short fiction – Maura McHugh

The Cursed Signing in London

By: Maura McHugh 25 January 202025 January 2020

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I’ll be at a signing for the editors and authors in the Cursed anthology at Forbidden Planet Megastore in London on Saturday, 7 March 2020 from 13:00 to 14:00.

Y in Nowhereville

By: Maura McHugh 24 October 201924 October 2019

publicationsanthology, C. Dombrowski, Nowhereville, Scott Gable, short fiction, short stories, Y

My short story ‘Y’ will be in the anthology, Nowhereville: Weird Is Other People, edited by Scott Gable and C. Dombrowski, and published by Broken Eye Books on 17 December.

A Cursed Story

By: Maura McHugh 18 October 201918 October 2019

publicationsanthology, Cursed, Marie O'Regan, Paul Kane, short fiction, short stories, Titan Books

I’ll have a story in the forthcoming Cursed anthology, edited by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan, coming from Titan Books in March 2020.

Pre-order The Boughs Withered

By: Maura McHugh 18 June 201918 June 2019

publicationscollection, NewCon Press, short fiction, short stories, The Boughs Withered, The Boughs Withered When I Told Them My Dreams

You can now pre-order my collection, The Boughs Withered (When I Told Them My Dreams), from NewCon Press.

The Boughs Withered Cover

By: Maura McHugh 31 May 201913 June 2019

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I’m delighted to announce that the cover art for my forthcoming collection from NewCon Press is by artist Daniele Serra.

The 70s & 80s Horror Mixtape

By: Maura McHugh 25 February 201925 February 2019

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For Mark West’s 70s & 80s Horror Mixtape I picked ‘In The Squalus’ by Kit Reed, which was originally published in 1972 in The Transatlantic Review.

Fantasycon 2018

By: Maura McHugh 18 October 201814 December 2018

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Newly arrived in Chester, UK for the start of the always-fun Fantasycon weekend, I’m dressed appropriately. I’ll be on the following panels: 5 pm on Saturday, 20 October The Horror Writers Association Panel I’m moderating, and also attending is Marie O’Regan, Ramsey Campbell, CC Adams and Phil Sloman 6 pm on Saturday, 20 October Screenwriting…

Outside anthology

By: Maura McHugh 5 May 201713 December 2018

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I’m delighted to be part of the Outside comic book anthology, published by Ash Pure Press, which launched today in Topics Berlin in Berlin. My short story is called ‘Colours’ and is drawn and coloured by British artist John Riordan. Here’s a shot of the first page. And here’s an image of the Table of…

World Fantasy Award Nomination for Cassilda’s Song

By: Maura McHugh 11 July 201620 December 2018

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I’m pleased to hear that Cassilda’s Song: Tales Inspired by Robert W. Chambers King in Yellow Mythos, edited by Joe S. Pulver, has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award in the Anthology category. Congratulations to Joe for assembling such a super line-up of writers, and I’m so glad to be part of the project.…

celebrate short fiction

By: Maura McHugh 8 May 2009

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I noticed that Poets & Writers magazine is making a case for the concept of May being National Short Story Month. Well, as someone who writes and reads short fiction I think it’s a fine idea. The Emerging Writers Network is behind the campaign, and is blogging all month with reviews of short fiction to…