I’m delighted to announce that The 2024 WordCrafter Dark Fiction Anthology compiled and edited by Kaye Lynn Booth now has an official title and a stunning cover! The anthology will be called Midnight Garden, and it will be the second in the Midnight Anthology Series. (Last year’s anthology, Midnight Roost, is the first.)
I’m also pleased to present the fabulous cover, created by Sonoran Dawn Studios, below.
This is the announcement I received about the winner of the dark fiction short story contest:
Thank you for your interest in the 2024 WordCrafter Short Fiction contest. This letter is to announce the winner of the contest, which is you! Congratulations.
My winning story is called The Seagull Man!
I also contributed to Midnight Roost: Weird and Creepy Stories anthology, which is now the first book in the Midnight Anthology Series from WordCrafter Press, complete with an updated cover by DL Mullan of Sonoran Dawn Studios.
Blurb
20 authors bring your nightmares to life in 23 stories of ghosts, paranormal phenomenon and the horror from the dark crevasses of their minds. Stories of stalkers, both human and supernatural, possession and occult rituals, alien visitations of the strange kind, and ghostly tales that will give you goosebumps. These are the tales that will make you fear the dark. Read them at the Midnight Roost… if you dare.
The second volume, Midnight Garden: Where Dark Tales Grow, will be followed by next year’s anthology, the third, Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares.
Tuesday – October 17 – M J Mallon (Reading) & Christa Planko (Interview & Guest Post)– Undawnted
Wednesday – October 18 – Chris Barili (Guest Post) & Paul Kane (Guest Post) – Patty’s Worlds
Thursday – October 19 – Julie Jones (Reading) & Keith Hoskins (Guest Post) – Robbie’s Inspiration
Friday – October 20 – Michaele Jordan (Reading) & Mario Acevedo (Guest Post) – Writing to be Read
Saturday – October 21 – Patty Fletcher (Guest Post) & DL Mullan (Guest Post & Video) – Roberta Writes
Sunday – October 22 – Sonia Pipkin (Guest Post) & Roberta Eaton Cheadle (Reading) – Kyrosmagica Publishing
Monday – October 23 – Closing Post –Denise Aparo (Reading) & other stories – Writing to be Read
Thanks to D L Mullan for this feature, 17th October with myself reading from my story the Cull, and an author interview with fellow contributor, Christa:
20 authors bring your nightmares to life in 23 stories of ghosts, paranormal phenomenon and the horror from the dark crevasses of their minds. Stories of stalkers, both human and supernatural, possession and occult rituals, alien visitations of the strange kind, and ghostly tales that will give you goosebumps. These are the tales that will make you fear the dark. Read them at the Midnight Roost… if you dare.
Kaye Lynne Booth, Chris Barili, Christa Planko, DL Mullan, C.R. Johansson, Joseph Carrabis, Keith J. Hoskins, Mario Acevedo, M.J. Mallon, Michaele Jordan, Patty L Fletcher, Paul Kane, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, Rebecca M. Senese, Zack Ellafy, Sonia Pipkin, Denise Aparo, Robert Kostanczuk, Isabel Grey & Julie Jones