Awards:
“Fracture” (Mother: Tales of Love and Terror) (Weird Little Worlds), Short Fiction, 2022
“Little Dead Red” (Grimm Mistresses) (Ragnarok Publications), Long Fiction, 2015
Nominations:
Love is a Crematorium and Other Tales (Cemetery Dance), Fiction Collection, 2024
Arterial Bloom (Crystal Lake Publishing), Anthology, 2020
“Loving You Darkly” (F(r)iction Magazine #8) (Tethered by Letters), Short Fiction, 2017
BIO: Mercedes M. Yardley is a whimsical dark fantasist who embraces the macabre. She is the author of numerous works including Love is a Crematorium and Other Tales, Darling, the Stabby Award-winning Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love, Pretty Little Dead Girls, Detritus in Love,and Nameless. She won the Bram Stoker Award for her stories Little Dead Red and “Fracture.” Mercedes lives and works in Las Vegas. You can find her at mercedesmyardley.com.
