Every family has secrets and the burdens they carry can be intolerable. In the realm of speculative fiction, they can be down right scary. Find out for yourself as the Beyond the Tropes series returns to the Center for Fiction for its next set of sessions this fall. Marc L Abbott delves into the worksContinue reading “Marc L Abbott returns to the Center for Fiction this fall with Beyond the Tropes: Family Secrets and Burdens Registration now open.”
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Meet the Authors and Hosts of Beef, Wine and Shenanigans this Friday at the Villains Hideout in Brooklyn, NY
Come out this Friday, July 23rd and meet Authors and BWS Hosts Steven Van Patten, Marc L Abbott and Kirk Johnson for an evening filled with horror and pizza at Villains Hideout. They will be on hand starting at 6:30 PM selling and signing copies of their novels Hell at Brooklyn Tea and the awardContinue reading “Meet the Authors and Hosts of Beef, Wine and Shenanigans this Friday at the Villains Hideout in Brooklyn, NY”
This weeks reminder: On July 20th, have some ice cream Under Twin Suns
It’s finally here! Come out and celebrate the release of the new anthology, Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign this Tuesday, July 20th. Editor James Chambers is hosting a reading of selected stories from the book. Join us at 7pm at Ample Hills Creamery Gowanus located at 305 Nevins Street (between NevinsContinue reading “This weeks reminder: On July 20th, have some ice cream Under Twin Suns”
On July 20th, have some ice cream Under Twin Suns
In celebration of the release of the new anthology, Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign editor James Chambers is hosting a reading of selected stories from the book. Join us on July 20th at 7pm at Ample Hills Creamery Gowanus located at 305 Nevins Street (between Nevins and 3rd Avenue), Upstairs, located 2Continue reading “On July 20th, have some ice cream Under Twin Suns”
Galactic Terrors Live Reading June 10th at 8pm
Join me and fellow HWA writers for an evening of terrifying stories by the authors who penned them. Galactic Terrors is our monthly live reading series where we read from our original works followed by a Q&A. The event is free. Click here for our YouTube page and while you’re there, check out our pastContinue reading “Galactic Terrors Live Reading June 10th at 8pm”
Under Twin Suns is available for pre-order
There is still time for you to pre-order Under Twin Suns Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign from Hippocampus Press, due out this summer. Click here to pre-order your copy today! (From the book) In this anthology of weird fiction, twenty-two authors who found the Yellow Sign share their harrowing visions of worlds shaped byContinue reading “Under Twin Suns is available for pre-order”
Beyond the Tropes Series with Marc L Abbott returns to the Center for Fiction. Now open for registration.
The Beyond the Tropes series returns to the Center for Fiction for a new series for the summer. Beyond the Tropes II: African American voices in Speculative Short Story Form begins June 13th and will cover selections from Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora and Dark Matter: Reading the Bones.Continue reading “Beyond the Tropes Series with Marc L Abbott returns to the Center for Fiction. Now open for registration.”
Desperate Moon by R. Andrew Heidel featuring a foreword by Marc L Abbott now on Kindle
I am excited to announce the Kindle launch of R. Andrew Heidel’s Desperate Moon which I have was given the honor of writing the foreword for. For more about this wonderful collection of short fiction you can check it out here. About the book & author from Amazon: The work of R. Andrew Heidel hasContinue reading “Desperate Moon by R. Andrew Heidel featuring a foreword by Marc L Abbott now on Kindle”
Marc L Abbott is one of many authors featured in Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign coming this summer from Hippocampus Press
I am excited to announce that I will be featured alongside over 20 speculative fiction writers in the upcoming anthology Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign Edited by James Chambers. This new collection features stories based on Robert W. Chambers’s classic work of weird fiction, The King in Yellow. Check out theContinue reading “Marc L Abbott is one of many authors featured in Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign coming this summer from Hippocampus Press”
Marc L Abbott on Risk!
This week I had a true story featured on the RISK! storytelling podcast. If you missed it, here is the chance to check it out. You can click on the link here!