Christina was born and raised in Singapore where she now lives with her children and a menagerie of curious pets. Her essay “Final Girl: A Life in Horror” was a finalist in the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction and her first novelette Fury was anthologized in the multiple award-winning Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women. She is one of the recipients of the 2021 Ladies of Horror Fiction Writers Grant. Her poetry, fiction, essays, and art appear in numerous venues worldwide and have garnered accolades such as the Jane Reichhold International Prize, nominations for the Rhysling Awards, the Dwarf Stars, the Elgin Awards, the Pushcart Prize, as well as honorable mentions in the Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, and the Best Horror of the Year. Her website has finally been updated: .Ĭhristina Sng is the two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Collection of Dreamscapes and A Collection of Nightmares. Her two latest books are from opposite ends of the poetry spectrum: Elemental Haiku, containing haiku for each element of the periodic table (Ten Speed Press, 2019) and The Sign of the Dragon, an epic fantasy with Chinese and Mongolian elements (JABberwocky Literary Agency, 2020). Mary Soon Lee was born and raised in London, but has lived in Pittsburgh for over twenty years. LindaAnn LoSchiavo (The Wapshott Press, 2020).Terese Mason Pierre (Gap Riot Press, 2020)ģrd Place (tie): A Route Obscure and Lonely.Andrea Blythe (Interstellar Flight Press, 2020)ģrd Place (tie): Mary Shelley Makes a Monster.Christina Sng (Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2020).Mary Soon Lee (JABberwocky Literary Agency, 2020).

Her work has appeared with Apparition Literary Magazine, The Dread Machine, Daily Science Fiction, and other venues.

For anyone who loved the intensity of The Hunger Games, the social commentary of The Jungle, and the heart of Charlotte's Web, this will be your new favorite book.Jordan Hirsch writes speculative fiction and poetry in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Will they succeed in saving the animals of the world from humans' brutality, or will they fall victim to the powerful system of abuse they're trying so desperately to end? Persimmon Takes On Humanity is the thrilling first book in the animal rights-themed YA series, The Enlightenment Adventures. What the team doesn't know is just how rampant this violence really is, and soon their exciting rescue missions turn shockingly dangerous and deadly. Instantly, the courageous critters spring into action, risking their own lives to rescue any animal they see suffering at the hands of humans. What would you do if you saw someone committing unimaginable acts of cruelty? Turn the other way or defend those in need-no matter the cost? That's the dilemma thrust upon Persimmon, a clever and compassionate raccoon, and her loyal forest friends.

25 Trumbulls Road by Christopher Locke