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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels

@ledaniels

bram stoker/shirley jackson/aurealis/ditmar/australasian shadows awards finalist editor/author/poet active hwa, ahwa, iped american in australia

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Thank you for sharing, Alex!

24.02.2026 03:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Stomata", published in Elaine Pascale's DARKNESS MOST FOWL (Godmother of Horror Press) is nominated for a Bram Stoker Awardยฎ in Short Fiction! Congrats to fellow nominees, Rhonda Jackson Garcia, Anna Taborska, Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, & Champ Wongsatayanont! A joy to stand beside you!

24.02.2026 03:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! We love the Story Hour!

24.02.2026 03:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

...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)

23.02.2026 18:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Huge congratulations on your treasure trove, Kristy! So pleased for you and all of your gorgeous contributing authors!

26.01.2026 21:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much, Dave!

26.01.2026 20:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 Australiaโ€™s biggest genre convention! Link: tinyurl.com/5cb2k6rf

21.01.2026 00:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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26.01.2026 20:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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!

26.01.2026 20:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

12.11.2025 03:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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17.11.2025 00:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In accordance with Bram Stoker Awardsยฎ 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). Linkโฌ‡๏ธ

17.11.2025 00:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GenreCon is now Australia's premier writers' conference - InReview | InDaily, Inside Queensland GenreCon is now Australia's premier writerโ€™s conference

Will we see you at GenreCon 2026? www.indailyqld.com.au/inreview/boo...

12.11.2025 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

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06.11.2025 00:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 humanityโ€™s exploitation...
@vlatinalondon.bsky.social @geneveflynn.bsky.social

06.11.2025 00:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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04.09.2025 05:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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)

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)

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

27.08.2025 01:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Congratulations, Kathleen! What a wonderful list!

04.09.2025 05:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tattoo of a red and black weevil on someoneโ€™s forearm.

Tattoo of a red and black weevil on someoneโ€™s forearm.

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.

17.06.2025 18:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

YAY! I love it and that was so much fun! I will have to catch some more bugs for Pittsburgh!

27.06.2025 04:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two women hold up copies of Into The Dread Unknown edited by Azzurra Nox

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

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

14.06.2025 12:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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.

10.06.2025 14:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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....

26.05.2025 08:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looking forward to this! Hope to see you there!

26.05.2025 08:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, Stephanie!

26.05.2025 08:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2024 Australasian Shadows Awards The 2024 Australasian Shadows Awards (previously known as the Australia Shadows Awards) shortlist has been announced. The award is given by the Australasian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) for โ€œtโ€ฆ

So pleased to have made it into the finals of the Australasian Shadows Awards for MONSTERS IN THE MILLS for edited works with @christaqua.bsky.social
Check out this brilliant list and congrats to all!
locusmag.com/2025/05/2024...

14.05.2025 02:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

14.05.2025 02:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.....

14.05.2025 02:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tune in tonight! Iโ€™ll be reading my poems from โ€œThe Chaos Clockโ€ anthology! (E-Spec Books).

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28.04.2025 22:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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, mamรก, mร ma, maman, eomma, mama, mamma, mam, mรก...
...and for yourself.

29.04.2025 00:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0