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Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Dec 9

RESISTERS, my debut novella—my single-serving love letter to rural Ontario and the Ice Storm of 1998—is available now!

Ghosts!
Ice!
A rapid descent into madness!

Get it here.👇

✅ Anuci Press
✅ Chapters Indigo
✅ Barnes & Noble

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Kim Novak - The Reading Rx @cfpharmd.bsky.social · 10d

Resisters by Chris Campeau is a chilling novella set amidst a winter ice storm. What lies in wait within those cold winter winds? #Horror #SSBA2025 semifinals. #BookSky
💙📚 @chriscampeau.bsky.social @tonyanuci.bsky.social @specawards.bsky.social

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Book cover of Resisters by Chris Campeau. A cabin in perched atop an icicle.

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Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · 18d

RESISTERS (@tonyanuci.bsky.social) by @chriscampeau.bsky.social is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!

#SSBA #SSBA2025

Image is of the RESISTERS book cover against an icy background. Image reads: Horror Semifinalist RESISTERS by Chris Campeau.

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Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Sep 3

Jazzed to see RESISTERS made the cut!

Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · Sep 1

It is time to announce the semifinalists for the Small Spec Book Awards.

Thank you to our readers, who worked diligently to assign ratings to all books. The competition was close.

Authors, we hope you are proud of your stories because we are. Thank you for sharing them with us.

A graphic of the fantasy semifinalists:

1. BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by Evan J. Peterson (Broken Eye Books)
2. CURSED UNDER LONDON by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (Farrago Books)
3. GHOST APPARENT by Jelena Dunato (Ghost Orchid Press)
4. TALIO'S CODEX by J. Alexander Cohen (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
5. THE EXTRAVAGANZA ETERNIA by Kristin Osani (Ghost Orchid Press)
6. THE HARLEQUIN: THE DRAPER’S REEL by J.A. Mortimore and Penelope Hill (Elsewhen Press)
7. THE JAGUAR MASK by Michael J. DeLuca (Stelliform Press)
8. THE MYSTERY OF THE PALE KING by Sam Flynn (Timber Ghost Press)
9. THE WITCH AND THE OSTRICH (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
10. TREE GODS by R. Lee Fryar (Midnight Meadow Publishing)

Horror semifinalists:

1. A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING GREENTREE by Carson Winter (Tenebrous Press)
2. BEAR SEASON by Gemma Fairclough (Wild Hunt Books)
3. BENOTHINGED by Alvar Theo (Haunt Publishing)
4. CHURCH OF SKATAN by Damian Casey (Mad Axe Media)
5. FROM THE BELLY by Emmett Nahil (Tenebrous Press)
6. RESISTERS by Chris Campeau (Anuci Press)
7. SUNDOWN IN SAN OJUELA by M.M. Olivas (Lanternfish Press)
8. TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE by Michael Merriam (Queen of Swords Press)
9. THE SCIENTIST, THE SPACEMAN, AND THE STARS BETWEEN THEM by A.L. Davidson (Timber Ghost Press)
10. YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by R.A. Busby (Stelliform Press)

Semifinalists for science fiction:

1. A TRUTH BEYOND FULL by Rosie Oliver (Elsewhen Press)
2. EMPRESS OF DUST by Alex Kingsley (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
3. HER GILDED VOICE by K.C. Aegis (Elsewhen Press)
4. MOON DUST IN MY HAIRNET by JR Creaden (Mythic Roads Press)
5. MORE BUGS by Em Reed (Knight Errant Press)
6. THE MOSQUITO FLEET by Andrew Penn Romine (Broken Eye Books)
7. THE RIGEL REDEMPTION by Robin C. M. Duncan (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
8. THE SEA OF CLOUDS by Sheila Jenné (Midnight Meadow Publishing)
9. THE YEARS SHALL RUN LIKE RABBITS by Ben Berman Ghan (Wolsak and Wynn Publishers)
10. WORLDS ALIGNED: WORLDS APART 2 by Terry Jackman (Elsewhen Press)

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Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Aug 21

Is growing old just cutting yourself shaving every time because you’re growing too many skin tags? If so, then this friend of mine is really starting to show his age.

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hi, void.

AFTER DARK VOL 1 is out in under two weeks. I’m so excited to see my story “Anchor Tenant” included in this horror anthology from @rowanprosepub.bsky.social.

I used to think I’d never escape my retail job. I did. But my main character doesn’t. Get it September 2!

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Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Jul 23

WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME. @natcassidy.bsky.social. A certain undoing of a certain character (that’s vague enough to be spoiler-free, right?). Now that’s a piece of writing. 👏🏼

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Jun 28

The sheer volume of work @sgj.bsky.social manages to produce is bonkers. Can’t wait to read both of these.

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Jun 17

What’s up, void? Another story acceptance just came in hot. This one’s personal. Bleak. So excited to be working with the fine folks at @exposedbonemag.bsky.social. More to come!

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hello, void. Cool news.

My story "Anchor Tenant"—about a mall that'll swallow you whole—will be featured in this jam-packed horror anthology from the fine folks at @rowanprosepub.bsky.social.

Anyone who's worked retail will want to give this story a read. Coming late summer!

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Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Apr 2

Thanks!

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Apr 2

Hi. Another post into the void. (Maybe one day my kid will read these when I’m gone—who knows.) Anyway: got a story accepted today, so that’s cool.

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Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Mar 27

Hey, thanks!

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Mar 13

Always exciting hearing your work narrated. Listen to my new short story, “Lizard Brain,” on the Alphanumeric podcast—wherever you get your podcasts, or here: www.zoeticpress.com/alphanumeric...

Thanks, @zoeticpress.bsky.social!

Lizard Brain — Zoetic Press

Carlin knows he’s a goner the second he drops his Slush Puppie—Lemon Lime and an honest mistake. One sip deep, it erupts at his feet in a syrupy-green geyser, showering the back of the driver’s seat. ...

www.zoeticpress.com

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Mar 3

A young boy starts to question whether his mother is more predator than parent in my latest short story, “Lizard Brain,” which you can read this very moment (among other stories and poems) in Issue #39 of NonBinary Review from @zoeticpress.bsky.social.

www.zoeticpress.com/issue-39-mis...

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Feb 22

#TheMonkey manages to be hilarious, creepy, and a surprising look at the generational curse of dysfunctional fatherhood. All in 90 minutes.

Also? It’s just fun as hell.

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Feb 12

But you’re enriching the horror genre, and we love you for it. That’s the real salary. 😬

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Feb 11

Just got a proof copy of the new issue of NonBinary Review from @zoeticpress.bsky.social. I can’t wait to share my latest story with you all. In the meantime, Google filial cannibalism. Have fun! 🦎

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Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Feb 7

#HeartEyes — the rom-com horror mashup we didn’t know we needed, complete with a bizarre runaway plot and half-baked characters, but if you go into it not taking it seriously, you’ll have a bloody good time. 😍

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Feb 2

Many thanks! 🙏

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Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · Feb 2

Congratulations to @chriscampeau.bsky.social! His book, RESISTERS, has been nominated for the 2025 @specawards.bsky.social by @tonyanuci.bsky.social.

#SSBA #BookSky #indiepress #bookawards #horror

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Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Jan 29

If Casper the friendly ghost was a queer teenaged girl trying to save her only friends from a demon impersonator.

Just finished this batshit crazy book by @mmcsw13.bsky.social and loved every hilarious, horrifying page. Read it!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

cc: @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social

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Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Jan 22

Huge congrats to everyone on the #Stokers prelim ballot. Every category is stacked! 👏🏼

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Jan 9

This. Exactly.

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Jan 6

27 years ago today towns across eastern Ontario declared states of emergency and set up temporary shelters as power grids failed under up to four inches of ice.

Here’s a story about a man who refused to leave his home—and faced his demons as a result.

Chapters! Barnes & Noble! Get it wherever!

Chris Campeau @chriscampeau.bsky.social · Dec 31

Got a surprise story acceptance today from the fine folks at @zoeticpress.bsky.social. Publishing March ‘25. Nice way to end the year!