We kick off Octoborror with the award winning short fiction editor Ellen Datlow! During our chat we talk about the process of creating anthologies, namely Nightshade Book’s latest BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR VOL.8, a compilation of 2015’s best horror stories edited Ellen Datlow. Ellen’s been editing anthologies for over 35 year (which adds up to over 100 titles!) and she just so happened to win her SEVENTH Hugo Award. We discuss why Ellen thinks we’re living in a “golden age of short horror fiction”, the differences between dark fantasy and horror fiction, tips for writers trying to break into the horror short fiction market, and more. Find Ellen on Twitter, or online at EllenDatlow.com. 

This interview is brought to you in part by Locus Magazine. Online at LocusMag.com.

Past interviews you might want to check out:

Octoborror interview with zomibe fiction author Armand Rosamilia

Geoff Brown - Editor at Cohesion Press

Editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Katie Cord - Editor at Evil Girlfriend Media

Rebecca Lucash Assistant Editor with Harper-Voyager

 

Panel Episodes:

Grim Panel: 01Publishing - No Safe Spaces

Grim Panel: Extreme Horror

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Music by Michael R. Fletcher