''Aegri Somnia'' is an anthology of
horror stories edited by
Jason Sizemore
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 o ...
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 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.
Refe ...
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The phrase ''aegri somnia'' is
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 ...
, 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
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'', ' ...
*"Heal Thyself" –
Scott Nicholson
*"On the Shoulders of Giants" – Bryn Sparks
*"Dream Takers" – Rhonda Eudaly
*"Letters from Weirdside" –
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, Tid ...
*"Wishbones" –
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 ...
*"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 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 ...
References
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External links
Information on ''Aegri Somnia'' available from the publisher’s websiteLink to book
2006 anthologies
Horror anthologies