About the Book Welcome to the garden. Here we poison our fruits, pierce ourselves with thorns, and rip off our skin under the light of the full moon. Mad and unhinged, we fall through rabbit holes, walk willingly into fairy rings, and as our hair falls out near the creek out back, we dance in […]
Our fourth novella deal is with Sarah Hans for her story Asylum. Editor R.J. Joseph says, “Hans created a lead character in Ashleigh who leapt off the page in the first few lines. Her authorial voice cannot be denied and it was the authenticity and palpable longing this voice perpetuated that had me in its […]
Tim Waggoner is back with more writing tips for dark fiction Our non-fiction imprint, Guide Dog Books, has signed a new book from Tim Waggoner in the award-winning Writing in the Dark series! This series has a lot of momentum right now since the second book, Writing in the Dark: The Workbook, just won a […]
Our third novella deal is a very exciting one. We are so pleased to announce that we’ve signed Eden Royce’s novella Hollow Tongue! This is one creepy story that we think readers are going to love. Novella line editor R.J. Joseph says, “The thing that initially struck me about Royce’s story was how effortlessly her […]
We’re excited to announce another novella signed from our open call. L. Marie Wood’s experimental 12 Hours had us spellbound from the start. Editor R.J. Joseph says, “The opportunity to work with L. Marie, a horror genre leader, is an editorial dream. With all I know about writing, I’m still sure to learn something new through the […]
We’re excited to be able to announce the novellas we’ve signed from our open call in March. Sonora Taylor really spooked us with her story Errant Roots. Because it has themes that explore family dynamics, heritage and birth rights this story fit right in to our novella line. The quick pace delivers an immersive reading […]
Lynne Hansen Brings the Gothic Vibes To launch our new novella line we knew we’d need not just a cover but a template flexible to fit other books in the line, so we went to Lynne Hansen to develop the cover. “The design was inspired by those ornate scientific journals of the 1800’s, (think Scientific American.) […]
A New Poetry collection from Stephanie M. Wytovich Coming this Fall Raw Dog Screaming Press (RDSP) is excited to announce a book deal with award-winning poet Stephanie Wytovich for her next collection, On the Subject of Blackberries. It will come out in September in hardcover only. The style in this collection is a departure from […]
Raw Dog Screaming Press Launches Audio Line Raw Dog Screaming Press is now working with Findaway Voices to produce and distribute audiobook editions of many of their books. The first title, Hounds of the Underworld by Dan Rabarts & Lee Murray, has just been released. The book has dueling siblings so required two narrators. Dan […]
About the Book A careful study on estrangement and loss, The Price of a Small Hot Fire excavates the archetypal horrors of monstrous motherhood, from abandonment and unsteady reconciliation to the grave. Experimental and intimate, E.F. Schraeder’s collection gives voice to a semi-autobiographical examination of a griefscape from a queer lens. This collection of poems is an […]
About the Book A mysterious discovery in space, the ruthless destruction of a cargo ship, and a desperate plea for help from a friend lead Mykol Ranglen, the hero of The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes and In a Suspect Universe, on a dangerous interstellar quest that, if it fails, could lead to war between planets. Joining forces […]
RDSP Signs E.F. Schraeder’s Debut Poetry Collection Raw Dog Screaming Press (RDSP) is thrilled to announce the signing of a book deal with author E.F. Schraeder for her debut full-length poetry collection, The Price of a Small Hot Fire, to publish this summer. A careful study on estrangement and loss, The Price of a Small Hot […]
Eugen Bacon Talks Craft, Chasing Whispers, and Makes Strides in Literary World Eugen Bacon is setting the literary world on fire globally with her distinct fiction. Her writing is trailblazing and important as we listen and learn from diverse voices and share their talents. Bacon’s work is seeped in the speculative but defies one genre […]
Vial Thoughts for 2023 and Beyond Raw Dog Screaming Press (RDSP) will be releasing the debut novel Vial Thoughts by Van Essler in May of this year. If you like gothic horror meshed with dark fantasy and dystopian themes, which also offers other cross genre bending twists like science fiction in the vein of Mary […]
If you like gothic horror meshed with dark fantasy or dystopian themes, filled with other cross genre bending twists like science fiction in the vein of Mary Shelley, then make room on your bookshelf as Raw Dog Screaming Press (RDSP) will be bringing a debut novel your way this Spring that you’ll need: Vial Thoughts […]
Audiobook Edition of Path of Ra Book 1 RDSP is excited to announce the preorder of our first audiobook, Hounds of the Underworld, by Dan Rabarts & Lee Murray. The book is a collaboration between Lee Murray, who pens the chapters from Penny’s point of view, and Dan Rabarts who writes Matiu. To maintain this […]
Raw Dog Screaming Press Announces New Novella Line and Editor At Raw Dog Screaming Press, we have worked to connect transcendent literature and non-fiction with audiences who crave and connect with those voices. It is in continuing with this spirit of pioneering individuality that we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new novella […]
Bleak Houses: Safer & Family Solstice Raw Dog Screaming Press (RDSP) is thrilled to announce a book deal with award-winning author Kate Maruyama for Bleak Houses: Safer & Family Solstice—a pair of horror novellas presented in one volume for readers and to be published in 2023. It will launch RDSP’s novella line, led by editor […]
A Place Between Waking and Forgetting Raw Dog Screaming Press (RDSP) is pleased to announce another exciting book deal with the award-winning and acclaimed author Eugen Bacon for her dark speculative fiction and Afro-Irreal short story collection, A Place Between Waking and Forgetting, for release in 2024. A Place Between Waking and Forgetting collects transformative […]
Mykol Ranglen is Planet Hopping Again Our sci-fi imprint, Dog Star Books, is excited to announce a forthcoming addition to the Ranglen series. We’ve signed Albert Wendland’s next novel, Haunted Stars, for release in Spring 2023. Here’s a brief description of the book: A mysterious discovery in space, the ruthless destruction of a cargo ship, […]
A Publication Story with a Twist We’re excited to announce that we’ve signed a deal with Tim McGregor to release his novel Wasps in the Ice Cream. The book is a fantastic, bittersweet coming of age story but the publishing story behind the book is equally compelling. Earlier this year McGregor’s novel was days away […]
Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women, a Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology in which Southeast Asian authors explore what it’s like to feel otherness, took the literary horror communities and readers by storm in 2020 when it was first released. Now, Raw Dog Screaming Press is proud to have signed Black Cranes for […]
Raw Dog Screaming Press is thrilled to announce the pre-order availability and cover reveal for Writing Poetry in the Dark, edited by Bram Stoker Award Winning Poet and Editor Stephanie Wytovich. The cover, created by C.V. Hunt, follows the Writing in the Dark brand image. Writing Poetry in the Dark is a craft book for […]
Cover Reveal for Bram Stoker Nominated Author and Poet Cynthia Pelayo’s Crime Scene Raw Dog Screaming Press is thrilled to reveal the cover for a new dark poetry collection, Crime Scene, by Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo, an International Latino Book Award-winning and two-time Bram Stoker Awards® nominated poet and author. The ethereal, beautiful cover is by […]
We’re excited to announce a finalized book deal for Van Essler’s debut novel, Vial Thoughts, to be published in 2023. In Vial Thoughts, which was Essler’s thesis at Seton Hill University, the city of Canimere is buried in the soot of its own slaving factories. Despite the Council’s promise of a technological golden Age of […]