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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Delighted to be presenting alongside @geneveflynn.bsky.social, @janandrewhenderson.bsky.social, @alexdupriez.bsky.social, & Dannika Patterson for the Children’s Writers Festival 2026, Brisbane, QLD, AUS: 9am-4pm, 10/10. Line-up: mailchi.mp/qldwriters/y... & tix: events.humanitix.com/brisbane-chi...

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Authentic Performance: Workshop for Writers w/ Beck Haining & L. E. Daniels. Want to practice public readings? Learn to ✨ Manage emotions, presence, pacing ✨ With authenticity & emotional connection ✨ Through shaped excerpts 📅 Sun 25/10, 10a–2p 📍 Bunya House, 1167 S Pine Rd, Arana Hills, Q 🎟 $239

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Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Tips for writers: @ledaniels.bsky.social discusses what gen AI is doing for writers in "An Editor on Generative AI: The Tool that Blunts the User." Read now in Thoughts from the Writer's Desk: links.ruadanbooks.com/daniels #WriterSky #writingcommunity #AuthorSky

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Delighted to be joining these voices for such a good cause. Hope you'll tune in!

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Thank you, Colleen Anderson; judges Erik Hofstatter, Jamal Hodge, Kyla Lee Ward; publisher @rdspress.bsky.social, & artist Jenn Brisson. My "Alpine Divorce" credits its title to Robert Barr’s short story of the same name (English Illustrated Magazine, 1893). HWA's POETRY SHOWCASE XIII releasing Oct!

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

When @stephenking.bsky.social's IT landed in my teen hands 40 years ago, I was crossing this wall into my own Barrens. Now @horrortom.bsky.social, editor of STILL FLOATING: FORTY YEARS OF PENNYWISE, features my essay alongside a ToC of immensely talented voices: www.tomdeady.com/post/still-f...

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Just recorded virtual panel, Necronomicon presents ANTIPODEAN WEIRD & HORROR FICTION: VOICES OF AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND with @leemurraywriter.bsky.social , @aarondries.bsky.social , @geneveflynn.bsky.social , @kaaronwarren.bsky.social & @genni.bsky.social Links in comments!

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

COVER REVEAL (art: François Vaillancourt) for Tom Deady's @horrortom.bsky.social STILL FLOATING: 40 YEARS OF PENNYWISE featuring 33 contributors' impressions of Stephen King's IT. Releasing in Sept., the antho includes my "The Barrens: The Walled Garden at the Center of Our Story." Link below...

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Welcome to week three of our #StokerAwards short fiction showcase. We have one tale for you tonight, about the persistence of nature in the aftermath of mass extinction (by @ledaniels.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/747-stokers-l-e-daniels

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Actor/occupational therapist, Nicole Swanson smashes it out of the park with her reading of "Stomata" on @talestoterrify.bsky.social ep.747. Thank you, Nicole and Tales to Terrify! Catch it alongside all the Bram Stoker Award® nominees for short fiction: talestoterrify.com

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Geneve Flynn @geneveflynn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Thank you, @lisamorton.bsky.social, @ledaniels.bsky.social, @aarondries.bsky.social & @lmariewood.bsky.social, for the insights on our virtual StokerCon panel - SCHLOCK HORROR: TERRIBLY AWESOME OR AWESOMELY TERRIBLE? We shared the joy, bravery & wild creativity of schlock.

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Geneve Flynn @geneveflynn.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Mind & heart overflowing. Thank you, John Yu Branscum, @ledaniels.bsky.social, @leemurraywriter.bsky.social, @nadiabulkin.bsky.social, & @kevinwetmore.bsky.social for the incredible discussion on THE STORY SKELETON: EASTERN & WESTERN STORY STRUCTURES & HOW THEY WORK IN HORROR. (virtual StokerCon)

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Geneve Flynn @geneveflynn.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Looking forward to running this workshop with @ledaniels.bsky.social at StokerCon in June! It was so much fun and we had such a great group when we taught this at Genrecon in February. Come and join us to explore story structures! tinyurl.com/msf6tydp

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

On my parents' kitchen table in Rhode Island. Thank you to everyone who believed in this story and thank you, Elaine Pascale and Kristi Petersen Schoonover!

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Thank you for the shout-out, @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social and the image of one of the greats in such a beautiful film.

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Congratulations, Katya de Becerra, @geneveflynn.bsky.social and @leemurraywriter.bsky.social! Utterly delighted to share this list with you!

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Geneve Flynn @geneveflynn.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Selfie time! So much fun running the Inklings of a Story: Exploring Eastern and Western Narrative Worlds workshop with @ledaniels.bsky.social at GenreCon 2026. A full house!

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

This week! Hope you'll tune in and join us!

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

"Stomata", published in Elaine Pascale's DARKNESS MOST FOWL (Godmother of Horror Press) is nominated for a Bram Stoker Award® in Short Fiction! Congrats to fellow nominees, Rhonda Jackson Garcia, Anna Taborska, Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, & Champ Wongsatayanont! A joy to stand beside you!

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

...Story Hour congratulates these guests nominated for a 2025 Bram Stoker Award: @ledaniels.bsky.social, @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social, and @patrickbarb.bsky.social! But wait, there's more! (2/3)

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Geneve Flynn @geneveflynn.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Thinking of joining the fun at GenreCon 2026 but not sure what to expect? Join @pamelajeffs.bsky.social, @ledaniels.bsky.social and me for a free Q&A this Sunday and ask us all your burning questions about Australia’s biggest genre convention! Link: tinyurl.com/5cb2k6rf

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

An honor to see my short story "Stomata" & DARKNESS MOST FOWL listed on the Preliminary Ballot of the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Awards. Thank you, Elaine Pascale, and Godmother of Horror Press. For voting HWA members, the link to the story is in the comments and good luck, everyone!

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Geneve Flynn @geneveflynn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

GenreCon is always a blast! I'm so happy to be part of the fun again in 2026 with @pamelajeffs.bsky.social & @ledaniels.bsky.social. Thank you, QLD Writers Centre! Check out this article from InDaily: www.indailyqld.com.au/inreview/boo...

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

In accordance with Bram Stoker Awards® etiquette, I'm pleased to offer copies of 3 stories for consideration in the Short Fiction category: "Stomata" (DARKNESS MOST FOWL, Godmother of Horror), "The Howling Places" (INTO THE DREAD UNKNOWN, Twisted Wing), "Krampus Air" (KOZY KRAMPUS, Underland). Link⬇️

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Join us for readings from DARKNESS MOST FOWL published by Godmother of Horror Press! I'll share from my sci fi/horror, 'Stomata' as nature finds a way to replace songbirds destroyed by humanity’s exploitation... @vlatinalondon.bsky.social @geneveflynn.bsky.social

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

All B&N members receive 25% off upcoming releases by inputting code PREORDER25 at checkout. Find This Way Lies Madness here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-way-l... #BNPreorder

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Kindling is on the Ditmar Award ballot! (For collection and art) www.conflux.org.au/2025-ditmar-... Congratulations to fellow nominees @catsparx.bsky.social @kaaronwarren.bsky.social Leigh Blackmore @ledaniels.bsky.social and @christaqua.bsky.social

On the left, a book: A linocut illustration in black, red, and blue of a red headed woman with a quirky smile on a vintage box of matches. It is a book cover. The title is Kindling: Stories by Kathleen Jennings. A yellow circle on top reads: FINALIST: WORLD FANTASY, LOCUS, AUREALIS, DITMAR

KINDLING
is shortlisted for a
Ditmar Award!
Best Collected Work:
'Calvaria Fell' by Cat
Sparks and Kaaron
Warren (auths)
'Nightmare Logic: Tales of
the Macabra, Fantastic
and Cthulhuesque' by
Leigh Blackmore (auth)
'Kindling' by Kathleen
Jennings (auth)
'Monsters in the Mills' by
Lauren Elise Daniels and
Christa Carmen (eds)

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Valerie B. Williams @valwillwrite.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Got a wonderful temp tattoo of a weevil at StokerCon. It lasted Thursday - Sunday. Thanks @ledaniels.bsky.social and @geneveflynn.bsky.social! So many bugs and so much fun.

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💙 Rachel Bolton 👀 @raebolt.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

My Table of Contents Pal @ledaniels.bsky.social and I got to meet in person thanks to Stokercon!

Two women hold up copies of Into The Dread Unknown edited by Azzurra Nox

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

MONSTERS IN THE MILLS nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award! Congrats to fellow nominees: Julia Rios & Nadia Bulkin's WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE, Sofia Ajram's BURY YOUR GAYS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRAGIC QUEER HORROR, dave ring's THE CRAWLING MOON, & Terry J. Benton-Walker's THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST.

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Excited to bring MAGIC REALISM FOR REBELS to STOKERCON, a course that sold out at both the Whistler Writers Festival, BC Canada & Queensland Writers Centre, AUS! Click here for details on Horror University: horror.org/the-horror-w... Click here to get tix: www.eventbrite.com/.../stokerco....

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Looking forward to this! Hope to see you there!

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

On behalf of the HWA's Mental Health Initiative, I've moderated and recorded the StokerCon panel, "Neurodiversity in Horror" for virtual ticketholders with a line-up talented and generous writers. LINK for TIX: www.stokercon2025.com/registration

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Attention HWA members! I've written a short piece called "Final Girl Survival Tips ... or How to Moderate Your First Panel" if you're taking this on for StokerCon or anywhere else. Members can find it in the Holistic Horrors section of the HWA newsletter: horror.org/.../newsle.....

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Tune in tonight! I’ll be reading my poems from “The Chaos Clock” anthology! (E-Spec Books). facebook.com/events/s/gal...

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

What we really want for Mother's Day from Black Spot Books. On sale for a limited time wherever you buy books for your mom, mum, mamá, màma, maman, eomma, mama, mamma, mam, má... ...and for yourself.

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Join us for this free event: THROUGH THE PSYCHIATRIST'S LENS--MENTAL HEALTH AND HORROR with Dr. Anthony Tobia, Campus Chair of Psychiatry at Rutgers School of Medicine. Wed, 30 Apr @ 7pmEST | Thur, 1 May @ 8.30am AEST (Brisbane AUS). Link to register in the comments!

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

On Int'l Poetry Day and with @delainajmiller.bsky.social, we're inviting you to join a FREE 1-hour poetry workshop Wellsprings: A Poetry Workshop with L. E. Daniels. April 27, 6pm Central USA | 7pm ET USA April 28, 9am for Brisbane, AU. Book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wellspring...

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Such fun to read "The Howling Places" published just this week by Twisted Wing Productions in Azzurra Nox's INTO THE DREAD UNKNOWN. Check out @pamelajeffs.bsky.social also reading her chilling story, "Stokehold" with Cohesion Press's SNAFU: PUNK'D edited by @ajspedding.bsky.social

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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels @ledaniels.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

On @storyhour.bsky.social this week: @pamelajeffs.bsky.social & me... 7PM PT/10PM ET USA Wed | 12PM Brisbane Thurs. I'm reading "The Howling Places" from @divazura.bsky.social latest anthology, INTO THE DREAD UNKNOWN and Pamela reads Aurealis finalist "Stokehold". Links in comments.

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Dave Jeffery @davebjeffery.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

One of my all-time favourite novels. Achingly beautiful. Thank you, @ledaniels.bsky.social

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