Here We Go!

I see you grooving, busting out your 1980s moves… same, friend… no judgment.

Ok, so May got away from me. June tried that mess too, but I caught it before it escaped. Late newsletter but better late than never, as they say. 🙂 How’ve you been? What’s been up? What’re you doing?

It’s con season for some of us and I have been in the thick of it since April. I’ve been in person and online – I spoke in Berlin and North Carolina on the same day last weekend! Scares that Care: Authorcon, Final Girls Film Festival, Brandeis University’s Horror Symposium, Balticon, ConCarolinas, HWA Vancouver address, WriteHive… and it ain’t over! Here’s what’s coming:

• StokerCon! I am on four panels (1 online and 3 in person): Articles of the Damned, Revamping Classic Monsters, and A Decade of Black Women in Horror live and in color. Come say hey!
• In Your Write Mind: Two panels and 4 academic presentations (Yeah, I have LOTS to say!)
• The Mighty Pen Summit: I’ll present some thoughts about our approaches to writing.
• Knee Brace Press will host a discussion on Horror and Mental Health in July
• MultiverseCon – all the things

A little more about StokerCon… Did you see that panel about a decade of Black women in horror? This is a very exciting time in the genre and I am so honored to be part of it. I look forward to this discussion. At the same time, Sumiko Saulson has put out a follow-up to their 100 + Black Women in Horror book from the 2010s and it will be available at the con as well as on Amazon.

I am also SUPER excited about StokerCon this year because of the Stoker banquet. My two short nonfiction pieces are in the running for a Stoker Award this year and I couldn’t be more excited.

From Conjuring Worlds, my essay, “African American Horror Authors and Their Craft:  The Evolution of Horror Fiction from African Folklore”, is up for Superior Achievement in Short Nonfiction

From Nightmare Magazine, my essay,  “The Horror of Hair”, is also up for Superior Achievement in Short Nonfiction.

 SO EXCITING!

There is also an event happening at the library where my work will be archived to kick off StokerCon. I am so honored to have some of my work showcased at this event. I can’t even believe I can even type these words in a sentence about myself. I am still floored over this – will always be.

And StokerCon means I get to see my friends Oh, the shenanigans! I can’t wait to see my folks and meat… I mean meet, sorry (LOL!), new ones.

There are some cool things happening even outside of all of that!

Something Scary showcased a creepy crawly story of mine that’s perfect for summer. You’re welcome and I’m sorry… I truly mean both things!

My little movie is making the rounds! We just got accepted into our fourth festival and have started winning and placing! So far we’ve won four awards ranging from Best Horror to Best Cinematography. Holy cow! What a wild ride, and we’ve just gotten started! Wanna see the trailer? Here it go! (remember David Alan Grier… In Living Color… “Like to hear it? Here it go!”??? It’s a thing, I promise, not just me forgetting my grammar – LOL!)

And don’t forget, the Realm trilogy is complete! You can check out all three of The Realm books to find out what happens to Patrick on his quest.

Horror and Sci-fi = serious fun!

That’s it for now, I think.

And just because this is really too funny not to share, here’s David Alan Grier and his, “Like to hear it? Here it go!” Ahhhhaahhh.

Until next time…

L. Marie