I'm thrilled to be back on stage @lyricopera.bsky.social! I have a non-singing acting role in Cavalleria rusticana. I'm in a balcony in the first scene & appear in 3 more scenes. Gorgeous music! Rave review from the Chicago Tribune!
There are 7 more performances. www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcomi...

I am delighted to announce that my poem "The Moon Is My Scrying Mirror" will be published in THE PHANTOMICON, an anthology from Mind's Eye Publications, edited by Frank Coffman.

MASSIVE SALE! Back 2 OmniPark, the anthology that I edited with @writingben, is on sale at Amazon. Paperback is $3.75. Hardcover is $7.90. eBook is $8.34. New stories by Brian Evenson, Laird Barron, Hailey Piper, Gwendolyn Kiste, Jonathan Maberry & more! www.amazon.com/Back-2-OmniP...

#AwardsEligibilityPost
13 poems & 5 stories published in 2024
If you are reading for awards consideration and would like copies of my poetry or stories, please contact me: aliciahilton.com/contact/

I am delighted to announce that my story "Terraforming: An Unearthly Earth" has been published in Welter Literary Journal.
"Terraforming: An Unearthly Earth" blends science fiction with horror and dark humor. Read it for free!
blogs.ubalt.edu/welter/ficti...

Listen to holiday horror stories! Who has been naughty? How will they be punished?
Tomorrow, December 14th at noon EST (11:00 AM Central)
Register for free: strongwomenstrangeworlds.weebly.com

I spy Chuck Palahniuk! His reading at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville was excellent.

I will be attending online. I will be giving a solo talk and speaking on six panels. Here's my schedule:

I am thrilled to announce that I will be a speaker at the 2024 WorldCon in Glasgow this August. I will be attending the conference online. I'll be giving a solo talk and also speaking on six panels. Here's my schedule:

Hey Netflix and Amazon. BACK 2 OMNIPARK could be a fantastic series! Mind-blowing horror stories from
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @kaaronwarren.bsky.social @lairdbarron.bsky.social Gwendolyn Kiste, Brian Evenson, @wiswell.bsky.social & more!
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My story "Reigning Cats and Human Doggies: How Humans Learned to Heel" has been reprinted in Stygian Lepus Issue 10. stygianlepus.com/.../reigning...
“Reigning Cats” is science fiction + fantasy + horror + humor + feline extraterrestrials! 1st published in Departure Mirror Quarterly Issue 3.

My story "Welcome to the Organ Extraction Emporium," published in 2023 in DARKNESS BLOOMS from The Dread Machine, received a rave review from Haunted MTL.
Read the review: hauntedmtl.com/horror-in-pr... Thank you, Haunted MTL.
#bodyhorror #sciencefiction #horror

Thank you, @penprince.bsky.social for praising BACK 2 OMNIPARK!
“Mind-blowing horror stories...evocative and terrifying. An outstanding anthology.” OGHENECHOVWE DONALD EKPEKI, winner of Nebula, Otherwise, Nommo, Locus, British and World Fantasy Awards.

www.amazon.com/Back-2-OmniP...

Horror News: Bram Stoker Award recommendations close on January 15th. Six of my stories were published in 2023, and I co-edited the anthology Back 2 OmniPark. If you're an HWA member and would like a copy of Back 2 OmniPark or my stories, send me a DM. aliciahilton.com/writing/shor...

Back 2 OmniPark has been published! I co-edited the anthology with Ben Thomas. New stories from Jonathan Maberry, Laird Barron, Hailey Piper, Brian Evenson, Kristi DeMeester, A.C. Wise, Gwendolyn Kiste, John Palisano, John Wiswell, Angela Yuriko Smith, Kaaron Warren & more!
Available from Amazon.

My story "Devouring Sin at Serenity Pines Cemetery" has been published in Space and Time, Issue 145. An extraterrestrial who has the power to purge others’ sins has an encounter with a mourner at a cemetery that leads to horrifying consequences. amazon.com/gp/product/1...

I am delighted to announce that my story "Death Taught Me to Live" will be reprinted in TRANS RITES, an anthology from
The Dionysian Public Library.
Click on the link to learn more, purchase a copy of the anthology & other terrific perks. www.indiegogo.com/projects/tra...

Contributor copy received! I am delighted to announce that my poem "Hot Dog and Ectoplasm" has been published in the September issue of parABnormal Magazine, edited by H. David Blalock.

#corgi #ghost #murder #NYC #Manhattan #horror #humor

Throwback Thursday: In 2022, I played a noblewoman in Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Don Carlos, one of my favorite memories of performing on stage. It was an honor to work with Dmitry Belosselskiy and the other members of the cast and crew. I am grateful to be part of the Lyric family!