Nov. 8, 2010
BOOK NOTES: Horror Writers to Appear at Waldenbooks on Saturday
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Ashland, KY (HNN) - Several noted Appalachian horror and speculative fiction writers will appear together at Waldenbooks, at Ashland Town Center, on Saturday, Nov. 13th, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Among those scheduled for the event will be 2009 Bram Stoker Award-winning editor Michael Knost.
Knost, a Mountain State native, edited the best-selling nonfiction book, “Writer’s Workshop of Horror,” and picked up a coveted Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association in March in Brighton, England, beating out two books penned about Stephen King, which were nominated in the same category.
Joining Knost will be Ashland radio personality, announcer, podcaster and nationally-respected horror writer Mark Justice and Bluegrass State authors Jason L. Keene and Karen L. Newman.
Mark Justice is a Dj at 105.7 WLGC, and one of the most recognizable personalities in the Tri-State. Mark's Breakfast Club is the alarm clock to thousands of local listeners. Now that WLGC can be heard online, it has reached out around the world! As well as an editor, pod caster, disc-jockey, and voice-over actor, in recent years Mark has proven himself to be a profound and award-winning writer of science fiction and horror.
Also, Jason L. Keene has had a number of poems and short stories published in the last few years, including contributions in several anthologies, including Legends of the Mountain State 4 (Woodland Press 2010) and Dark Tales of Terror (Woodland Press 2010). He is currently working on his first novel. Jason is also a teacher of the musical arts through an independent music shop.
Likewise, Karen Newman also lives in Kentucky where she's an active member of Horror Writers Association and edits the magazines Illumen and Cosmic Crime Stories. Over four hundred of her short stories and poems have been published both online and in print in places such as Dark Tales of Terror (Woodland Press 2010), Kentucky Monthly, and The Pedestal Magazine. She also writes a column for The Black Glove: Horror Culture and Entertainment. Her poetry collections include EEKU (Sam’s Dot, 2005), ChemICKals (Naked Snake Press, 2007), Toward Absolute Zero (Sam’s Dot, 2009) and ChemICKal Reactions (Naked Snake Press, 2010). She won the 2005 Kentucky Mary Jane Barnes Award and two of her poems received honorable mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. She's been nominated for a Rhysling Award, James B. Baker Award, and twice nominated for a Dwarf Star Award.
The storytellers will be signing a number of horror and suspense-filled book titles, including the Legends of the Mountain State series, Appalachian Winter Hauntings, Specters In Coal Dust, Dark Tales of Terror, and Writers Workshop of Horror.
For additional information, contact Waldenbooks, Ashland Town Center, 500 Winchester Ave., Ashland, KY; (606) 324-0000.
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BOOK NOTES: Horror Writers to Appear at Waldenbooks on Saturday
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Ashland, KY (HNN) - Several noted Appalachian horror and speculative fiction writers will appear together at Waldenbooks, at Ashland Town Center, on Saturday, Nov. 13th, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Among those scheduled for the event will be 2009 Bram Stoker Award-winning editor Michael Knost.
Knost, a Mountain State native, edited the best-selling nonfiction book, “Writer’s Workshop of Horror,” and picked up a coveted Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association in March in Brighton, England, beating out two books penned about Stephen King, which were nominated in the same category.
Joining Knost will be Ashland radio personality, announcer, podcaster and nationally-respected horror writer Mark Justice and Bluegrass State authors Jason L. Keene and Karen L. Newman.
Mark Justice is a Dj at 105.7 WLGC, and one of the most recognizable personalities in the Tri-State. Mark's Breakfast Club is the alarm clock to thousands of local listeners. Now that WLGC can be heard online, it has reached out around the world! As well as an editor, pod caster, disc-jockey, and voice-over actor, in recent years Mark has proven himself to be a profound and award-winning writer of science fiction and horror.
Also, Jason L. Keene has had a number of poems and short stories published in the last few years, including contributions in several anthologies, including Legends of the Mountain State 4 (Woodland Press 2010) and Dark Tales of Terror (Woodland Press 2010). He is currently working on his first novel. Jason is also a teacher of the musical arts through an independent music shop.
Likewise, Karen Newman also lives in Kentucky where she's an active member of Horror Writers Association and edits the magazines Illumen and Cosmic Crime Stories. Over four hundred of her short stories and poems have been published both online and in print in places such as Dark Tales of Terror (Woodland Press 2010), Kentucky Monthly, and The Pedestal Magazine. She also writes a column for The Black Glove: Horror Culture and Entertainment. Her poetry collections include EEKU (Sam’s Dot, 2005), ChemICKals (Naked Snake Press, 2007), Toward Absolute Zero (Sam’s Dot, 2009) and ChemICKal Reactions (Naked Snake Press, 2010). She won the 2005 Kentucky Mary Jane Barnes Award and two of her poems received honorable mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. She's been nominated for a Rhysling Award, James B. Baker Award, and twice nominated for a Dwarf Star Award.
The storytellers will be signing a number of horror and suspense-filled book titles, including the Legends of the Mountain State series, Appalachian Winter Hauntings, Specters In Coal Dust, Dark Tales of Terror, and Writers Workshop of Horror.
For additional information, contact Waldenbooks, Ashland Town Center, 500 Winchester Ave., Ashland, KY; (606) 324-0000.
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