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Aegri Somnia
''Aegri Somnia'' is an anthology of horror stories edited by Jason Sizemore and Gill Ainsworth, and published by Apex Books in 2006. The twelve stories in this collection were all written by different authors. In 2006, ''Aegri Somnia'' was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology. The phrase ''aegri somnia'' is Latin, generally translated as "a sick man's dreams, hallucinations, or nightmares". Contents The collection contains the following short stories: *"YY" – Jennifer Pelland *"The League of Last Girls" – Christopher Rowe *"All Praise to the Dreamer" – Nancy Fulda *"Nothing of Me" – Eugie Foster *"Heal Thyself" – Scott Nicholson *"On the Shoulders of Giants" – Bryn Sparks *"Dream Takers" – Rhonda Eudaly *"Letters from Weirdside" – Lavie Tidhar *"Wishbones" – Cherie Priest *"All Becomes as Wormwood" – Angeline Hawkes *"Well of the Waters" – Mari Adkins *"Mens Rea" – Steven Savile Steven Savile (born 12 October 1969) is a British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. Prevalent elements of the genre include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, extraterrestrials, dystopian and post-apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, cults, dark magic, satanism, the macabre, gore and torture. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apex Digest
''Apex Magazine'', also previously known as ''Apex Digest'', is an American horror and science fiction magazine. This subscription webzine, ''Apex Magazine'', contains short fiction, reviews, and interviews. It has been nominated for several awards including the Hugo Award. After an 8-month hiatus starting in 2019, the magazine returned on January 5, 2020 with issue 121 and transitioned to a bimonthly publication cycle. About The monthly magazine was edited by award-winning author Catherynne M. Valente from issues #15-29, Hugo Award-winning editor, Lynne M. Thomas, from issues #30-55, and Sigrid Ellis, from issues #56-67. The current editor is Jason Sizemore, starting with issue #68. On June 25, 2009, it was announced that a print version of ''Apex Digest'' would be returning, this time utilizing print-on-demand technology. Upon return from its 2019 hiatus, Apex resumed digital-only publication. The magazine promotes a Story of the Year which is voted on by readers and fans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2006. Events *March – The first full-length original novel in the Manx language, ''Dunveryssyn yn Tooder-Folley'' ("The Vampire Murders") is published by Brian Stowell, after being serialized in the press. *April 7 – Justice Peter Smith concludes in a case of February 27 in the London High Court of Justice against the publisher Random House over the bestselling novel ''The Da Vinci Code'' (2003), that the author, Dan Brown, has not breached the copyright of Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh in their ''The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail'' (1982, non-fiction). The judgment also contains a coded message on the whim of the judge. *April 7– 9 – First Jaipur Literature Festival held in India. *Summer – Brutalism becomes the first literary movement to be launched through the social networking site Myspace. *June 14 – Ciaran Creagh's play ''Last Call'', based loosely on the hanging of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Sizemore (editor)
Jason Sizemore is an American writer and editor based in Lexington, Kentucky. He is the owner and managing editor of Apex Publications. Early life Sizemore was born in Big Creek, Kentucky (pop. 400). Career Sizemore was the editor and publisher of ''Apex Digest'', a quarterly science fiction and horror digest that ran for 12 issues between 2005 and 2008. As the publisher/managing editor of ''Apex Magazine'', he was nominated for the Hugo Award in the semiprozine category in 2012, 2013 and 2014. As a writer he has published several stories in genre magazines. His first short story collection, ''Irredeemable'', was published in April, 2014. Bibliography Collections * ''Irredeemable'' (2014) . Fiction * ''Life Imitating Art'', Version 1A – ''The Lunatic Chameleon'', Issue Two. * ''Life Imitating Art'', Version 1B – ''Whispers of Wickedness''. * ''The Boiler Room'' – ''Lost in the Dark'' (no longer published). * ''Gus's Good day'' – ''Swamp.net'' (no longer published). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram Stoker Award For Best Anthology
The Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for an anthology. Winners and nominees Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year. References External links Stoker Award on the HWA web pageGraphical listing of all Bram Stoker award winners and nominees{{Bram Stoker Award Anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ... Anthology awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italian region and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. Even after the fall of Western Rome, Latin remained the common language of international communication, science, scholarship and academia in Europe until well into the 18th century, when other regional vernaculars (including its own descendants, the Romance languages) supplanted it in common academic and political usage, and it eventually became a dead language in the modern linguistic definition. Latin is a highly inflected language, with three distinct genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), six or seven noun cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and vocative), five declensions, four verb conjuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Pelland
Jennifer Pelland is an American writer of science fiction, principally short fiction. Pelland's works have been characterized as "dark fiction with a thread of humanity running through it", focusing on themes of body modification and destruction. Her short stories ''Captive Girl'' (2007) and ''Ghosts of New York'' (2010) were nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. ''Captive Girl'' was also shortlisted for the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards. Pelland is married. She lives near Boston, practices belly dancing Belly dance (Egyptian Arabic: رقص بلدي, translated: Dance of the Country/Folk Dance, romanized: Raks/Raas Baladi) is a dance that originates in Egypt. It features movements of the hips and torso. It has evolved to take many different f ..., and is a part-time voice-actor. Works In addition to numerous pieces of short fiction, Pelland has written: *''Unwelcome Bodies'' (2008, ), a short story collection *''Machine'' (2012, ), a novel References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugie Foster
Eugie Foster (December 30, 1971 – September 27, 2014) was an American short story writer, columnist, and editor. Her stories were published in a number of magazines and book anthologies, including '' Fantasy Magazine'', ''Realms of Fantasy'', ''Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show'', and '' Interzone.'' Her collection of short stories, ''Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice'', was published in 2009. She won the 2009 Nebula Award and was nominated for multiple other Nebula, BSFA, and Hugo Awards. The Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction is given in her honour. Life and career Born December 30, 1971 in Urbana, Illinois, Foster lived in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned a master's degree in developmental psychology at Illinois State University and worked as an editor of legislation for the Georgia General Assembly. In 1992 she married Matthew M. Foster. In the science fiction and fantasy field Foster worked as the managing ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Nicholson
Scott Nicholson (born 1963) is an American author specializing in horror or thrillers, often set in rural Appalachia. His debut, ''The Red Church'', was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award. ''Thank you for the Flowers'' The anthology ''Thank you for the Flowers'' was a collection of 13 short stories in which Nicholson merges "the macabre with science fiction and fantasy tales loaded with everything from biting satire to fluffy sentamentalism." In a review in ''The Dispatch'', some of Nicholson's work constituted "a seeming glorification of metaphor". This collection featured the award-winning short story ''Vampire Shortstop''. Nicholson wrote stories that were included in Eden Studios's zombie anthologies edited by James Lowder. ''The Farm'' Nicholson's book ''The Farm'' was his fifth thriller, and was based around his experiences near his home in North Carolina. In an interview with The Times News, Nicholson noted that his fascination with Appalachian religions and goats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavie Tidhar
Lavie Tidhar ( he, לביא תדהר; born 16 November 1976) is an Israeli-born writer, working across multiple genres. He has lived in the United Kingdom and South Africa for long periods of time, as well as Laos and Vanuatu. As of 2013, Tidhar lives in London. His novel '' Osama'' won the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, beating Stephen King's '' 11/22/63'' and George R. R. Martin's ''A Dance with Dragons''. His novel '' A Man Lies Dreaming'' won the £5000 Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize, for Best British Fiction, in 2015. He won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 2017, for ''Central Station''. As of October 2019 Tidhar is a columnist for ''The Washington Post''. Biography Tidhar was born and raised on Dalia, a prosperous kibbutz in Israel's rural north. He began to travel extensively from the age of 15 and incorporates his experiences as a traveller into several of his works. Awards and honours * 2022 Locus Award nominee, Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherie Priest
Cherie Priest (born July 30, 1975) is an American novelist and blogger living in Seattle, Washington. Biography Priest is a Florida native, born in Tampa in 1975. She graduated from Forest Lake Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist boarding school in Apopka, Florida in 1993. She moved around quite a bit as a child of an Army father, living in many places such as Florida, Texas, Kentucky, and Tennessee. She moved around regularly until college. In 1998 she graduated with a B.A. from Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee, and in 2001 she left the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with an M.A. in Rhetoric/Professional writing. Priest lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee for twelve years and it is there she both set her Eden Moore series and wrote the first two books. In May 2012, she and her husband Aric Annear moved back to Tennessee from Seattle, Washington. In 2017, she returned to live in Seattle. Although Priest was baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Savile
Steven Savile (born 12 October 1969) is a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer and editor living in Sweden. His published work includes novels and numerous short stories in magazines and anthologies. Career Steven Savile started out writing and reviewing play-by-mail games in the UK in the late 1980s, then launched his own company, Games (intentionally misspelled), before working for Games Workshop. He has written several novels, including ''Inheritance'', ''Dominion'', and ''Retribution'', all set in the Warhammer world, as well as fiction connected to ''Slaine'', ''Dr. Who'', and ''Torchwood''. Savile has primarily made his name working in established franchises such as ''Star Wars'', ''Stargate'', '' Jurassic Park: The Lost World'', '' Fireborn'', '' Risen'', ''Warhammer'' and ''Pathfinder''. He's also written a number of Top Trumps facts books for kids including Dinosaurs, Creatures of the Deep, and Predators among others. He has also written a number of origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
