Exploring Dark Short Fiction #2: A Primer to Kaaron Warren

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Australian author Kaaron Warren is widely recognized as one of the leading writers today of speculative and dark short fiction. She's published four novels, multiple novellas, and well over one hundred heart-rending tales of horror, science fiction, and beautiful fantasy, and is the first author ever to simultaneously win all three of Australia's top speculative fiction writing awards (Ditmar, Shadows, and Aurealis awards for The Grief Hole).

Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to her work, the second in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover—or learn more of—the distinct voice of Kaaron Warren, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.

Included within these pages are:

  • Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book
  • Author interview
  • Complete bibliography
  • Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)
  • … and more!

Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Kaaron Warren.

Table of Contents includes:

• Introduction by Eric J. Guignard

• Kaaron Warren: A Biography

• Guarding the Mound (fiction)

• Guarding the Mound: A Commentary

• Born and Bread (fiction)

• Born and Bread: A Commentary

• Death's Door Café (fiction)

• Death's Door Café: A Commentary

• The Wrong Seat (fiction)

• The Wrong Seat: A Commentary

• Sins of the Ancestors (fiction)

• Sins of the Ancestors: A Commentary

• Crisis Apparition (fiction)

• Crisis Apparition: A Commentary

• Why Kaaron Warren Matters by Michael Arnzen, PhD

• In Conversation with Kaaron Warren

• Tips for Finalizing Your Short Story: An Essay by Kaaron Warren

• A Bibliography of English Language Fiction for Kaaron Warren

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About the author

Eric J. Guignard

Eric J. Guignard has twice won the Bram Stoker Award, won the Shirley Jackson Award, and been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and International Thriller Writers Award for his works of dark and speculative fiction. He has over one hundred stories and non-fiction author credits appearing in publications around the world; has edited multiple anthologies (including the current series, The Horror Writers Association’s HAUNTED LIBRARY OF HORROR CLASSICS with co-editor Leslie S. Klinger); and has created an ongoing series of author primers championing modern masters of the dark and macabre, EXPLORING DARK SHORT FICTION through his press, Dark Moon Books. His latest books are his short story collection, THAT WHICH GROWS WILD (Cemetery Dance) and novel, DOORWAYS TO THE DEADEYE (JournalStone). His second collection, A GRAVESIDE GALLERY: TALES OF GHOSTS AND DARK MATTERS, will be out November, 2024 (Cemetery Dance). Visit Eric at: www.ericjguignard.com, his blog: ericjguignard.blogspot.com, or Twitter: @ericjguignard.