Decide the Steel Blood cover tiebreaker! We are proud to present the cover of Steel Blood, third in the Steel Empires series by J.L. Gribble. However, we do not have the final cover. That will be up to the public! Series cover artist Bradley Sharp has created another gorgeous cover and he asked us to…
We recently heard the good news that two RDSP titles have again made the final ballot for the Bram Stoker award. Snowed, by Maria Alexander, is in the category of Superior Achievement in a YA Novel and Brothel, by Stephanie Wytovich, in the category of Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection. Voting members of the…
Get Out With DWASF This Sunday March 5th please join Dog Star Books author K. Ceres Wright, RDSP author and editor John Edward Lawson, and others from Diverse Writers and Artists of Speculative Fiction for a discussion of Jordan Peele’s smash success Get Out. From the role of minorities in horror, to the controversy surrounding…
Guest Blog by James Chambers Admission time: When I first heard about Women in Horror Month, I questioned the need for it. A visit to my bookshelves turned up ample evidence not only of landmark horror fiction written by women but also their consistent, ongoing contributions to the genre. I found Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and…
By K.W. Taylor I’ve been writing speculative fiction all my life. In the decade and a half that I’ve gotten pieces accepted for publication, I’ve worked primarily in four genres: science fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, and horror. The last may be surprising for folks who primarily know my full-length novels—The Curiosity Killers (2016, Dog Star…
For everyone who wants a quick introduction to the work being done by women in contemporary horror we have created a Women in Horror Starter Kit. This special bundle deal will be available all throughout February, which is Women in Horror Month, as we continue updating our site with features about our own authors, and…
‘Til Death poetry collection now available In December of 2015 Jim and Janice attended our first writing retreat at Bourbon Ridge. We discussed many things included a potential poetry collection. Today we’re celebrating the release of that book as our first poetry collection of the year, ’Til Death: Marriage Poems. This collection is a true…
RDSP Titles on the 2016 Preliminary Ballot for the Bram Stoker Award The HWA has announced the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Award (full list below) and we are excited to see 3 of our releases from 2016 are included. This is not the final ballot so these books aren’t official nominees. However, we’re…
While Jessica McHugh has long been a known associate of RDSP it was awhile before we found the right project to work on together. Nightly Owl, Fatal Raven fits the bill perfectly since it combines speculative world-building and a deep appreciation of the works of Shakespeare. This is a Fantasy novel with a fully-realized world…
In case you missed it: I wanted to do a “Recap of 2016” post and I also wanted to do a post about all the books we published in 2016 but, much like the year itself, I’ll have to settle for a mashup and half measures. The Big Two Two big things happened for RDSP…
RDSP is excited to announce a deal with Darren Speegle to publish his collection Cries from the Static in 2017. This is the third collection by Speegle that RDSP has published. Both A Dirge for the Temporal and A Rhapsody for the Eternal received critical acclaim and garnered discerning fans. Once read, his stories and…
Liberal SJWs Have Killed Genre Fiction! Wait. Genre fiction died? And SJWs kill? It was recently proclaimed to be so by a bizarro/horror author and publisher. I’ll delve into why they think this happened, and what facts there are surrounding the claims, such as political correctness and social media witch hunting being the murder weapons….
Some people think they are too old to read YA but they are missing out on some great reading! My Misconceptions If you’re like me you’ve watched the rise of YA fiction with some perplexity. I initially dismissed these books as not for me. Why produce books just for teens and why would an adult…
Readers Choice Ebook Sale! RDSP is celebrating readers with an ebook sale. Every year we have the readers choose the book of the year and honor it with our Readers Choice Award. If you saw any of the coverage from DogCon 5 you may already know that Matt Betts’ novel Indelible Ink received this year’s…
DogCon 5 Was Held at Broadkill Writers Resort in Milton, DE DogCon 5 was quite an adventure! Though the weather was not great, everyone enjoyed being walking distance from the beach and there were plenty of great beach-combing finds. Touring the Dogfish Head brewery was a highlight. The creativity and imagination that went into forming…
Laurel Myler is a debut author and not many people know her or her work yet. So I thought I would take the time to introduce you to her and get to know her a little better myself with a short interview. Her book, City Ash and Desert Bones launches September 21st! Publishers Weekly says,…
Cover Reveal: the Author’s Preferred Text edition of S. Craig Zahler’s A Congregation of Jackals From the Back of the Book In 1888 Oswell Danford is living a hard but satisfying life as a rancher in Virginia when he receives an unexpected telegram. A wedding invitation should be cause to celebrate but not when it…
Over the years we’ve evaluated thousands of manuscripts in our various editorial endeavors, from The Dream People magazine to numerous anthologies and our publishing imprints. One thing we realized is that as editors you are never merely signed an author, you are entering into a business partnership. We also learned the hard way that when…
You know what I regret? I missed –––––– when it happened, even though I was involved in the scene at that time. Why? There were people to take care of, although in retrospect it’s clear I could have called on others to cover for me while I took a weekend to be part of that…
Join us for an evening of irrealism with acclaimed author D. Harlan Wilson. There will be readings from his new book Battle Without Honor or Humanity, Vol. 2 as well as audience Q & A, freebies, and more! This free event will be going live at 7 p.m. Eastern Time at https://app.webinarjam.net/register/30519/19c0778251 for all those…
Have you ever gone out on a limb very publicly? It’s not a fun prospect, depending on how things turn out. And have you even had a financial investment riding on it? Okay, add some stress to that going out on a limb thing. Annnnnnnd was the future of your business potentially riding on it?…
Coming September 15 Poems of My Night by Cynthia Pelayo is now available for pre-order here! “These poems are cautionary tales for those who choose not to cover their eyes, warnings for those who refuse to find the light.” Urban Poetry from Beyond the Veil Cynthia Pelayo constructs a narrative in her poetry in response…
Raw Dog Screaming press has just signed a book deal with S. Craig Zahler to release his out-of-print first novel A Congregation of Jackals. As an author, screenwriter and director Zahler has taken both Hollywood and the publishing world by storm. His gritty and unflinching style is undeniable. Bone Tomahawk, which he wrote and directed,…
We Need Your Suggestions We are creating a custom deck of RDSP-related questions and phrases for use with the game Cards Against Humanity and we want your suggestions! If you’re already familiar with the game you know that we will need some question cards and some cards that can be used as answers to questions….
Author: Maria Alexander Artist: Daniele Serra About the Book Charity Jones is a 16-year-old engineering genius who’s much-bullied for being biracial and a skeptic at her conservative school in Oak County, California. Everything changes when Charity’s social worker mother brings home a sweet teen runaway named Aidan to foster for the holidays. Matched in every…
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