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Our second publisher spotlight for Small Press Month is the dynamic Valancourt Books. Give a brief overview of what you publish. At Valancourt, we specialize in the rediscovery of rare, neglected and out-of-print fiction. We have a strong focus on horror and supernatural but also bring back classic works of literary fiction. What inspired you…

April 10-13 • 2nd Bourbon Ridge Retreat in Hocking Hills, Ohio Join RDSP Friday, April 10th – Monday morning, April 13th for a weekend of writing hijinx! The primary focus will be on individual writing time but you’ll have the chance to talk with other editors and authors over meals and share your work in…

FC2, A Small Press with a Big History March is Small Press Month so we figured that some posts to spotlight a few of the incredible small presses we know. Our first spotlight is on Fiction Collective 2 aka FC2. FC2 is a unique, author-run press with a long, accomplished history of publishing innovative fiction….

Reader’s Choice 1st Round Voting This is the 2nd year for our Reader’s Choice Award and it includes all titles published by RDSP and its imprints in 2014. The first step is a poll anyone can vote in. Help us by choosing up to 3 books that you think should be considered for the award….

Maria Alexander on Horror Q: Horror seems to be the writing playground of ‘the boys’. What made you chose to write horror or do you feel that you were chosen to write horror? Since I was a wee thing, I have always done “boy” things, it seems. I was attracted to so-called boys’ toys, like…

The Bram Stoker Nominees Are… We are excited to announce that three of our titles have made it to the final ballot for the Bram Stoker Award: Mr. Wicker by Maria Alexander (Superior Achievement in a First Novel) Soft Apocalypses by Lucy A. Snyder (Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection) Mourning Jewelry by Stephanie Wytovich…

Women in Horror Panel Now on YouTube We had originally planned at Women in Horror panel discussion as a bookstore event at Ukazoo Books in Towson, MD. However, there was a big snowstorm the day of the event so we had to postpone that and decided to try doing a Google On Air Hangout instead….

You are invited! We have decided to make our Women in Horror event available to everyone worldwide instead of just limiting it to the crowd at Ukazoo Books in Towson, Maryland. You can now participate via the Goodle+ On Air Hangout scheduled from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time today. February is Women…

Three RDSP titles have been included on the preliminary Bram Stoker Award ballot The Horror Writers Association annual Stoker Award preliminary ballot has been announced, and RDSP titles made it into three different categories: Mr. Wicker by Maria Alexander (Superior Achievement in a First Novel Soft Apocalypses by Lucy A. Snyder (Superior Achievement in a…

In Recognition of Women in Horror Month RDSP Presents: February is Women in Horror Month and we figured, what better way to mark the occasion than by having a Q&A with some of the most creative minds in the field. From horror poetry and short stories to novels and illustrations our panelists will make you…

Tips for Planning a Writing Retreat When I decided to host a writing retreat I searched online to see if there was any advice for planning one. I found tons of articles by writers with tips about arranging writing weekends for themselves and possibly even sharing with another writer friend but I did not find…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 &…

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…