Welcome
On this home page, you'll find my recently published works and future works.
Women in Horror -- Extended : Ann Schwader
An interview with me on the Weird Tales web site
My interview in Innsmouth Free Press's "Innsmouth Inktank"
Recently Published
HWA Poetry Showcase Volume X
Edited by Angela Yuriko Smith, this annual publication of the Horror Writers Association features over 100 pages of previously unpublished dark poetry (& author bios) from members of this professional organization.
I'm very pleased to note that my historical horror poem, "Wolf Children," was one of the top three selected this year.
For the complete TOC, or to order in Kindle or hard copy format:
HWA Poetry Showcase Volume X
The Alchemy of Stars II, ed. by Sandra J. Lindow
This showcase of Rhysling & Dwarf Stars Award winners 2005-2018 includes both my Rhysling-winning poems: "To Theia" (2010, Short Form) and "Keziah" (2016, Long Form). 115 pp., trade paperback, color cover.
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Penumbra #4
I have a Robert W. Chambers-inspired triolet, "Cassilda, November," in the 2023 issue of this yearly journal of weird fiction, poetry, & criticism. Edited by S.T. Joshi and published by Hippocampus Press, this perfect-bound trade paperback includes over 300 pages of new fiction, one classic reprint, nonfiction / critical essays, & a dozen poems.
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Spectral Realms No. 18 (Winter 2023)
I have two new poems -- "The Spirit Mirror of Doctor Dee," & "Perfect World" -- in this latest issue of Hippocampus Press's long-running weird poetry journal.
Edited by S.T. Joshi, it offers over 140 pp. of dark verse & reviews, by many of the Usual Suspects in the field.
For the extensive TOC, or to order:
HWA Poetry Showcase IX
I've got a cosmic horror villanelle in the ninth annual Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase. Edited by Angela Yuriko Smith, with cover art by Kyra Starr. This yearly showcase offers previously unpublished work by HWA members, and is available from Amazon in both e-book and hard copy formats.
HWA Poetry Showcase IX (Paperback)
Penumbra #3
I have a Spenserian sonnet, "The Dead Learn Nothing," in the latest issue of this annual journal of weird fiction and criticism. Edited by S.T. Joshi and published by Hippocampus Press, this nicely formatted trade paperback offers over 300 pages of new fiction, classic reprints, nonfiction / critical essays, & poetry.
I have a haiku in Haiku 2022 (modern Haiku Press), edited by Lee Gurga & Scott Metz. Subtitled "100 notable ku from 2021," this pocket-sized paperback skews toward the more imaginative or experimental side of modern English-language haiku.
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Spectral Realms No.1
6 (Winter 2022)
I have two new sonnets -- one Italian, one blank verse/syllabic -- in the Winter 2022 issue. Eight years on, Hippocampus Press's semiannual journal of weird poetry & reviews continues to offer a diverse & comprehensive look at this popular subgenre. 135 pp., edited by S.T. Joshi, perfect bound with full color cover.
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My Robert W. Chambers-inspired villanelle "Waiting in Carcosa" appears in the second issue of Penumbra, an annual journal of weird fiction & criticism from Hippocampus Press. Over 300 pp. of creepy intellectual fodder, perfect-bound paperback, edited by S. T. Joshi.
This issue features a new story by Ramsey Campbell (!) . I'm utterly thrilled to be in that sort of company.
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Spectral Realms No. 15 (Summer 2021)
I have a new sonnet -- "Reading the Leaves" -- in the fifteenth issue of Hippocampus Press's semiannual journal of weird verse and reviews. Edited by S.T. Joshi , 144 pp. perfect-bound trade paperback with color cover by Daniel V. Sauer.
This issue also includes a review of my most recent weird/dark verse collection, Unquiet Stars (Weird House Press 2021).
For more information, TOC, or to order:
Unquiet Stars
My ninth collection of speculative / dark poems is out now from Weird House Press, edited by F. J. Bergmann. Signed copies are in stock! Features an all-new sonnet sequence, "Faces From the House of Pain," & many other new poems & rarities.
3rd Place Winner of SFPA's Elgin Award for full-length collection, 2022
81 pp., perfect-bound paperback, with color cover art by Skinny Gaviar.
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Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign
I have two new poems in this Robert W. Chambers-themed anthology for Hippocampus Press (ed. by James Chambers). Features twenty-two authors & poets.
248 pp. perfect-bound paperback or ebook, cover art by Aeron Alfrey.
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Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign (Hippocampus Press)
Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign (Amazon)
![Sisterhood: Dark Tales and Secret Histories by [Chaosium Inc, Nadia Bulkin, Gemma Files, Alison Littlewood, S.P. Miskowski, Lisa Morton, Sun Yung Shin, Molly Tanzer, Damian Angelica Walters, Nate Pedersen]](https://0201.nccdn.net/4_2/000/000/06c/bba/51m1qo5gb2s.jpg "Sisterhood: Dark Tales and Secret Histories by [Chaosium Inc, Nadia Bulkin, Gemma Files, Alison Littlewood, S.P. Miskowski, Lisa Morton, Sun Yung Shin, Molly Tanzer, Damian Angelica Walters, Nate Pedersen]")
Sisterhood: Dark Tales & Secret Histories
Edited by Nate Pederson, this Chaosium anthology focuses on the horrific side of religious sisterhoods . . . in diverse forms across the centuries. Features sixteen female writers & poets, including Yours Truly with the earliest-dated piece: "The Wine of Men."
357 pp, available in Kindle or trade paperback format.
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Secret Asia's Blackest Heart
Edited by Robert M. Price, this long-awaited anthology of pulp / weird / cosmic horror inspired by Asian locations & traditions is finally out from Timaios Press!
Features fiction by Mark Rainey, Don Webb, Michael Fantina, Joseph S. Pulver, Laurence J. Comford, Pierre Comtois, & others -- including my Lovecraftian tale "The Death Verses of Yian-Ho."
252 pp., perfect-bound paperback.
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Weirdbook #43, ed. Doug Draa, Wildside Press LLC
I've got one poem -- "Dark Rift" -- in this time-honored journal of weird fiction & poetry. The TOC features work by Franklyn Searight, Darrell Schweitzer, Ashley Dioses, Chad Hensley, & many others . . .including one of Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.'s final tales. 183 pp., trade paperback, color cover by Fotolia, interiors by Allen Koszowski.
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Haiku 2020, ed. Scott Metz & Lee Gurga, Modern Haiku Press
I am really honored to be among the 100 haiku poets selected for this retrospective of haiku from 2019. Small-format trade paperback, unpaginated, color cover by Masako Metz.
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The Alchemy of Stars II, ed. by Sandra J. Lindow
This showcase of Rhysling & Dwarf Stars Award winners 2005-2018 includes both my Rhysling-winning poems: "To Theia" (2010, Short Form) and "Keziah" (2016, Long Form). 115 pp., trade paperback, color cover.
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Wind Flowers
The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2019
ed. by Jim Kacian & the Red Moon editorial staff
This annual anthology includes 151 haiku & senryu -- one of them mine -- plus 20 linked forms and 4 essays. 190 pp., trade paperback, color cover.
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Wind Flowers
Best of Black Wings
Tales of Lovecraftian Horror, ed. by S.T. Joshi
This distillation of "most representative" stories from the Black Wings anthology series includes my Cassie Barrett Mythos investigation tale, "Night of the Piper." 395 pp., trade paperback, color cover by Jason Van Hollander.
For more information, TOC, or to order (direct from PS Publishing in the UK, or from Amazon):
PS Publishing
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly #40
My Robert E. Howard (& cosmic horror) -- inspired sestina, "Children of the Stone," appears in the 40th issue of this venerable online fantasy publication. I'm the only poet in this issue, but very happy to be sharing virtual space with fiction writers Howard Andrew Jones, Adrian Cole, Martha Wells, & Caleb Williams.
Read for free here:
Read Quick Sip Reviews' discussion of this issue here:
Read Tangent Online's review of this issue's fiction here:
Read Tangent Online's review
Weirdbook Annual #2 : Cthulhu
My Lovecraftian sestina "A Wizard's Daughter" appears in the second annual (rebooted) issue of this venerable horror publication. The TOC this time around includes poetry & fiction by Robert M. Price, Lucy A. Snyder, Franklyn Searight, Darrell Schweitzer, Charles Lovecraft, K.A. Opperman, Ashley Dioses, & many others.
147 pp. perfect-bound journal, Kindle edition also available. For full TOC or to order:
What October Brings: A Lovecraftian Celebration of Halloween
Now available in paperback & Kindle editions from Celaeno Press. Edited by
Douglas Draa.
This 17 story (plus one poem from HPL himself) Halloween-themed anthology features Lovecraftian work by such notables as Darrell Schweitzer, Storm Constantine, Cody Goodfellow, Nancy Holder, John Shirley, Lucy A. Snyder, & others. My Innsmouth tale "Inheritance" appears here for the first time.
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HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. V
Now available in paperback & Kindle editions . Edited by Stephanie M. Wytovich.
This 5th volume of HWA's annual contest anthology is nearly 100 pp. long, with previously unpublished dark work by many of the organization's members. My own sonnet "The Dead in Spring" appears here.
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Black Wings VI: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror
(possibly the final volume of this well-regarded anthology series) is now available from PS Publishing.
Edited by S.T. Joshi, this volume includes twenty-two stories and poems -- including "Pothunters," my most recent Cassie Barrett investigation. For more information, or to order:
Spectral Realms No. 8 (Winter 2018)
This latest issue of the elegant Hippocampus Press journal of weird verse (ed. by S.T. Joshi) offers 133 pp. of work by many new & established poets in this field, two classic reprints, and two reviews of recent collections.
My blank verse "sonnet," Volunteers," appears here for the first time.
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"Dead Canyons" on Tales to Terrify
My Lovecraftian cosmic horror story, "Dead Canyons," is now up on the District of Wonders podcast Tales to Terrify (#312). It is read by Dr. Amy H. Sturgis.
"Dead Canyons" originally appeared in Cthulhu Fhtagn! (Word Horde, 2015). It received an Honorable Mention in Best Horror of the Year #8.
Find it here:
"Dead Canyons" on Tales to Terrify
Weird Fiction Review #8
I have a new poem, " The Mechanism," in the latest issue of Weird Fiction Review from Centipede Press. This is issue #8 -- 391 pages! -- with eleven tales, thirteen essays and interviews, and nine poems.
Edited (as usual) by independent Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi, #8 is an homage to the classic magazine Weird Tales. The production values of this sewn trade paperback annual are first-rate, and include several sections in color plus a full-color cover.
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Autumn Cthulhu
Autumn Cthulhu (edited by Mike Davis) is now available from Lovecraft eZine Press.
406 pp., 19 tales & poems-including my sonnet "Lavinia in Autumn" -- celebrating the Lovecraftian side of the season. Available in print or Kindle format.
Cassilda's Song
Editor Joe Pulver's groundbreaking anthology of Robert W. Chambers-inspired tales by an all-women lineup is out now from Chaosium. I'm proud to have a tale of mine --
"Dancing the Mask" - included in this King in Yellow spectacular. Available in both paperback & Kindle formats.
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Weird Fiction Review #6
I have two new poems "The Language of Forgotten Gods" & "Mercurial Musings" in this latest issue. This trade paperback annual from Centipede Press just keeps on growing every year (375 pp.!). Edited by S.T. Joshi, it features a full-color artwork gallery, interviews with Clive Barker & T.E.D. Klein, and a wide selection of essays, fiction, & poetry.
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This anthology features a diverse international group of writers, plus twelve mind-blasting illustrations. My sestina "Ammutseba Rising " appears as the only poem.
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Reviews for She Walks in Shadows
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My second collection of (mostly) Lovecraftian fiction, Dark Equinox & Other Tales of Lovecraftian Horror, is out now from Hippocampus Press. This collection includes sixteen stories (four previously unpublished), with Southwestern cover art by Lyndsay Harper.
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Review of Dark Equinox on Lovecraft eZine
Cthulhu Fhtagn!
(ed. Ross E. Lockhart) is available now from Word Horde, independent booksellers, & online retailers. This Lovecraft-inspired anthology contains my Mars-themed tale "Dead Canyons," set in Boulder, CO.
Signed copies can be ordered direct from Word Horde.
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Dark Energies
Dark Energies, my most recent collection of weird verse, is out now from Australia's P'rea Press. It's 100+ pages of Lovecraftian, cosmic, archaeological, historical, & just plain weird darkness, featuring a brand-new sonnet sequence for Keziah Mason.
Preface & afterword are by S.T, Joshi and Robert M. Price, respectively. There is also a short interview with me, done by editor Charles Lovecraft. Full-color cover and interior black & white illustrations are by David Schembri.
Dark Energies is currently available in both paperback & hardback formats, with an ebook edition coming soon. For more information, or to order:
Dark Energies is a Bram Stoker Award Finalist for 2015!
Dark Energies wins 3rd place in the Science Fiction Poetry Association's 2016 Elgin Awards
Review of Dark Energies (with 4 audio poems) on Amazing Stories site
Review of Dark Energies at The Tomb of Dark Delights
Black Wings IV (PS Publishing, February 2015) is available now. Edited by S.T. Joshi, this latest in a series of excellent Lovecraftian anthologies contains "Night of the Piper," my first new Cassie Barrett tale to appear in several years.
The Starry Wisdom Library
(ed. Nate Pederson) is now available from PS Publishing. Billed as "the catalogue of the greatest occult book auction of all time," this facsimile edition includes essays on many of the most notorious books in the Lovecraftian Mythos-including one on Robert Bloch's Black Rites, contributed by me.
I have two new poems, "Frost Ghosts" & "Fatal Constellations,' in The Weird Fiction Review #5 (listed as Fall 2014). This trade paperback annual keeps getting bigger every year - this one just topped 300 pages! #5 includes a full-color artist portfolio by Travis Louie, plus fiction, articles / interviews, poetry, & columns. Edited by S.T. Joshi, available now from Centipede Press.
I have two new poems, "Eating Mummy" & "Desert Nocturne," in The Weird Fiction Review #4 (listed as Fall 2013). This trade paperback annual -- over 270 pages! -- includes an 8 page full-color artist portfolio by Bob Eggleton, plus fiction, articles, poetry, & reviews. Edited by S.T. Joshi, available now from Centipede Press.
Tales of Jack the Ripper
I have two reprint poems in Tales of Jack the Ripper (Word Horde Press), edited by Ross Lockhart of Book of Cthulhu fame.
The official release date is August 31, 2013, but copies (print and e-book) are now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online retailers.
Fungi #21
My short fiction piece, “Her Beloved Son,” appears in the 30th anniversary issue of Pierre Comtois’ legendary Lovecraftian magazine, Fungi. Fungi #21 offers more than 400 pages of fiction & nonfiction, & is fully illustrated.
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Dreams of Fear
My Lovecraftian poem “The Coming of Chaos” will be reprinted in Dreams of Fear, edited by S. T. Joshi and Steven J. Mariconda (Hippocampus Press 2013).For the complete table of contents & more information on this "anthology of all things mycotic":
Twisted in Dream: The Collected Weird Poetry of Ann K. Schwader
December 2011 by Hippocampus Press.
Edited by S.T. Joshi, with a Foreword by Robert M. Price. Photomontage cover by Loretta Young-Gautier, plus interior illos by Steve Lines. 204 pp., trade paperback.
2010 Bram Stoker Award Nominee
My dark SF poetry collection, Wild Hunt of the Stars, is now available from Sam’s Dot Publishing.
Ebook (multiple formats) now available at Smashwords
This collection includes fifty poems, with color cover and black & white interior illustrations by noted speculative artist Marge Simon.
Review at The Tomb of Dark Delights (scroll down)
My Lovecraftian Mythos story "Objects From the Gilman-Waite Collection" has been reprinted in Cthulhu's Creatures (ed. by Steve Lines & John B. Ford), JnJ Publishing/Rainfall Books.
This trade paperback of Mythos fiction and poetry is available from www.jeffnjoys.co.uk or Rainfall Books