Delighted that my poem, "PLAY AND REWIND," will appear in the HWA (@horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social)'s 13th Poetry Showcase! Many thanks to editor Colleen Anderson and judges Jamal Hodge, Erik Hofstatter, & Kyla Lee Ward. Congrats to everyone on the TOC. rawdogscreaming.com/cover-toc-re...

COVER & TOC REVEAL: HWA Poetry Showcase XIII

The Horror Writers Association has revealed the cover and table of contents for the macabre and mysterious 13th volume of the its Poetry Showcase. The cover was designed by Canadian artist Jenn Bri…

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We celebrate SILK & SINEW contributors with a look at the inspiration behind @geneveflynn.bsky.social 's work, "A Pocket of Soil" & "If I am to Earn My Tether" kpkulski.substack.com/p/a-pocket-o... #badhandbooks #silkandsinewantho #folkhorror #authors #bramstokeraward #asiandiasporastorytelling

Congratulations to @garnetonwinter.bsky.social! SILK & SINEW was just shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award.

I am so proud to have this wonderful anthology in our line. Congratulations to @garnetonwinter.bsky.social and all of the authors involved. Read the full list of nominees: www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/2026/05/28/n...

There is a total of SEVEN nominations for this mighty antho and the breathtaking works found within its pages. I am floored and emotional and in awe of how far this book has gone. (Congrats again to @leemurraywriter.bsky.social and @geneveflynn.bsky.social!)

Immensely proud to see the news that SILK & SINEW has been nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award AND @audreyzhou.bsky.social is nominated for her absolutely stunning story, "Mother's Mother's Daughter." (Audrey you rock so much!!) I can't express how much this has all meant to me.

Delighted to be joining @jawmccarthy.bsky.social on the The Story Hour! I'll be reading "I Am not Myself Today" from DARKNESS MOST FOWL. Thanks, Daniel Marcus & @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social, for hosting us. AEST: 28 May 2026, noon PDT: 27 May 2026, 7pm I hope you can join us! www.storyhour2020.com

Delighted to share that "138 melon seeds" is a Rhysling Award finalist! Congratulations to everyone shortlisted, and thanks to @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social & Weird Tales Magazine for including my poem in the Undead Issue. Voting opens July 1st and is open to SFPA members.

Looking forward to running this workshop with @ledaniels.bsky.social at StokerCon in June! It was so much fun and we had such a great group when we taught this at Genrecon in February. Come and join us to explore story structures! tinyurl.com/msf6tydp

Mind & heart overflowing. Thank you, John Yu Branscum, @ledaniels.bsky.social, @leemurraywriter.bsky.social, @nadiabulkin.bsky.social, & @kevinwetmore.bsky.social for the incredible discussion on THE STORY SKELETON: EASTERN & WESTERN STORY STRUCTURES & HOW THEY WORK IN HORROR. (virtual StokerCon)

Thank you, @lisamorton.bsky.social, @ledaniels.bsky.social, @aarondries.bsky.social & @lmariewood.bsky.social, for the insights on our virtual StokerCon panel - SCHLOCK HORROR: TERRIBLY AWESOME OR AWESOMELY TERRIBLE? We shared the joy, bravery & wild creativity of schlock.

Site Selection for the 2028 World Science Fiction Convention will open soon. To vote in Site Selection, you must be a WSFS member (supporting, virtual, or attending) of @laworldcon.bsky.social, the current year’s Worldcon. Join LAcon V soon and vote to bring Worldcon Down Under! #Worldcon

Have a look at our proposed venue, The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre! This fantastic facility, situated on the South Bank of the Brisbane River, contains 44 meeting spaces, including 4 exhibition halls and 3 auditoriums. #brisbanein28 #worldcon #bcec bcec.com.au

Worldcon in Brisbane in 2028? I'm 100% up for that! The thought is a beacon of brilliant hope in an increasingly dim world. Make it so! #brisbanein28

Worldcon in Brisbane 2028

Welcome to Brisbane, Australia! Learn more about our bid to host Worldcon in 2028, and the brief history of "Aussiecon."

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I was so thrilled & honored to put together a roundtable for Women in Horror Month at The Lineup! Featuring @rebecca-rowland.bsky.social, @garnetonwinter.bsky.social, @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social, @jawmccarthy.bsky.social, @candacenola.bsky.social, & Mae Murray! the-line-up.com/women-in-hor...

Fearsome and Feminine: Celebrating Women in Horror Month

March is Women in Horror Month. More than ever, it’s so important to shine a light on all the fierce stories that women are crafting in horror today.

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I'm going on a book tour for The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own! Events in Pittsburgh, Doylestown, Atlanta, NYC, & San Diego! Plus a couple virtual events too! Please come and hang out with me as we celebrate queer feminist horror! 🖤🦇☠️ www.gwendolynkiste.com/Blog/book-to...

Do yourself a favor and pick up @jawmccarthy.bsky.social 's Sleep Alone. Hell, pick up ALL her work. She's incredible and her work utterly unique. I'm always floored by the precision of her prose and cutting uncanniness of her stories. Happy #WiHM Jen and Erin! Proud to know you both!

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On Hook of a Book, @jawmccarthy.bsky.social talks about her writing journey, writing Sleep Alone, and finding your place. It’s part of my women’s series for women in horror & history. Thanks, Jen, for this inspiring article. hookofabook.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/w... @shortwavebooks.bsky.social

@thepixelproject.bsky.social is fundraising to stop violence against women. 15 acclaimed authors have offered rewards for donors. I've pledged a copy of UNQUIET SPIRITS & a short story/ chapter critique - if you have a WIP that needs attention, consider making a donation! tinyurl.com/R4PRallyUpIW...

Also delighted to share the @australasianhorror.bsky.social 2025 Shadows poetry shortlist with Katya de Becerra & dear friends, @ledaniels.bsky.social & @leemurraywriter.bsky.social! "A Pocket of Soil," from SILK & SINEW, ed. @garnetonwinter.bsky.social, pub. @badhandbooks.bsky.social.

Chuffed to be an @australasianhorror.bsky.social Shadows finalist for Short Fiction! Congrats to Emma Gertz, Martin Livings, @fearofemeralds.bsky.social, @carolryles.bsky.social, & @kaaronwarren.bsky.social! My story is in SILK & SINEW, ed. @garnetonwinter.bsky.social, @badhandbooks.bsky.social.

COMING THIS FRIDAY: The Pixel Project presents our 26th "Read For Pixels" Panel Session, “Sisters That Slay: Sisterhood, Female Friendship, & Violence Against Women in the Horror Genre”, featuring Geneve Flynn, Linda D. Addison, and Nicole Kurtz. For more details: tinyurl.com/SistersThatS...

Thrilled to be in SHARDS OF GOTHAM: NEW YORK CITY THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS! 🤩 Congrats, Jamal Hodge & @ruadanbooks.bsky.social! My story, "Eating the God Fruit," based in Queens, plays with the Chinese belief that the soul splits at death. What happens when we keep a part trapped in a simulacrum?

GOHs for GenreCon 2027 are @leemurraywriter.bsky.social and Jay Kristoff, and the theme is Inner Sanctums - HORROR, GRIM DARK, and MORE! So excited! I've already nabbed my ticket. 😀

So much wonderful discussion at the From Identity to Ink: Authenticity and the Author Voice panel at GenreCon 2026. @genni.bsky.social, Cale Dietrich, and Scott Wilson are the best panelists! Thank you for having me as your chair!

Selfie time! So much fun running the Inklings of a Story: Exploring Eastern and Western Narrative Worlds workshop with @ledaniels.bsky.social at GenreCon 2026. A full house!

Honoured to chair The Inkling Collective: Collaborative Storytelling in the Digital Age at GenreCon with @belne.bsky.social, TC Phillips, and Scott Wilson. Many thanks to David Shields for translating.

Delighted to see "138 melon seeds" on the 2026 Rhysling Award nominee list! Thank you to the kind reader who nominated my poem, and thank you to @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social for inviting me to write for Weird Tales #371. sfpoetry.org/wp/rhysling-... www.weirdtales.com/store/p/weir...

Thank you to Jered Mabaquiao at the @lareviewofbooks for this incredible review of SILK & SINEW, edited by @garnetonwinter, published by @badhandbooks. It's an honour to be part of this project and to see a lovely mention of my poem. tinyurl.com/2rvd2f99

What Comes First, the House or the Haunting? | Los Angeles Review of Books

‘Silk & Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asian Diaspora,’ a new anthology edited by Kristy Park Kulski, uses storytelling to demonstrate why ‘the ghosts of our futures cannot just be entiti...

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I'm honoured to be on the SISTERS THAT SLAY panel with @nytebird45.bsky.social and @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social. Presented by @thepixelproject.bsky.social, the panel will run on 20 March 2026, 8:30pm ET (21 March, 10:30am Brisbane, AEST). I hope you can join us! tinyurl.com/SistersThatS...

Chuffed to see SILK & SINEW (ed. @garnetonwinter.bsky.social, @badhandbooks.bsky.social) & DARKNESS MOST FOWL (ed. Elaine Pascale, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, The Godmother of Horror Press) on the 2025 Bram Stoker Preliminary Ballot! Honoured to have works in these incredible anthologies.