Fearful dreaming and a date

Come to London! Maybe not right now, but in January. When all the seasonal madness is out of the way.

To be specific: come to London on Tuesday January 15th for the official launch of This Dreaming Isle. I’ll be there to read, answer questions and sign books, and I’ll be in the company of fellow writers Robert Shearman, Catriona Ward, Kirsty Logan, Gareth E. Rees, James Miller and Gary Budden. Amazing. If you want to get a copy and get it signed by lots of the authors involved this will be the place to do it.

Wait, I forgot to mention the actual place. It will be at The Star of Kings from 7-9pm. Here’s the meetup page with more details.

I’m already looking forward to 2019 for another reason; the line-up for NewCon Press’ Best British Horror 2019 was announced yesterday and my story from New Fears 2 is among them. Here’s the full list:

CAVE VENUS ET STELLA – Anna Vaught

WORMCASTS – Thana Niveau

THEY TELL ME – Carly Holmes

DISAGREEABLY HITCHED – Gary Fry

PACK YOUR COAT – Aliya Whiteley

VOICES IN THE NIGHT – Lisa Tuttle

THE FULLNESS OF HER BELLY – Cate Gardner

MAW – Priya Sharma

TEUFELSBERG – Madhvi Ramani

THE OTHER TIGER – Helen Marshall

SENTINEL – Catriona Ward

THE WORM – Samantha Lee

THE ADJOINING ROOM – AK Benedict

THE GOLDEN HOUR – Rosanne Rabinowitz

THE PERFECT DAY TO BE AT SEA – Kayleigh Marie Edwards

THE HARDER IT GETS THE SOFTER WE SING – Steven Dines

THE DEMON L – Carly Holmes

BY SEVERN’S FLOOD – Jane Jakeman

FISH HOOKS – Kit Power

OLD TRASH – Jenn Ashworth

BOBBO – Robert Shearman

A huge thank you to Johnny Mains for choosing Pack Your Coat as one of the stories, and also to Mark Morris for putting it in New Fears 2 to begin with.