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Welcome!
Welcome to the web site for Maura McHugh - an author of horror and dark fantasy fiction living in the West of Ireland.
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One of the Shadow Voices
My short story 'The Boughs Withered When I Told Them My Dreams' will be reprinted in the forthcoming anthology, Shadow Voices: 300 Years of Irish Genre Fiction: A History in Stories, edited by John Connolly.
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Teddy Scare
GRRRR! Read 'Teddy Scare' in the reboot of Monster Fun, written by me with art by Steve May and letters by Ferre Schutz.
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Attending Octocon 2021
I am beaming into Octocon again this year - it's taking place virtually, from 1-3 October, and all events are free, but you must register to attend.
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Be Psi-ing You
Be Psi-ing you', my Anderson: PSI Division story, is in 2000 AD Prog 2250, with art by Lee Carter.
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Gravedirt Mouth
My short story 'Gravedirt Mouth' is in The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror, edited by Stephen Jones and published by Skyhorse Publishing.
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Story in Night Land Quarterly 25
My story, 'The Light at the Centre', has been translated into Japanese and appears in the journal, Night Land Quarterly, volume 25.
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Tales From The Quarantine
Tales from the Quarantine, a global comic book anthology whose net profits all go to charity, is now available for pre-order. It contains my story 'Starstruck'.
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ESFS Achievements Award Nomination
Psyche has been nominated for a European Science Fiction Society 2021 Achievements Award for Best Written Work of Fiction.
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2000 AD Summer Special 2021
Michael Carroll and I have co-written the overall narrative for the 2000 AD Summer Special, now available for pre-order, and published on 7 July 2021.
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Two Poems
Two recent poems. 'Breathing Room' written for Poetry Day Ireland and 'Python' written for the annual 'Poet's Breakfast' during Fleadh na gCuach 2021.
