Hi, everyone. Well, it's been quite a while since I sent the last update.
Sorry about that. Things tend to get pretty busy this itme of year.
Anyhow, a few things going on, so let's get to it. I promise to be brief!
1. Cemetery Dance
2. Bram Stoker Awards
3. Fidelity's Horrormeister & New England HWA website (somewhat belated)
4. MS Society Walk
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"Mermaids" coming soon to Cemetery Dance
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Some good news to start off with. "Mermaids", a short story co-written by
L.L. Soares and myself, will be appearing this Autumn in Cemetery Dance
magazine. For those who might not know, CD is one of those Big Markets
everyone writing this scary stuff hopes to appear in some day, I know I
have. As I mention on my website, think of it as The New Yorker with fangs.
particular magazine can be found in most bookstores that have a good
magazine selection. Borders, and some of the bigger Barnes and Noble's. More
as I know it.
Speaking of Cemetery Dance, CHRISTMAS TREES AND MONKEYS will be getting a
pretty favorable review by Garrett Peck sometime soon. It might even be
appearing in the next issue coming out pretty soon, unless they decide to
hold it off until the fall. Thanks again, Garrett!
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Bram Stoker Awards
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Yea, yea. I know I got y'all excited about the Stoker awards last update.
Alas, CT&M and "White Wave of Mercy" didn't make the final cut. Even so,
losing out to the likes of Ray Bradbury is kind of nice, sort of. :-) Along
with Mr. Bradbury, some amazing writers walked away with the prize,
including someone on this very mailing list. Congrats to Brian Hopkins for
his.. what is it, Brian, 4th Stoker award in a row? Nice job again, sir!
Also a nod to another Dan-list member Judi Rohrig, who I know had a big hand
in helping put together Steve and Melanie Tem's award winning collection
IMAGINATION BOX, another winner for Lone Wolf Publications.
The official winners of the award, presented June 7th, were:
NOVEL: The Night Class by Tom Piccirilli
FIRST NOVEL: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
LONG FICTION: (Tie) "El Dia De Los Muertos" by Brian A. Hopkins and "My Work
Is Not Yet Done" by Thomas Ligotti
SHORT FICTION: "The Misfit Child Grows Fat on Despair" by Tom Piccirilli
COLLECTION: One More for the Road by Ray Bradbury
ANTHOLOGY: The Darker Side edited by John Pelan
NONFICTION: Ramsey Campbell, Probably by Ramsey Campbell
ILLUSTRATED FICTION: Nightside (Issues 1-4) by Robert Weinberg
SCREENPLAY: Frailty by Brent Hanley
WORK FOR YOUNG READERS: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
POETRY: The Gossamer Eye by Mark McLaughlin, Rain Graves, and David Niall
Wilson
ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Imagination Box (multimedia CD) by Steve and Melanie Tem
Lifetime Achievement Award winners were Stephen King and J.N. Williamson.
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I Made the Paper and They Spelled My Name Right!
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So it's not the New York Times, but in this month's Fidelity newspaper, The
Exchange, has a big, half-page spread on yours truly and CT&M, written by my
friend and co-worker Deb Reilly. The headline reads "Dan Keohane, Nice Guy
and Horrormeister of FITSCo" (FITSCo being the division of Fidelity we work
at). It's a great article, and maybe a copy or two of CT&M might sell as a
result. Time will tell. My Amazon sales rank has been getting steadily
better, so maybe that's a good sign.
Speaking of free publicity, though I'm a bit tardy with another bit of news,
but I was recently the Featured Author at our New England HWA site
(www.horror.org/ne/). Webmaster John D. Harvey rotates the featured author
every month or two, so I'm no longer featured (the new FA is the lovely and
talented Holly Newstein, who will also be sharing the pages of Cemetery
Dance with Logan Soares and myself!). Check out the site, it has some great
features on local authors, with news on events and signings, and a lot more.
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Paul Keohane Doing the MS Walk
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As most of you know, our family has become quite active in fund-raising
activities for MS. My brother Paul Keohane will be participating in the "MS
CHALLENGE WALK" the weekend of Sept. 12, 13 and 14th. He'll walk 50 miles,
in all, from Hyannis to Brewster (on Cape Cod) with thousands of other
people to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis. His goal is to raise $3,000
before August 26th.
Paul says, "As you are all well aware, Multiple Sclerosis strikes an
extremely personal cord with our family. My sister Anne has been battling
this crippling disease for some time now and, as a result, we have seen
first-hand the physical and emotional toll that it can bring. Being a wife
and mother of two is an ever-evolving challenge for even the most able of
souls, but when the hustle and bustle of everyday life brings with it a
constant physical pain and discomfort, the emotional stress can often times
seem unbearable. Being her steps have slowed, I choose to walk on her
behalf. I walk these 50 miles so that, one day soon, she will walk this
event right along beside me. The cure is out there and the generous funds
from people like you will one day allow scientists the means to unlock that
door to bring relief and joy to millions of people currently suffering with
this terrible disease."
If you'd would like to help Paul reach his goal, you can contact him at
phkeohane@charter.net and he can send you a donation form, or you could make
an on line donation at:
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/MAM/home/epledge_search_1.asp
From there, just type in KEOHANE and you'll be brought to a page where you
can sponsor Paul, if you so choose.
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Closing
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Well, that's about it. I promise to be better about getting news out to
folks sooner! SOLOMON'S GRAVE is just about done (early draft, at least), so
I've got to send this out and get to the point where I can type THE END,
hopefully that'll be today barring any natural disasters. I'll be attending
the annual NECON conference next weekend, so I'll look forward to seeing
some of you there again.
Don't Forget, a signed copy of CHRISTMAS TREES AND MONKEYS makes a great
Bundesfeier Day gift, and the German holiday is coming up fast!
Dan
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