Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels
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Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels
@ledaniels.bsky.social
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bram stoker/shirley jackson/aurealis/shadows awards finalist editor/author/poet active hwa, ahwa, iped american in australia
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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
Congratulations, Kathleen! What a wonderful list!
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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.
YAY! I love it and that was so much fun! I will have to catch some more bugs for Pittsburgh!
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My Table of Contents Pal @ledaniels.bsky.social and I got to meet in person thanks to Stokercon!
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.
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:
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Click here to get tix: www.eventbrite.com/.../stokerco....
Looking forward to this! Hope to see you there!
StokerCon in 3 weeks! I'll be on this panel - COMBATING LONELINESS IN THE WRITING PROFESSION - with these amazing folks: Jamal Hodge, Crystal O'Leary-Davidson, Mark Matthews, @ledaniels.bsky.social, @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social.
If you're around in Connecticut, please say hi!
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
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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Tune in tonight! I’ll be reading my poems from “The Chaos Clock” anthology! (E-Spec Books).

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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!
Many of us already miss you there, Elizabeth. Thank you for this message.
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Join me on the blog where I'm #InConversationWith @ledaniels.bsky.social where we chat about her writing, publications, and writing workshops.
Read Lauren's interview here: paulineyates.com/2025/03/25/i...
#authorinterview #horror #speculativefiction #horrorcommunity #womeninhorror
You're the best, Pauline! Thank you so much for arranging such a beautiful interview experience! It's wonderful!
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...