Nominations:
The Witch in the Woods (Shadow Mountain Publishing), Middle Grade Novel, 2024
The Deep (self-published), Novel, 2015
The Ridealong (self-published), Young Adult Novel, 2015
Find out more about him at WrittenInsomnia.com.
BIO: Michaelbrent Collings is an internationally bestselling novelist, produced screenwriter, and speaker. Best known for horror (and voted one of the top 50 All-Time Greatest Horror Writers in a Ranker vote of nearly 20,000 readers), Collings has written bestselling thrillers, mysteries, sci-fi and fantasy titles, and even humor and non-fiction.
In addition to popular success, Michaelbrent has also received critical acclaim: he has been a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award (three times), a Dragon Award (twice), and a RONE Award, and he and his work have been reviewed and/or featured on everything from Publishers Weekly to Scream Magazine to NPR. An engaging and entertaining speaker, he is also a frequent guest at comic cons and on writing podcasts like Six Figure Authors, The Creative Penn, Writing Excuses, and others; and is a mental health advocate and TEDx speaker.
