LOS ANGELES, CA, March 20, 2019
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) proudly announces Raw Dog
Screaming Press as the recipient of the 2018 Specialty Press Award. Each year
the HWA recognizes the accomplishments of a noteworthy small press. The Specialty
Press Award brings recognition to an outstanding publisher of horror, dark
fantasy, and weird fiction. This year’s Specialty Press Award will be presented
during StokerCon™ 2019 held from May 9-12th at the Amway Grand Plaza
Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
After
editing The Dream People literary journal, Jennifer Barnes and John
Edward Lawson founded Raw Dog Screaming Press to specialize in “fiction that
foams at the mouth” and to offer authors a path around the publishing
gatekeepers of the early 2000s. Their five imprints span dark, weird,
blue-collar, and literary fiction and nonfiction for adults, children, and
young adults.
Raw
Dog Screaming Press emphasizes community and cultivates authors’ careers. Most
of their authors have published multiple titles with them. The press collaborates
with authors and team-builds at DogCon events, forging camaraderie among their
authors. They take an interest in new writers, publishing debut books. The
press developed a relationship with Seton Hill University, one of the few
colleges offering a Masters in Writing Popular Fiction.
They
champion niche categories of books, most notably horror poetry. Working with
editor Stephanie M. Wytovich, and publishing stellar poets such as Christina
Sng and Michael A. Arnzen, they’ve made a significant impact on the popularity
and visibility of genre poetry. Raw Dog Screaming Press has distinguished
itself by working with authors from unexpected quarters, such as
internationally renowned musicians Till Lindemann (Rammstein) and Donna Lynch
and Steven Archer (Ego Likeness), as well as feature film director S. Craig
Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, Dragged Across Concrete).
They have also been fortunate to work with many critically acclaimed authors,
including Jeff VanderMeer, Lucy A. Snyder, Jeffrey Thomas, James Chambers, and
Lance Olsen. The result has been 200 superb books. Many titles have been
optioned for film and translations into French, German, Indonesian, Italian,
Russian, and Spanish. Raw Dog Screaming Press titles have received Bram Stoker
Awards, the PEN/Hemmingway Award, the Sir Julius Vogel Award, and the
Wonderland Award.
When
not leading workshops at conventions around the country, or at universities
like Seton Hill and Rutgers, the Raw Dog Screaming Press team regularly hosts
workshops at their Broadkill Writers Resort on Delaware Bay and at their yearly
DogCon event. For more about Raw Dog Screaming Press, please visit www.rawdogscreaming.com
The
HWA is a nonprofit organization of writers and publishing professionals around
the world, dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those
who write it. The HWA formed in 1985 with the help of many of the field’s greats, including Dean Koontz,
Robert McCammon, and Joe Lansdale. Today, with over 1,500 members around the
globe, it is the oldest and most respected professional organization for the
much-loved writers who have brought you the most enjoyable sleepless nights of
your life. The Horror Writers Association is the home of the prestigious Bram
Stoker Award® and the creator of the annual StokerCon™ convention.
For More Information Contact:
John W. Dennehy,
Communications Director
Horror Writers Association
jdennehy@johnwdennehy.com
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