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We’re excited to announce that we’ve signed a deal to release Holly Lyn Walrath’s next poetry collection, QUEER BIRDS, in 2027. It’s a broody mix of nostalgia, ennui, and confession that has the call of hard-wrung authenticity. “This collection is a bit of a departure for RDSP,” says managing editor Jennifer Barnes. “It’s not strictly…

The Horror Writers Association has revealed the cover and table of contents for the macabre and mysterious 13th volume of the its Poetry Showcase. The cover was designed by Canadian artist Jenn Brisson. This edition includes 50 poems of dread-filled dark verse, including the featured works of Nate Atkins, Lee Murray and Yi Izzy Yu….

We’re excited to share the cover of E.F. Schraeder’s newest poetry collection, The Case for Cryptids. This collection takes a whimsical approach to folklore and so the cover features a couple of our favorite unconfirmed beasts roaming through the title just the way we want to believe they roam through our world. The preorder starts…

Today we’re revealing the cover of Abandoned: Asylum, the anthology edited by James Chambers. The book contains more than 50 photos taken by James himself of a literal abandoned asylum. One of those photos is featured on the cover. The Kickstarter for this book also launches today. Please share this link and support if you…

We are excited to announce we’ve signed Cherie Priest’s EVERGREEN, pitched to us as This Is Where It Ends meets The Haunting of Hill House. This is one of those rare moments where we get a chance to work with someone who shaped the landscape of modern popular fiction on a book that takes risks…

Peter Atkins has authored novels, screenplays (including Hellraiser II-IV) and short fiction but I was surprised when Pedro suggested him for the Introduction of The Build-A-Monster Workshop poetry collection. What could this guy have to say about poetry? Well actually he had a lot to say about it and I loved his take. Here’s why…

Abandoned:Asylum is a unique anthology put together by James Chambers who, over many years, took photos on the site of a defunct asylum in Long Island, NY. Using these photos authors were asked to create snapshots to illuminate the history of the place. Interspersed throughout these stories is documentation from several investigators tasked with exploring…

We’re excited to announce that we’ve signed Abandoned: Asylum, an anthology edited by Bram Stoker-award winning author and editor James Chambers for release in fall 2026. Both authors and poets have been tapped to explore the abandoned grounds of St. Johnland Hospital to unearth its demons and devils, its forgotten experiments, its ghosts and spirits,…

Today we’re revealing the cover for Pedro Inguez’s poetry collection THE BUILD-A-MONSTER WORKSHOP created by Scott Cole from 13Visions. It captures the playfulness and mutability of this imaginative book of verse. Pre-Order for a Discount “From swarms of parasitic tourists to vampiric venture capitalists, from the agony and callousness left in the wake of mass…

Today we’re excited to reveal the cover for Tim McGregor’s novel HEARTS STRANGE AND DREADFUL created by Chris Krawczyk aka Scribblezilla. It captures the bittersweet and whimsical nature of the book perfectly. Coming May 21st • Preorder your copy for a discount The book will be released May 21st and will be available in paperback,…

Today we’re excited to reveal the cover for Gwendolyn Kiste’s collection THE HAUNTED HOUSES SHE CALLS HER OWN created by Scott Cole from 13Visions. We think it really captures the modern take on ‘hauntings’ that Kiste showcases in this collection. Preorder a SIGNED copy About the Artist Scott Cole is the author of Headless, Triple Axe,…

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…

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….

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….

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…

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…

Compiled schedule for RDSP authors at StokerCon

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…

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…

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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