jury considers works published in the preceding year. So these winners were published in 2020, the jury deliberated in 2021, and then the pandemic complicated matters for us,” explained Carl Brandon steering committee member Yang-Yang Wang. “All winning authors will receive a $1,000 cash prize in addition to the physical award.”...
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Cover Reveal: Pam Kowolski is a Monster!
PREORDER the hardcover for a $5 discount and $3 off the paperback About the Artist About the Book
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Lee Murray Named Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Award-winning speculative fiction writer, editor and mentor Lee Murray was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her significant services to literature. Murray has long been a champion both for Kiwi writing and for the genre of horror. She has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to showcase the quality and range...
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COVER REVEAL: Blood Cypress
Today we’re revealing the darkly magical cover created by artist Lynne Hansen for Elizabeth Broadbent’s Southern Gothic novella, Blood Cypress. Hansen has managed to channel both the heart of the book and the atmosphere of the setting. “This cover really captures the essence of the novella—the way the danger and creeping horror of the swamp...
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Clearing the Shelves—Buy One Get One
2024 was a productive year for Raw Dog Screaming Press. We expanded our novella series by 5 installments, finished up the Steel Empires series, released two novels, an anthology, a short story collection, two poetry collections, a graphic novel and a paperback edition of a hardcover-only release. We also completed recording for 3 audiobooks. We’re...
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BOOK DEAL: Vellum Leaves and Lettered Skins
We’ve signed a deal with poet Colleen Anderson to release her Rapunzel-themed collection, Vellum Leanves and Lettered Skins in 2025. This lush garden of poems has been seeded in a fairytale realm but has grown in many directions. Poetry editor Stephanie Wytovich explains, “As someone who adores witchery and fairytales, I’m so excited to work...
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Cover Reveal: DEMO REELS AND ARTHOUSE MADNESS
Today we’re revealing the cover for Demo Reels and Arthouse Madness the poetry collection from Vince A. Liaguno. This is a heavily themed collection so we wanted to choose an artist in line with those themes and one who could bring Liaguno’s vision to life. Although we haven’t worked with Scott Cole before he seemed...
