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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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Interview & Reading on INDIE REVIEW tomorrow night! 7PM MST!

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BTRTomorrow night at 7PM MT I’ll be yakkin’ it up with Jamie B. Musings of IndieReview

We’ll be talkin’ HOT SINATRA and I’ll even be doing a reading, most likely featuring those Masters of Disaster, Manlove & Kickerdick.

Tune in to INDIE REVIEW: BEHIND THE SCENES for all the madness.

There will be more giveaways attached to that appearance, so stay tuned!

The winners of yesterdays draw were Ana Amelia and Tracy Haidle, who won a digital prize pack including HOT SINATRA

LIVING DEAD AT ZIGFREIDT & ROY and the Super Secret Special Edition Moss Cole mini-antho DECONSTRUCTING MOSS

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LET IT SNOW! Best Anthology 2013 Nom!

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326880_294351443998388_1803338722_oThe awesome Red Tash-edited LET IT SNOW: SEASONS READINGS FOR A SUPER-COOL YULE

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(which just happens to feature my story A Very Merry Manlove & Kickerdick XXXMas) has been nominated for Best Anthology of 2013 in the Festival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards

Boss!

 

 

And I will be kickin’ it at the When World’s Collide 2013 Literary Fest here in beautiful downtown Calgary. I have yet to finalize details, but I may be doing a signing during said event. Stay tuned for more on that!

Also, both LEBOWSKI 101 and CLONES, FAIRIES & MONSTERS IN THE CLOSET are on the cusp of printing. Keep an eye on this page for all the deets as they come available.

And, finally, the COFFIN HOP: DEATH BY DRIVE-IN anthology is back in the works for this fall, featuring 20+ of the best indie horror authors around, new art by Nik Siezure, an exclusive ROBOT LINCOLN & ZOMBIE JACKSON comic, all the horror, humor and mayhem you can possibly imagine, and a whole shlamozzle of Drive-In depravity from yours truly. Here’s the sneak peek poster from last year’s COFFIN HOP:

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