Grimm Tales (13 page)
Patricia Abbott
's stories have appeared in more than 75 crime and literary fiction venues. She won a Derringer Award for her story “My Hero,” and is the co-editor of the ebook
Discount Noir
. Forthcoming stories will appear in
Beat to a Pulp: Round Two
,
Deadly Treats
,
Crime Factory
,
Needle
,
Crimespree
magazine,
All Due Respect
,
Dark Valentine
and a few unnamed projects.
Absolutely*Kate
believes in believers. She authors and designs, promotes and publishes prolifics at the confluence of two rivers at RiverView Studios. Creator of
AT THE BIJOU,
lively international theatre for the mind e-zine where writers' raves become readers' faves, she's sailing Harbinger*33, heralding greatness to be, as her next quantum-venture, manifesting destinies for 33 stellar authors whose starboard talents are billowing on the rise. Absolutely*Kate has been published online, in anthologies and is scribing her first indie e-pub,
HOLY MOXIE!
Yes, Absolutely*Kate has moxie. The world needs more, don't you think?
Jack Bates
writes with bloody knuckles. The results are pretty good. He pens a PI series for Mind Wings Audio Books. He's also published a couple of other titles with Untreed Readsâ
Monkey See, Monkey Murder
will be coming out soon and features a new PI named Hack Ward. Bates' story “Broken Down on the Bonneville Flats” was nominated this spring for a Derringer from the Short Mystery Fiction Society. Sometimes he blogs at
http://hardnosedsleuth.blogspot.com
. There's a complete listing of his most current stories there. Enjoy.
Eric Beetner
is an award-winning short story and screenwriter and the co-author (with JB Kohl) of the novels
One Too Many Blows to the Head
and
Borrowed Trouble
. His crime fiction has appeared in the anthologies
Discount Noir
,
Murder In The Wind,
D*cked
,
Pulp Ink
, as well as
Needle
magazine,
Crime Factory,
A Twist of Noir,
Thuglit,
Pulp Pusher,
Shotgun Honey
and many others. For more info and links to stories visit
ericbeetner.blogspot.com
Nigel Bird
, author of
Dirty Old Town (And Other Stories)
, lives in Scotland. The winner of the Watery Grave Invitational contest in 2010, he was nominated by Spinetingler for its Best Story Online award this year. He is soon to appear in
The Best British Crime Stories
and edited an anthology with Christopher Rhatigan (
Death By Killing
) called
Pulp Ink.
He is the man behind the blog
Sea Minor
and the interview series “Dancing With Myself.”
Loren Eaton
lives in south Florida with his wife and child. He writes horror, crime fiction and science fiction, and his stories have appeared in a number of markets, including the Untreed Reads anthology
Discount Noir
. He blogs about narrative, genre and the craft of writing at
ISawLightningFall.com
.
Kaye George
, an Agatha-nominated short story writer, is the author of
Choke: An Imogene Duckworthy Mystery
(Mainly Murder Press), as well as
A Patchwork of Stories
, a collection of her previously published stories, and
The Bavarian Krisp Caper
, available at Untreed Reads.
Fish Tales
:
The Guppy Anthology
contains her story “The Truck Contest.” She reviews for
Suspense Magazine
and writes for several newsletters and blogs. She, her husband and a cat named Agamemnon live together in Texas, near Austin. Homepage:
http://kayegeorge.com/
Blogs:
http://travelswithkaye.blogspot.com/
, her solo blog, and
http://allthingswriting.blogspot.com/
.
Blu Gilliand
is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in
Dark Discoveries
,
Dark Scribe Magazine
,
Shroud
, Horrorworld.org and other assorted web sites and anthologies. He also runs his own horror and crime fiction blog, October Country (
http://theoctobercountry.wordpress.com
), and would love to see you there.
Seana Graham
works at an independent bookstore in Santa Cruz, California. She has published stories in a variety of literary magazines, including
Salamander
,
Eclipse
and
Eleven Eleven
. Her short story “The Pirate's True Love” was collected in the anthology
The Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet
, and her work is also included in The Carpathian Shadows series, edited by Lia Schizas. She has also co-authored a book of trivia about Southern California.
Eirik Gumeny
is the editor of Jersey Devil Press, author of the novel
Exponential Apocalypse
and folder of origami cranes. His work has been published online a lot, in print occasionally, and has been nominated for the Pushcart at least once.
R.L. Kelstrom
is a retired parole officer and corrections counselor who finds himself still fascinated by crime and the criminal mind. He especially enjoys delving into the motivations behind anti-social behavior. He is published in another genre, but it was far too tame to satisfy the darker parts of his soul.
John Kenyon
is an Iowa writer who edits the forthcoming crime fiction magazine
Grift
, as well as that publication's web site,
griftmagazine.com
. He also keeps the blog
Things I'd Rather Be Doing
(
http://tirbd.com
) and writes a lot of crime fiction. His stories have been published in Crime Factory,
Needle
,
Pulp Modern
,
Beat to a Pulp,
Shotgun Honey
and elsewhere.
BV Lawson
's award-winning stories, as well as poems and articles, have appeared in more than 40 print and online magazines, newspapers and anthologies. BV attributes her love of books and crime fiction writing to her librarian mother, who probably wishes she'd read to BV from law or medical books instead of mysteries. You can check up on BV at
bvlawson.com
.
Evan Lewis
received the 2011 Robert L. Fish Memorial Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his first Skyler Hobbs adventure, “Skyler Hobbs and the Rabbit Man.” A second Hobbs story appeared in the Untreed Reads anthology,
Discount Noir
. More Skyler Hobbs tales are slated to appear in
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
and
Beat to a Pulp: Round Two
, and a Hobbs novel is in the works. Lewis also writes historical fiction. Visit his blog,
Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West
, at
evanlewis.com
.
B. Nagel
lives in Mississippi with his wife and daughter. He works in a library, loves cheese toast and writes magical realism.
Sean Patrick Reardon
lives in Pepperell, Massachusetts, and is the author of the crime thriller
Mindjacker
. His short stories have been featured in Killers, Thriller 'n Chillers, A Twist of Noir and Do Some Damage. He works for a large investment company, loves rock 'n' roll and coaches youth lacrosse.
Sandra Seamans
is a short story writer with stories scattered about the Internet in places like Beat to a Pulp, The Thrilling Detective, and Spinetingler. Her work can also be found in the print magazines
Needle
and
Out of the Gutter
. She blogs about short stories and writing at
http://sandraseamans.blogspot.com
.