Rena Mason is an American

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author of Thai-Chinese descent and a three-time winner of the

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. Her literary debut, The Evolutionist, won the

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in 2013, while her novella ''East End Girls'' was nominated for the

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. Her 2014 short story "Ruminations" tied for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction. That same year, she was a Quarter-Finalist in the 2014 First Annual Stage 32/The Blood List Search for New Blood Screenwriting Contest for her co-written screenplay RIPPERS. In 2018, her novelette ''The Devils Throat'' won the

. She also received a 2014 Silver Hammer Award from the

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, given in recognition of extraordinary volunteerism by a member of the association. She has published a number of short stories in various magazines and anthologies. She is a member of the

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, and International Screenwriter Association. An avid scuba diver and registered nurse, Mason lives in

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, with her family.Rena Mason, "About Me," n.d.

Simon DeWar, "Women In Horror Month – Interview with Rena Mason," February 16, 2016

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Notable works

*"The Eyes Have It". Horror For Good: A Charitable Anthology (Volume 1). Cutting Block Press. 2012. *"Awk-Ward"
The Haunted Mansion Project: Year Two
Anthology. Damnation Books LLC. 2013. *“Death Squared”
Fear the Reaper
Anthology. Crystal Lake Publishing. 2013.
East End Girls
Anthology coauthored with Gord Rollo. JournalStone. 2013. *"Reclamation"
Getting Better All the Time: Las Vegas Writers Explore Progress
Anthology. Huntington Press. 2013.
The Evolutionist
Nightscape Press. 2013.
Ruminations
First published in ''Qualia Nous'', edited by Michael Bailey. Written Backwards. 2014. * “The Year After Publication…�
Horror 101: The Way Forward
Nonfiction. Crystal Lake Publishing. 2014. *“Fathoms’ Embrace”. ''Another Dimension Magazine'' Anthology. 2015. *“Jaded Winds”
The Library of the Dead
Anthology. Written Backwards. 2015. *“Nita Kula”
Blurring the Line
Anthology. Cohesion Press. 2015. *“Red Hill”
Shadows Over Main Street
Anthology. Hazardous Press. 2015. *“What Happened in Vegas…”

Anthology. The Horror Zine. 2015. *“Metamorphic Apotheosis”. ''Beauty of Death Vol. 1'' Anthology. Independent Legions Publishing. 2016. *“Sky is Falling”
Madhouse
Anthology. Dark Regions Press. 2016 *“Winter’s Dollhouse”
Tales from the Lake Vol. 2
Anthology. Crystal Lake Publishing. 2016. *“I Will Be the Making of You”
Adam’s Ladder
Anthology. Written Backwards. 2017. *“Of Earth and Bone”

Anthology. Cemetery Dance. 2017. *“The Devil’s Throat”
Hellhole
Anthology. Adrenaline Press. 2018. *“Clevengers of the Carrion Sea”. ''The Seven Deadliest'' Anthology. Cutting Block Books. 2019. *''Strange Tales of the Macabre: Haunted Journeys'' Anthology. Editor. 5X5 Publishing. 2019.

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