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In 2014 we posted 17 videos to our YouTube channel, mostly readings and interviews conducted at various events. Here are the 5 videos from this year with the most views: #5. "Hitler's Dominatrix" by K. Ceres Wright   #4. Albert Wendland reads from The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes   #3. J.L. Gribble reads "Real Mater" during Bizarro Halloween   #2. Lucy Snyder reading from Soft Apocalypses   #1. Michael Arnzen's reading at Context

2014 was a great year for RDSP! We released a total of 13 books which included: 5 novels (3 were science fiction), 2 poetry books, 1 non-fiction title, 1 story collection and 3 from the "other" category where memoir and satire meet to party. Here's the list in chronological order: Corpus Chrome, Inc. by S. Craig Zahler •  January Decades in the future Corpus Chrome, Inc. develops a robotic body, dubbed a “mannequin,” that can revive, sustain and interface with a cryonically-preserved human brain. Like all new technology, it is copyrighted. Nobody knows how Corpus Chrome, Inc. determines which individuals should be given a second life, yet myriad people are affected. Among them are Lisanne Breutschen, the composer who invented sequentialism with her twin sister, and Champ Sappline, a garbage man…

Here are the top 14 happenings for RDSP in 2014 We hosted our 1st writing retreat at Bourbon Ridge and probably had more fun than adults should be allowed to have. Mr. Wicker was the Library Journal debut of the month for October. RDSP acquired Anti-Oedipus Press. DogCon 3 was held in conjunction with Confluence in Pittsburgh where we launched Lucy Snyder's Soft Apocalypes. We presented Matt Betts with the championship belt for the first RDSP Readers Choice Award. The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes by Albert Wendland received a starred review and was Pick of theWeek from Publishers Weekly, it also sold out of copies during the pre-release debut at Seton Hill's book fair. Hysteria by Stephanie Wytovich was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award. We launched the…

Experience a Little Happiness The gift-giving season is upon us like a chicken on a junebug and while making lists of what to buy for my family and what they should buy for me I keep thinking about the idea that experiences bring more happiness than things. Scientists have tested this and found it to be true and yet, even though people often realize this, it's hard to put a dollar value on experience and even harder to take that value into account when making financial decisions. That is why I'm excited, first of all, to be organizing a writing retreat because I know it has the potential to effect the happiness of so many people. In this crazy world anything that provides a little hope and happiness is well…

Sponsor an Author, Feed the Dream We've started a fund to sponsor an author to attend our Bourbon Ridge Writing Retreat. Give someone who wouldn't otherwise be able to attend a chance for a writing breakthrough. Writers need to be nurtured, good writing takes time and effort and a kind word here or a good experience there can make all the difference! Every little bit helps.  

December 5-7 • Bourbon Ridge Retreat in Hocking Hills, Ohio Join RDSP editors and authors Friday, December 5th - Sunday, December 7th for a weekend of writing! The primary focus will be on writing but you'll have the chance to talk with other editors and authors over meals. Accommodations are in a luxurious lodge in scenic Hocking Hills, OH. Get away from distractions and make time for your writing! Come for just one day or the whole weekend. We've tried to offer many options to fit people's schedules. We are happy to answer any questions you may have just email books@rawdogscreaming.com.   Choose your days of participation (meals included, see below for details): Registration/Accommodations Fri & Sat Nights (12/5-12/6) $250.00 USD Sat Night Only (12/6) $200.00 USD Sat Day Only…

November 6-9 RDSP is attending this year's World Fantasy convention. We will have a table in the Dealers Room and are having a room party to celebrate the release of Maria Alexander's MR. WICKER. Several of our authors will be on hand: Maria Alexander, Forrest Aguirre, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, Jeff VanderMeer & K. Ceres Wright as well as artist Jeremy Zerfoss who has done cover design for us. Below is a list of all the events our authors are participating in. FRIDAY Poetry in Fantasy: Yesterday and Today 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Friday, Regency F Panelists:  Mike Allen (M), Maria Alexander, Rain Graves, David Lunde, Laurel Winter Description:  Including poetry in fantasy, both by the author and quoted from other sources, used to be more common,…

Bizarro Halloween, 10/25, Terrault Contemporary, 7:30p RDSP is celebrating Halloween with an emphasis on the weird this year. Our Bizarro Halloween event will feature readings along with the launch of Grave Markings: The XXth Anniversary Edition. To make sure we've got plenty of weird we've asked G. Arthur Brown a well-known bizarro and weirdo to take part in the reading. Here's a little more about him: G. Arthur Brown, when not sleeping, writes absurd and irreal Bizarro fiction, especially in restrooms. The influence of Monty Python, Donald Barthelme, Guy Maddin, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, and the Reagan administration can be seen in much of his work. His first book, Kitten, is available as part of Eraserhead Press's 2012 New Bizarro Author Series. His stories appear in the Bizarro Bizarro anthology…

The Underside of the Rainbow In 2015 RDSP will publish B.E. Burkhead's debut poetry collection The Underside of the Rainbow. This is not the first time the RDSP crew has worked with Burkhead, however, since he was a regular contributor to the zine The Dream People which was a proving ground for the launch of the press. B.E. Burkhead is one of the featured readers for 0ur Bizarro Halloween event at The Terrault Contemporary on October 25th in Baltimore at 7:30pm.   Excerpt from The Underside of the Rainbow: Phantom Breath I wake up dreaming about cigarettes, that first-try stroke sparking in one slow clean flick it plays out in my mind in ever so slow motion the naked flame beckons the tobacco, they embrace and kiss with the intensity…

For the Halloween season we've compiled a list of the top 10 scariest RDSP books. Each provides a different kind of horrible thrill so here's a handy guide to what type of spooky thrill you can expect. Cursed by Jeremy C. Shipp - Psychological creepiness at its finest: "The harder you struggle, the more you suffer." buy on Kindle Devil Entendre by John Edward Lawson -  Just-released ebook of dreadful and mind-bending stories: "A Petri dish in which the dark moments of our lives are allowed to evolve unencumbered." buy on Kindle Embrace the Hideous Immaculate by Chad Hensley - An excursion through nightmarish landscapes, vast alien terrains and shallow earthly trenches. buy on Kindle Grave Markings by Michael Arnzen - Bram Stoker & Horror Guild Award winner that once…

October 25th, Terrault Contemporary • 7:30pm RDSP is celebrating Halloween bizarro style at Terrault Contemporary art gallery in Baltimore and you're invited! With the impending release of the 20th Anniversary Edition of Grave Markings we've got a whole lot of weird to celebrate. John Edward Lawson will be your emcee and there will be readings from Michael Arnzen, K. Ceres Wright, B.E. Burkhead, G. Arthur Brown and J.L. Gribble. Come out and bask in the glow, we're 73% pretty sure it's not toxic! Terrault Contemporary is located at the heart of the Station North Arts District of Baltimore in the historical Copycat building, 1515 Guilford Ave., Baltimore, MD 21202.  

Context 27 • September 26-September 28 This year we have 3 authors participating in Context: Matt Betts, J.L. Gribble and Lucy A. Snyder. If you haven't been before, Context is a friendly convention focused on speculative fiction literature and related games, comics and films. Below are the schedules for our authors but you can find more info and events at the Context site.   Friday, Sept. 26th 
3-5p Urban Fantasy and Supernatural Horror Workshop—Lucy Snyder
 7p What is an MFA and (Why) Do I Want One?—Lucy Snyder 7p Writers Groups: Joining, Making, and Benefiting—Matt Betts 9p Flash Fiction Contest—Matt Betts Saturday, Sept. 27th 12p Skewering the Trope: "Tough Women" in Literature—Lucy Snyder 2p Reading—Lucy Snyder 2p Doing Magic Right—Matt Betts 4p Crowdfunding's Heights and Depths—Lucy Snyder 5p Book Signing—Lucy Snyder 5p The Well Rounded Creative—J.L. Gribble Sunday, Sept. 28th 10a Busting Writer's Block—Matt Betts 10a Finding…

Maria Alexander's Reading & Signings MR. WICKER launched on September 16th and Maria Alexander is in the midst of doing may events where you can get your copy signed. You can order the book from us or from Amazon. She has also been featured on several blogs, you can read her excellent interview at The Qwillery and her writing tips for converting a screenplay to a novel on Save the Cat! September 27, 3pm Borderlands Books 866 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 FREE October 21st, 7pm Lit Up! Reading & Signing at Kean Coffee 13681 Newport Ave. Tustin, CA 92780 FREE October 22nd, 7pm NoHo Lit Crawl Reading & Signing Blastoff Comics, 5118 Lankershim Blvd North Hollywood, CA 91601 FREE November 1, 3pm Day of the Dead Party, Mysterious Galaxy 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite #302 San Diego, CA 92111…

Bizarro Across America John Edward Lawson will participating in the Bizarro Across America book tour this September. Here is the official press release: “BIZARRO ACROSS AMERICA” BOOK TOUR BRINGS STRANGE NEW VOICES TO THE EAST COAST! In September 2014, the writers, artists and co-conspirators of the Bizarro genre are coming to Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York, to spread the gospel of Bizarro Fiction to new audiences and die-hard fans. WHEN: September 1, 3pm: CHOP SUEY BOOKS, Richmond, VA September 1, 8pm: THE WINGNUT, Richmond, VA September 3, 7pm: THE COPYCAT — 1501 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, MD September 4, 1pm: A-SPACE, Philadelphia, PA September 4, 8pm: THE FARM, Philadelphia, PA September 5, 6pm: YORK EMPORIUM, York, PA September 7, 7pm: MELLOW PAGES LIBRARY, Brooklyn, NY BIZARRO FICTION is a fast-growing…

For Your Viewing Pleasure We are pleased to share the book trailer for Maria Alexander's MR. WICKER with you! A lot of talented people were involved in making this awesome trailer. John Palisano directed and created the special FX, with backup from major Hollywood effects pro and author, Mike McCarty. The interstitial cards were created by the very talented designer, Neil A. Williams II. The Mr. Wicker theme was actually written by Maria Alexander long ago, but the video features Jill Tracy's adaptation and performance of the song. The book will be released 9/16 but until then you can pre-order the print copy for a discount. You can also pre-order the ebook for Kindle.   Book Description: Alicia Baum is missing a deadly childhood memory. Located beyond life, The Library of…

Thursday, August 21st • 7pm at the MAC in Morgantown, WV It has become a tradition for the Morgantown Poets to host an RDSP author reading in August. 2014 marks the 3rd year in a row that we've been invited to read at the Monongalia Arts Center. This year K. Ceres Wright and Albert Wendland will be reading followed by an open mic. You can expect a mix of fiction and poetry as well as a good time. This event is free and open to the public. The MAC is located at 107 High St Morgantown, WV 26505 View photos from our 2012 and 2013 readings at the MAC.  

RDSP Titles Available Through Kindle Unlimited Amazon recently launched an ebook subscription service called Kindle Unlimited which allows you to read as many ebooks from the Kindle Unlimited library as you like for $9.99. RDSP reader Daulton Dickey helped us put together a list of our titles that are eligible to subscribers. Get the full details about Kindle Unlimited here. Our titles that subscribers can read for free: Horror Driving Through the Desert by Donna Lynch Fungus of the Heart by Jeremy C. Shipp Gardens of Earthly Delight by George Williams Isabel Burning by Donna Lynch Peckinpah: An Ultraviolent Romance by D. Harlan Wilson Play Dead by Michael A. Arnzen Red King Black Rook by Steven Archer The Seventh Equinox by Matthew Warner Sick: An Anthology of Illness Soft Apocalypses…

RDSP Signs J.L. Gribble Raw Dog Screaming press is pleased to announce we have signed a deal to release J.L. Gribble’s debut novel Steel Victory in 2015 under our  imprint Dog Star Books. Originally a thesis novel from Seton Hill University’s Writing Popular Fiction graduate program, Steel Victory is an alternate-history urban fantasy. The independent city-state of Limani is beset from within by human separatists and from without by the territory-hungry Roman Empire. The city’s lone vampire and her adopted warrior-mage daughter must join forces with the other supernatural creatures of Limani to defend their city, their culture, and their very lives. ABOUT THE AUTHOR J.L. Gribble is fascinated by the construct of the English language. By day, she is a full-time medical editor, in which she wrangles authors and…

July 25-27 • Four Points Sheraton Pittsburgh North Each DogCon has had its own personality and this one was no exception. This time around we worked with Confluence and did a con-within-a-con an approach we hadn't taken before. Many thanks go to Kevin Hayes and the Confluence crew for making us feel welcome! To open the weekend John Edward Lawson participated in the opening ceremony to talk a little about the history of DogCon so far. We had an all-RDSP author rapid fire reading and we celebrated the winner of the first Readers' Choice Award (ODD MEN OUT by Matt Betts). We were also able to announce that the next Dog Star Books title will be, STEEL VICTORY by J.L. Gribble. Our authors were on tons of panels and our table in the dealers' room got…

Confluence • Friday, July 25th This weekend at Confluence we announced the winner of the RDSP Readers' Choice Award, ODD MEN OUT by Matt Betts. Followers of our blog may recall that initially we had 15 books released in 2013 that were eligible and we used an internet poll to narrow that down to the top 8: Cog by K. Ceres Wright The Devil and Preston Black by Jason Jack Miller Greenshift by Heidi Ruby Miller Martyrs and Holymen by Larry Fondation Odd Men Out by Matt Betts Red Horses by Donna Lynch The Revelations of Preston Black by Jason Jack Miller Wraiths of the Broken Land by S. Craig Zahler Then we had 5 readers read each work and rank them by preference. Many thanks go to Diane Turnshek for organizing the readers…

July 25-27, Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North This year DogCon 3 is being held during Confluence. Many of our authors will be involved in the regular programming. We will also have a rapid-fire reading, announce the winner of this year's Readers' Choice award and host an End of the World launch party for Lucy Snyder's Soft Apocalypses. Below you'll find a schedule all the events our authors will be involved in. Friday 4 pm Opening: John E. Lawson 5 pm Making the Science Sing: Albert Wendland 6 pm Happiness in Horror: Michael Arnzen, Lucy Snyder My (Girlfriend, Mother, Sister) will Kick your Butt: J.L. Gribble Kaffee Klatsch: Matt Betts 7 pm The Games We Play: Lucy Snyder Autographing: Matt Betts Kaffee Klatsch: Michael Arnzen 8 pm RDSP Rapid Fire Reading: Matt Betts, Michael Arnzen,…

Cover created by artist Ryan Rice Debuting 9/16 • PRE-ORDER for $2 off Mr. Wicker by Maria Alexander Alicia Baum is missing a deadly childhood memory. Located beyond life, The Library of Lost Childhood Memories holds the answer. The Librarian is Mr. Wicker — a seductive yet sinister creature with an unthinkable past and an agenda just as lethal. After committing suicide, Alicia finds herself before the Librarian, who informs her that her lost memory is not only the reason she took her life, but the cause of every bad thing that has happened to her. Alicia spurns Mr. Wicker and attempts to enter the hereafter without the Book that would make her spirit whole. But instead of the oblivion she craves, she finds herself in a psychiatric hold at Bayford Hospital, where…

June 26-29 • Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA  Every year Seton Hill hosts a writing workshop that includes classes on various professional writing topics, guest lectures and workshops from industry professionals, pitch sessions a massive book signing (free and open to the public) and a costume ball. This is an excellent way for writers to hone their craft and make connections. To learn more and sign up for the workshop go here. The MASSIVE author signing is FREE and OPEN to the Public Friday, June 27, 7-10pm RDSP authors who will be signing books this year include: Michael Arnzen Matt Betts Heidi Ruby Miller Jason Jack Miller John Edward Lawson Albert Wendland D. Harlan Wilson K. Ceres Wright Stephanie Wytovich Dog Star Books will be debuting THE MAN WHO LOVED…

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 quickest and easiest way to keep up with all RDSP happenings. Don't miss subscriber-only discounts and news about pre-orders, upcoming releases, RDSP events and authors. We love new subscribers! Please signup to receive the newsletter once a month here.

May 30th-June 1st at Uniontown Mall in Uniontown, PA The Pennsylvania Literary Festival will feature industry exhibitors, author appearances, signings, readings, live music, a charity auction, cooking demos, free writing and publishing workshops, storytellers, writing contests, activities for kids, live tapings and interviews with FCTV and GoingLIVE, and a variety of food and beverages. Several RDSP authors will be involved. Here is a schedule of their events: FRIDAY, 5/30 6:00p Mourning Jewelry Book Launch with Stephanie Wytovich moderated by John Edward Lawson 6:30p Reading: Far Worlds by J. L. Gribble, K. Ceres Wright & Heidi Ruby Miller SATURDAY, 5/31 10:30a Reading: Suipsalms by John Edward Lawson 2:30p Panel: "Being a Modern Day Lord Byron: Today's Poets" Stephanie Wytovich 4:30p Reading: Hellbender by Jason Jack Miller 6:00p Panel: University Writing Programs…