Home » Archive by category "Uncategorized" (Page 367)

HWA Announces Jack Ketchum and Tanith Lee as 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

Congratulations to Jack Ketchum and Tanith Lee, winners of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the Horror Writers Association:

 

HWA ANNOUNCES JACK KETCHUM AND TANITH LEE AS 2015 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS

The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy and home of the iconic Bram Stoker Awards®, today announced Jack Ketchum and Tanith Lee as the 2015 recipients of the Bram Stoker Award® for Lifetime Achievement. The HWA presents the award annually to individuals whose work has substantially influenced the horror genre. While the award is often presented to a writer, it may also be given for influential accomplishments in other creative fields.

 

“We had a wealth of very worthy candidates for this award,” said John R. Little, jury chairperson of the Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) committee. “After much discussion, we believe we agreed on two exceptional winners this year.”

 

Jack Ketchum has been one of the premier authors in the horror field for many years. His novel The Girl Next Door is considered a classic, but he’s written many other equally deeply moving works. Ketchum has won the Bram Stoker Award® four times and been nominated an additional three times, showing the broad appeal to his audience. He was named the Grandmaster at the 2011 World Horror Convention.

 

Tanith Lee has written more than ninety novels in various fields, including horror, fantasy, and science fiction. She is very popular regardless of the genre she chooses to write in. She has won several World Fantasy and British Fantasy Awards, and in 2013 was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Fantasy Convention.

 

“Jack and Tanith remain extremely popular authors today,” said HWA President Lisa Morton, “and the Horror Writers Association is proud to bestow the Lifetime Achievement Award on them.”

 

Ketchum will be on-hand to accept the award (Lee will accept via video), on the evening of Saturday, May 9, 2015 as part of a gala banquet and the presentation of the Bram Stoker Awards during the World Horror Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets to the banquet and the convention are on sale to the public at http://www.whc2015.org. The awards presentation will also be live-streamed online for those who cannot attend in person.

 

The 2015 Lifetime Achievement Committee was chaired by John R Little, and included Maria Alexander, Patrick Freivald, Aaron Sterns and Heather Graham. For more information on the Bram Stoker Awards presentation and the 2015 World Horror Convention, please visit http://www.whc2015.org.

 

THE HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION is a nonprofit organization of writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it. The HWA formed in 1985 with the help of many of the field’s greats, including Dean Koontz, Robert McCammon, and Joe Lansdale. Today, with over 1250 members around the globe, it is the oldest and most respected professional organization for the much-loved writers who have brought you the most enjoyable sleepless nights of your life.

 

One of HWA’s missions is to encourage public interest in and foster an appreciation of good Horror and Dark Fantasy literature. The organization offers public areas of its site, www.horror.org; sponsors or takes part in public readings and lectures; publishes a monthly newsletter for members; maintains outreach to booksellers, librarians, fans and readers; facilitates readings and signings by horror writers; offers scholarships; and maintains an official presence at the major fan-based horror and fantasy conventions, such as the World Horror Convention, and literary festivals.

Posted on January 23, 2015 by , Reply

Help a Reader Out: Ghost Witch Seeks A Good Time

We have an interesting request from a reader :

I’m looking for story about a woman who has sex with a ghost of a man who was burned for being a witch.

 

Hard to say if this is a type of story the reader is looking for, or a particular one. It seems pretty specific to me, but maybe there are lots of these kinds of stories out there that I just don’t know about. But there is a series that comes immediately to mind, and that is the Rachel Morgan series by Kim Harrison. In this series, there is a character, Pierce,  a ghost of a man who was burned for being a witch,  who has a long and complicated relationship with Rachel (really, everyone in the series has a long and complicated relationship with Rachel, unless they get killed, and sometimes even that’s not enough).

There are two possibilities in the series. The first is a short story, ” Two Ghosts for Sister Rachel”,  the story in which 18-year old Rachel first meets Pierce. I haven’t read this, so I don’t know whether sex is actually involved, but in the books she refers to Pierce as the one against whom she has measured all other relationships,  and it’s a story rather than a novel, so maybe that’s it.

The other is the novel Black Magic Sanction. This is novel length, and as with most Rachel Morgan books, there are all kinds of craziness involving a rather large cast of characters, but it does feature Pierce and Rachel spending a night together.

 

As a side note, I have read the novels in the Rachel Morgan series, and Rachel drives me batty. But the world Harrison created is a really neat one, and the secondary characters are just great. There’s a good chance that urban fantasy readers will be hooked, at least for the first half of the series.

 

 

 

 

Posted on January 17, 2015 by , Reply

Do You Love Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Dark Horse Has A Deal For You!

It is a limited time deal , lasting only through January 19, but if you love Buffy and comics, and read them in digital format, you’ll want to take a look.

I can’t believe she’s 34 this year. I was a mother by then! I’m assuming that’s how old her character would be, because I KNOW the show hasn’t been around that long. Although there have been a lot of changes in technology since then– I remember watching it in my first apartment, on an ancient TV with no remote control and maybe three stations.

If you want the comics on digital, they are just .99 each right now, with a huge bundle for $150. Again, this is only available through the 19th at 11 am, so you have to make your decision FAST.

From the press release:

DARK HORSE DIGITAL TO RELEASE BUFFY MEGABUNDLE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—Legendary Vampire Slayer Buffy Summers turns thirty-four this year, and Dark Horse Digital has something special planned for the Slayer’s birthday.
Starting today, all digital issues of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8, Season 9, and Season 10 will be available for the must-read price of $0.99 each. And for those hoping for a truly incredible birthday bash, Dark Horse Digital is pleased to offer the Buffy Birthday Megabundle for $150—featuring every single Buffy digital comic to date!
Representing over $500 of value and nearly 200 titles, the Buffy Birthday Megabundle includes digital copies of:
• All of Season 8 (including one-shots), Season 9, and Season 10
• Angel & Faith Season 9 and Season 10
• Buffy classics
• Angel
• Spike
• Willow
Much like Buffy’s birthday, this special Dark Horse Digital sale only lasts for a limited time. Fans have until Monday, January 19, at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate the Slayer’s big day—and then it’s gone!
Check out the special $0.99 sale and the Buffy Birthday Megabundle on Dark Horse Digital, both available now!

Posted on January 17, 2015 by , Reply
First « 365366367368369 » Last