I'm thrilled to be back on stage @lyricopera.bsky.social! I have a non-singing acting role in Cavalleria rusticana. I'm in a balcony in the first scene & appear in 3 more scenes. Gorgeous music! Rave review from the Chicago Tribune! There are 7 more performances. www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcomi...

I am delighted to announce that my poem "The Moon Is My Scrying Mirror" will be published in THE PHANTOMICON, an anthology from Mind's Eye Publications, edited by Frank Coffman.

MASSIVE SALE! Back 2 OmniPark, the anthology that I edited with @writingben, is on sale at Amazon. Paperback is $3.75. Hardcover is $7.90. eBook is $8.34. New stories by Brian Evenson, Laird Barron, Hailey Piper, Gwendolyn Kiste, Jonathan Maberry & more! www.amazon.com/Back-2-OmniP...

Liminal Fiction loved BACK 2 OMNIPARK, the anthology that I co-edited with Ben Thomas. I also contributed a story that received a 5 star review. www.limfic.com/2025/03/30/r... Buy BACK 2 OMNIPARK from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other bookstores.

Review: Back 2 OmniPark Anthology

Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Crime Fiction LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Back 2 OmniPark, edited by Ben Thomas and Alic...

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The Chicago Sun-Times awarded Lyric Opera of Chicago's The Listeners 4 out of 4 stars! "'The Listeners' delivers an eerie thriller that captivates from first note to last" chicago.suntimes.com/music/2025/0... We'll perform 4 more times. I play the Chief of Police (a non-singing acting role).

'The Listeners' delivers an eerie thriller that captivates from first note to last

Missy Mazzoli’s fourth opera work definitively establishes her as one of the major composers of our time.

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Just realised @aliciahilton.bsky.social's BSFA nomination puts us in company of pubs like @apexmag.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com @lightspeedmagazine.com @reactorsff.bsky.social @strangehorizons.bsky.social @uncannymagazine.bsky.social. How exciting for me as an SFF fan, and congrats again!

Congrats Alicia! This was a really fun read for me personally, being a big SFF fan.

Alicia Hilton@aliciahilton.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm thrilled to announce that my story "From Spores and Tentacles: The Celestial Mother Shall Reign" has been nominated for a BSFA Award! The story was published in @eunoiareview.bsky.social on February 6, 2024. Congratulations to all of the finalists! www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

I'm thrilled to announce that my story "From Spores and Tentacles: The Celestial Mother Shall Reign" has been nominated for a BSFA Award! The story was published in @eunoiareview.bsky.social on February 6, 2024. Congratulations to all of the finalists! www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

#AwardsEligibilityPost 13 poems & 5 stories published in 2024 If you are reading for awards consideration and would like copies of my poetry or stories, please contact me: aliciahilton.com/contact/

I am delighted to announce that my story "Terraforming: An Unearthly Earth" has been published in Welter Literary Journal. "Terraforming: An Unearthly Earth" blends science fiction with horror and dark humor. Read it for free! blogs.ubalt.edu/welter/ficti...

Friends, I would appreciate a boost :) Awards season is upon us! Please don’t forget my science-fantasy-noir novel #SleepingWorldsHaveNoMemory is eligible for: Nebulas BSFAs BFAs WFAs Locus Hugos SFWA members can download a copy here: www.sfwa.org/forum/topic/... THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

Listen to holiday horror stories! Who has been naughty? How will they be punished? Tomorrow, December 14th at noon EST (11:00 AM Central) Register for free: strongwomenstrangeworlds.weebly.com

Cosmic horror is always at its most effective when juxtaposed with deep personal trauma ... Check out @aliciahilton.bsky.social’s poetic and unsettling “From Spores and Tentacles, The Celestial Mother Shall Reign.” If you dare, of course ... eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2024/02/06/f...

My poem “The Anglerfish Lures a Mate” has been published in Uppagus Issue #65. It’s a surreal poem about coming-of-age, yearning, love, and loss. Read it for free: www.uppagus.com

I spy Chuck Palahniuk! His reading at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville was excellent.

Congratulations to @richardthomas.bsky.social and @lairdbarron.bsky.social. Their latest books received rave reviews from the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/b...

4 New Horror Books Filled With Eldritch Terrors and Other Frights

Our columnist reviews September’s new horror releases.

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4 STAR REVIEW FROM THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: "Lyric’s ‘Rigoletto’ updates Verdi’s opera without robbing its vitality." There are 6 more performances. I appear in Act 1 and Act 2 as a guard and as an abductor. chicagotribune.com/2024/09/15/r...

Review: Lyric’s ‘Rigoletto’ updates Verdi’s opera without lessening its vitality

Director Mary Birnbaum offers up a “Rigoletto” that’s partly revisionist yet has all the traditional pleasures of Italian opera-going.

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REHEARSING! I am thrilled to be back on stage at Lyric Opera of Chicago. I have a non-singing role in Rigoletto. I appear in Act 1 & Act 2 as one of the Duke’s guards and as an abductor. I’m overjoyed to be part of the cast. There are 7 performances. lyricopera.org/shows/upcomi...

Rigoletto

Heart-wrenching tragedy accompanied by unforgettable scores and the soaring voices of Igor Golovatenko, Mané Galoyan, and Javier Camarena.

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I am delighted to announce that my poem "Centrifuge, Radioactive Isotopes, Phantom Professor" will be published in the HWA Poetry Showcase. I'm thrilled to share the TOC with such talented poets.

I am overjoyed that my poem "The Blacksmith's Box of Haunted Memories" has been published in @strangehorizons.bsky.social. Publishing with SH is a dream come true. strangehorizons.com/poetry/the-b... #magic #romance #murder #LGBTQIA

The Blacksmith’s Box of Haunted Memories

Love notes written on parchment by a gay sorcerer who swore eternal fidelity.

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I am overjoyed that my poem "The Blacksmith's Box of Haunted Memories" has been published in @strangehorizons.bsky.social. Publishing with SH is a dream come true. strangehorizons.com/poetry/the-b... #magic #romance #murder #LGBTQIA

The Blacksmith’s Box of Haunted Memories

Love notes written on parchment by a gay sorcerer who swore eternal fidelity.

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My poem "Letter to the Lips that Gave Me My First Kiss" has been published in The Quarter(ly) Volume 10-Part One WET, a publication of Quarter Press. "Letter to the Lips" is nonfiction & reveals the strange circumstances of my first kiss. #bullying #school quarterpress.com/shop-qp/p/pr...

The Quarter(ly): Vol. X - WET — Quarter Press

As always, print copies are limited to 50—or the number of preorders. This one came from a few submissions that I didn’t know what to do with, but they all dealt with liquid in some way, so… here we...

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I am thrilled to announce that I will be a speaker at the 2024 WorldCon in Glasgow this August. I will be attending the conference online. I'll be giving a solo talk and also speaking on six panels. Here's my schedule:

New poem published! I am delighted that my poem "The Care and Feeding of the Cranium Spider" has been published in EXTRASENSORY OVERLOAD. What kind of creature would you want for a muse? Read about the arachnid that lives inside my brain. #horror #sciencefiction #humor #poetry

Angry Gable Press@angrygablepress.bsky.social · 2y ago

Extrasensory Overload: an anthology of speculative excess a.co/d/exSMsip Available for preorder in ebook format now. Releases in print and ebook on July 31st.

I am delighted to announce that my poem "Padfoot the Grimm" has been published in Issue #133 of Chiron Review. #horror #war #speculativepoetry lulu.com/shop/michael...

Chiron Review #133

Chiron Review presents widest possible range of contemporary writing — fiction and non-fiction, traditional and off-beat, in perfect-bound, softcover format. We have published many well-known writers,...

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I am delighted to announce that my poem "Cthulhu Hopscotch" has been published in Issue #14 of James Gunn's Ad Astra. Read it for free: adastrasf.com/cthulhu-hops...

Cthulhu Hopscotch

Remix of painting by Danny Lines Cthulhu Hopscotch by Alicia Hilton Celestial flutes salute the Black Goat of the Sky as Yog-Sothoth awakens, belching glowing miasma. Particles churn and coalesce,...

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WIN FREE BOOKS! Join me and 5 other terrific authors for an online reading and book giveaways! This Thursday night, June 20, 7:00 pm (EDT) Register below to get the link and reminders! www.eventbrite.com/.../strong-w....

Strong Women, Strange Worlds@swsworlds.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thursday, June 20,  7:00 pm (EDT) Register below to get the link and reminders! www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...

My poem "A Murder of Crows" is a Finalist for the 2024 Rhysling Award (Short Poem Category). It was first published in Ice Queen Magazine and reprinted in @rfpress.bsky.social. Read "A Murder of Crows" for free: www.icequeenmag.com/trick-or-tre... roifaineantarchive.wixsite.com/rf-arc-hive/...

Trick or Treat with Alicia Hilton

Year Two, A very random day in OctoberA Murder of Crows“The pied au gratin is magnificent,” the waiter caws.“What sort of foot?” the husband squawks.“Free-range, organic,” the waiter caws.He wears a p...

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SEEKING PUBLISHER RECOMMENDATIONS. I finished writing my 1st poetry collection. 79 poems about nature, twisted aspects of human nature, magic & the strange creatures that inhabit liminal spaces. Please recommend publishers currently open for poetry collection manuscripts.

Book Review: The Horror Zine loved BACK 2 OMNIPARK, an anthology edited by me & @writingben.bsky.social "It is creepy as hell...Sink or swim, reader. You’ll be glad you took the plunge." thehorrorzine.com/ReviewFolder... Buy Back 2 OmniPark at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, & other stores.