Got word this morning that three stories from Hell in the Heartland (which I co-edited with Roger Dale Trexler) made the Honorable Mention list for the Best Horror of the Year Volume One edited by Ellen Datlow.

The lucky authors were:

Richard Chewdyk for "The Ambiguities"
C.S.E. Cooney for "My Body Your Banquet"
and
Nikki M. Pill for "Shadows on the Pews"

Congratulations to all!

Hell in the Heartland, the anthology I co-edited with Roger Dale Trexler of Annihilation Press officially debuted last night at Twilight Tales. We had a great turnout. Many of the authors were able to attend and read their stories.

HITH had been a dream of Roger's for more than 20 years. After reading 300 submissions, fighting over which ones to accept, and enduring some personal tragedies along the way, I'm happy to report that we finally made it. I am proud to have been a part of bringing Roger's dream to fruition.

HITH features stories by a host of great Illinois authors. Featured authors include: Wayne Allen Sallee, Henry Perez, Lawrence Santoro, Richard Chwedyk, Michael Penkas, Nikki M. Pill, Edward DeGeorge, Craig D.B. Patton, Harold Holt, C.T. Thieme, W.S. Cwik, C.S.E. Cooney, and Bryan Buschemi. Stop by Annihilation Press and order your copy today.