A guest column by Jeana Jorgensen, PhD I’ve been a folklorist since I finished my first semester at UC Berkeley in the fall of 2000. I’d wandered in thinking I was going to be a history major, and ended up taking an introduction to cultural anthropology, introduction to linguistics, introduction…
From there I moved to writing young adult novels—both horror and thrillers. I’m best known for Prom House (Delacorte/Underlined, 2021), which is a throwback to ’90s Fear Street and Christopher Pike with 10 teens renting a house prom weekend and one by one they start to die. Very fun. Lots of kissing….
One of the best parts of working with writers is celebrating their successes. Over the last few years, Alison Colwell has published several stories that started in workshops at The Storied Imaginarium including Eight Reasons for Silence” (Tangled Locks Journal, October 2022), “The Frog Prince’s Reluctant Bride” (Daily Science Fiction,…
The Storied Imaginarium is pleased to announce the reboot of our Salon Series with an online chat with award-winning Australian author Lisa L. Hannett. Join us live on Zoom on Tuesday, June 20th at 6 pm (MDT) for an hour of conversation about sea myths, coastal folklore, and ancient strongholds…
Q. Tell us a little bit about your background, and your evolution as a writer. I’ve been writing since I was a kid, fantasy was my jam, I’d create these worlds and languages and civilizations to go along with them. Honestly I spent more time world building than actually writing,…
There are only TWO seats open for the Season of the Bear! Both openings are for the Tuesday night section. (Note: This translates to Wednesday morning/early afternoon in Australia). The course will begin in three weeks with the first meeting scheduled for March 7. The Season of the Bear meets…
Roni Stinger lives in Vancouver, Washington. When she’s not writing strange dark stories, she’s wandering the forests, beaches, and streets in search of shiny objects and creative sparks. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Dark Matter Magazine, MetaStellar, Hypnos Magazine, All Worlds Wayfarer: Through Other Eyes, and The Molotov Cocktail. Author Website: www.ronistinger.com…
The Storied Imaginarium wants to congratulate Mercedes M. Yardley for her recent presence on the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards® for 2022! Her story “Fracture” is featured in the category of Best Short Fiction. Mercedes wrote this workshop story in response to the module “The Princess on the…
Back in 2011 (holy hell, has it been that long??) I was a fledging author with a book deal and a burning urge to explore the world of writing for comics/graphic novels. But I knew it was a tough field and I hadn’t ever really considered how I would go…
