Sam Stone

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Sam Stone
Born Manchester, England
Occupation Novelist, editor
Genre Gothic Fiction, Horror Fiction, Fantasy
Spouse David J. Howe (m. 2015–present)
Children Linzi Gold
Website
sam-stone.com

Sam Stone is a British author of gothic, horror and fantasy fiction, and is the commissioning editor of Telos Publishing imprint Telos Moonrise.[1] Stone's debut novel Gabriele Caccini (authored as Paigan Stone) won the silver award for best horror novel 2007 with ForeWord[2] in the USA. She was shortlisted for the August Derleth Award for Best Novel in the British Fantasy Awards for her second novel, Futile Flame. This book was also a finalist in ForeWord's Book of the Year Awards in 2009 and the third book in the series, Demon Dance, was also a finalist for the 2010 Foreword magazine Awards and won the August Derleth Award for Best Novel in the British Fantasy Awards 2011.[3] This made her the first female writer to win the Award since Tanith Lee did so in 1980. However, after the awards were announced, there was controversy over the voting and so Stone publicly returned the Award, not wishing to be associated with something which might have been awarded erroneously. The BFS then declared that the voting was valid,[4] but then in a later statement announced that the Best Novel would be declared a 'No Award' for that year.[5] Stone was not consulted in this decision. She also won the Best Short Story Award in the British Fantasy Awards in the same year.[6] In August 2012 Telos Publishing issued a press release announcing the forthcoming audio of Stone's horror collection – Zombies In New York.[7] Telos also published her Steampunk/Horror Novella Zombies at Tiffany's.

Early life and education

The youngest of seven children, Stone was born in Manchester, England, which forms the partial backdrop of her novel Killing Kiss and is the common location of the Vampire Gene Trilogy. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in English and Writing for Performance at University of Bolton, a PGCE at Manchester University and her MA in Creative Writing also at Bolton. Gabriele Caccini was originally written as her dissertation, and published under the pen name Paigan Stone.

Stone's novel was re-edited and re-released as Killing Kiss in September 2008 by The House of Murky Depths. Writer Tanith Lee gave a quote for the back of the book which said : "A deceptively readable date with darkness – watch your step! This book is lit for the much more discerning chick (and cock) who likes to walk in the shadows. Relax with it, but be prepared for sudden jewels and little masterpieces – and the rug to be pulled from under your feet."

In 2011 a short story collection, Zombies in New York and Other Bloody Jottings, was published by Telos Publishing. The collection was later picked up in October 2012 by AudioGo. Stone has since gone on to publish two more books with Telos Publishing, Zombies at Tiffany's (August 2012) and Kat on a Hot Tin Airship(August 2013). In 2013 it was also announced that she was involved in a Doctor Who spin-off film White Witch of Devil's End which is yet to be released.[8]

Awards and nominations

Novels and writing credits

Novels

Novellas

Collections

Audio

Screenplays

Short stories

Editorial credits

Current publisher

References

External links

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