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Axel Howerton is a former entertainment journalist, and the author of the Arthur Ellis Award nominated detective caper "Hot Sinatra", the modern gothic fairytale "Furr", and the forthcoming "Wolf & Devil" urban fantasy series. His work, including short stories, columns, poetry and essays, have appeared the world over, in no fewer than five languages. Axel is the Prairies director of the Crime Writers of Canada, and a member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, the Calgary Crime Writers, and the Kintsugi Poets. He is also the editor of the books "Death by Drive-In", "AB Negative", and "Tall Tales of the Weird West", and is the organizer behind one of Canada's first recurring "Noir At The Bar" events, #NoirBarYYC. Visit Axel online at www.axelhow.com to sign up for the GotHow? email list and receive free exclusive ebook collections, sneak peeks, and more.#AxelHow #GotHow
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Here we go again! CHP Anthology call… SCI FI NOIR

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So I’m back in the saddle, as it were, putting together another Coffin Hop Press anthology for this summer. Following last year’s TALL TALES OF THE WEIRD WEST and AB NEGATIVE, we are finally kicking tires and lighting fires on the long-gestating, often-rumored, never-really-dead, resurrected-nonetheless SCI-FI NOIR Anthology(Title TBA).

If you’re interested, check out the post on Coffinhop.com

4-8K and a stricter definition of Noir, no unsolicited submissions, inquire with a proposal to minimize crossover and make sure your idea will fit. I’m a stickler when it comes to Noir (I’m teaching a class, ferf***sakes)

March 30 deadline for proposals, May 30 for finished stories

Debuts at the When Words Collide convention in August!

 

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Awards Season! FURR! 90’s Karaoke!

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Hey kids! Do you like Primus? Wanna see me stick Nine-Inch Nails… Wait. Nevermind. 90’s Karaoke flashback.

Where was I? News!

Award season is in full effect, and I’ve got a couple of stories in for the Derringer Awards (Short Mystery Fiction Society) and the Arthur Ellis Awards (Crime Writers of Canada). It also looks like FURR made it’s way onto the Aurora ballot! (Canadian Science-Fiction and Fantasy Association).

So cross your fingers!

Unless you’re somebody who votes in those places, then use those fingers to vote… ahem… initial here… ahem…

I am still slowly muddling through the process of finishing up the HOT SINATRA stories collection UNO MOSS  (which email subscribers to the GotHow Crew will receive for FREE)

Then I’ll be working on edits for the single-book release of FURR sometime later this year from Tyche Books!

Of course, you can still get my weirdo werewolves in Twin Peaks-y modern Gothic fantasy fable FURR in the SPELLS & SPIRITS box set for a limited time.

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Right now it’s $1 on Amazon, Kobo and such! (And still #10 in Fantasy Anthologies!)I have it on authority that it may soon jump back to $2.99, so go git you some! Here’s a couple of recent comments on that bit of literary crazy-sauce:

“Man, that was one heck of a really good story. Dark, twisted, interesting.”


“Just finished FURR. Damn fine story. Now to see if there’s more…“

 

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RETURN OF THE BIG GIANT HEAD! Axel Howerton in POV Magazine!

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Who is that handsome motherfunker on the cover of this month’s Opal Publishing POV Magazine? Why, it’s the Return of the Big Giant Head!

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Click the pic, or go to http://www.opalpublishing.ca/ to read this month’s tremendous issue, full of writerly tips and tricks, and my Big Giant Head. And be sure to follow them on Twitter @OpalPublishing

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New reviews on #Furr – Get it while it’s HOT!

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Spells Spirits 200x300Two new reviews of the SPELLS & SPIRITS box set feature kindly words about my little modern gothic, werewolves-and-magicians tale #Furr !

“… Howerton hooks you in from the first page and never lets go, and not only because he concocted the perfect antihero to root for, but because he also brings you into a world so realistic that it hits quite close to home… rich storytelling with twists and turns that leave you breathless until you hit the last page… highly recommended for anyone who loves supernatural elements without annoying romance.” 5 STARS

“What do you get when you mix the twisted, the supernatural, ancient folklore, and the painfully real modern world? A crazy story that will make you wonder just what you got yourself into… Populated by a collection of characters you definitely want to have a drink with, but then hide in your basement while you count your fingers and toes afterward, this tale does not disappoint.” 5 STARS

ONLY available in the SPELLS & SPIRITS box set, and ONLY for a limited time. Pick it up now! 7 BOOKS FOR A BUCK!!!