Brian Keene
@briankeene.bsky.social
Bestselling, award-winning writer of horror, fantasy, nonfiction, & comic books. Podcaster. Show Runner. Film Producer. Father. Husband. Veteran. Serves on Board of Directors for @scaresthatcare.bsky.social
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IMPORTANT: Here is the preliminary programming schedule for @scaresthatcare.bsky.social's AuthorCon VI. Please read carefully and follow the instructions. www.briankeene.com/news/scares-...
Scares That Care AuthorCon 6 Preliminary Programming Schedule — BRIAN KEENE
What follows is the PRELIMINARY programming schedule for AuthorCon VI — a Scares That Care charity event taking place February 27 through March 1. This schedule should NOT be considered final. A fin...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
IMPORTANT: Here is the preliminary programming schedule for @scaresthatcare.bsky.social's AuthorCon VI. Please read carefully and follow the instructions. www.briankeene.com/news/scares-...
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Small World - Daily Journal 1/17/26 — BRIAN KEENE
In 2026, not even the weathermen know wtf is going on.
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January 17, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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@briankeene.bsky.social hello, I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for all of your work. I started reading your books in 2007 when I was picked up Ghoul at the PX on Fort Seel. I haven't missed a book since. I am loving the Labyrinth series and can not get enough.
January 17, 2026 at 10:10 AM
@briankeene.bsky.social hello, I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for all of your work. I started reading your books in 2007 when I was picked up Ghoul at the PX on Fort Seel. I haven't missed a book since. I am loving the Labyrinth series and can not get enough.
New year! New season! And we kick things off with an intense conversation about how Brian deals with stress and workloads, and whether or not Mary think it's a healthy outlook. Listen now via Patreon or Spotify. www.patreon.com/posts/compar...
Compartmentalization - Keeneversations - Ep 30 | Brian Keene
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January 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
New year! New season! And we kick things off with an intense conversation about how Brian deals with stress and workloads, and whether or not Mary think it's a healthy outlook. Listen now via Patreon or Spotify. www.patreon.com/posts/compar...
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Today on the blog- Using Awards Lists As a RA Tool: Splatterpunk Awards Edition. @briankeene.bsky.social
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Using Awards Lists As a RA Tool: Splatterpunk Awards Edition
This is part of my ongoing series on using Awards Lists as a RA tool. Click here for all posts in the series in reverse chronological orde...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Today on the blog- Using Awards Lists As a RA Tool: Splatterpunk Awards Edition. @briankeene.bsky.social
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I'm calling it now: Operation Little Golden Book is a horror reimagining of this classic.
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm calling it now: Operation Little Golden Book is a horror reimagining of this classic.
Good morning. New award and a new anthology in the works. www.briankeene.com/algorithmzer...
Daily Journal 1/16/26 — BRIAN KEENE
Chris and I signed the contract for OPERATION LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK, which is the codename I’ve given to our next anthology project. You may remember that THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Good morning. New award and a new anthology in the works. www.briankeene.com/algorithmzer...
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Calling all Women Writers of specific, particularly horror!
Our programming schedule is now up. Tickets are still available - and remember, this is a separate ticketed event from AuthorCon proper.
scaresthatcare.org/womens-sympo....
Our programming schedule is now up. Tickets are still available - and remember, this is a separate ticketed event from AuthorCon proper.
scaresthatcare.org/womens-sympo....
Scares That Care
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January 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Calling all Women Writers of specific, particularly horror!
Our programming schedule is now up. Tickets are still available - and remember, this is a separate ticketed event from AuthorCon proper.
scaresthatcare.org/womens-sympo....
Our programming schedule is now up. Tickets are still available - and remember, this is a separate ticketed event from AuthorCon proper.
scaresthatcare.org/womens-sympo....
As someone who’s been going (when I can) since the very first year, I can honestly attest—there is no other event like this. Single-handedly special, just like its founder. If you have the means, and you’re looking for your people, I HIGHLY recommend it for both community minded writers & readers.
Believe it or not, the first Mo*Con was in 2006 making this year its 20th Anniversary! We can’t let that achievement go uncelebrated, so we’re bringing back some old friends and welcoming some new ones! Mo*Con 2026 runs April 30th (coincidentally my birthday) through May 2nd.
January 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
As someone who’s been going (when I can) since the very first year, I can honestly attest—there is no other event like this. Single-handedly special, just like its founder. If you have the means, and you’re looking for your people, I HIGHLY recommend it for both community minded writers & readers.
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Every time I hear about a press not paying royalties it makes me furious. You receive the royalties, you distribute the royalties. Real simple. Don't blow it on anything else, just PAY YOUR AUTHORS. And stop making lame excuses for not having the money. You just look like a scam artist.
January 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Every time I hear about a press not paying royalties it makes me furious. You receive the royalties, you distribute the royalties. Real simple. Don't blow it on anything else, just PAY YOUR AUTHORS. And stop making lame excuses for not having the money. You just look like a scam artist.
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This would seem to contradict that. This isn't about new fiction, but paying royalties owed.
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Since EDE Bell Blocked me, here's her statement that I'm responding to.
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This would seem to contradict that. This isn't about new fiction, but paying royalties owed.
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Which part is the flat out lie? The posts your wife made on this platform about potentially crowdfunding royalties, or the posts you both have made on this platform about her being banned from multiple conventions, or the posts you made on this platform alleging a vast racist conspiracy against you?
Everyone who knows me knows that this is a flat out lie. But go ahead and get your likes and reposts.
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Which part is the flat out lie? The posts your wife made on this platform about potentially crowdfunding royalties, or the posts you both have made on this platform about her being banned from multiple conventions, or the posts you made on this platform alleging a vast racist conspiracy against you?
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Hey hey, instructor Mary Sangiovanni is up for a Splatterpunk Award!
We are proud to present… the 2026 Splatterpunk Award nominees: killerconatx.com/awards/
2026 Splatterpunk Awards
We are pleased to announce the 2026 Splatterpunk Award nominees, for works published in 2025. The awards honor superior achievement in the literary sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror fic…
killerconatx.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Hey hey, instructor Mary Sangiovanni is up for a Splatterpunk Award!
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Daily Journal 1/15/26 — BRIAN KEENE
Remember when I first relaunched this Blog and we talked about social media algorithms and how they are fragmenting us as a society and a community and how people are not getting the information they ...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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What confuses me about this post is that yesterday I posted the emails that Emily asked me to post in which I asked for evidence and received none. So, idk.
I haven't read everything so people very well could be calling for full deplatforming but mostly I have seen ppl being annoyed -
I haven't read everything so people very well could be calling for full deplatforming but mostly I have seen ppl being annoyed -
It's clear that the genre consensus is I've been removed from our platforms rightfully and not from being marked by racists and the power structure.
Let me reiterate, no one has ever been willing to see the evidence. That should matter.
I'm going quiet now. I tried.
Let me reiterate, no one has ever been willing to see the evidence. That should matter.
I'm going quiet now. I tried.
January 15, 2026 at 1:07 AM
What confuses me about this post is that yesterday I posted the emails that Emily asked me to post in which I asked for evidence and received none. So, idk.
I haven't read everything so people very well could be calling for full deplatforming but mostly I have seen ppl being annoyed -
I haven't read everything so people very well could be calling for full deplatforming but mostly I have seen ppl being annoyed -
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It's incredibly rare to see such a broad spectrum of the industry speak out against a particular move. This is one of those times....NO ONE in the comics creative community likes this policy.
San Diego Comic-Con will allow AI pieces at this year's Art Show, and it's gone over as well as you might expect.
San Diego Comic-Con under fire for allowing AI at 2026’s Art Show
The convention's organizers stated AI-generated pieces may be displayed but not sold at this year's Art Show.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
It's incredibly rare to see such a broad spectrum of the industry speak out against a particular move. This is one of those times....NO ONE in the comics creative community likes this policy.
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I am bloody ECSTATIC to say that ITCH! IS OUT TODAY IN THE USA!
Hardback, ebook, and audiobook (narrated by me) now all available. This is the longest I have ever promoted one single book!
If you've been patiently waiting for a physical copy: THANKYOU.
Time to get itchy, Murica 🐜🐜
Hardback, ebook, and audiobook (narrated by me) now all available. This is the longest I have ever promoted one single book!
If you've been patiently waiting for a physical copy: THANKYOU.
Time to get itchy, Murica 🐜🐜
January 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
I am bloody ECSTATIC to say that ITCH! IS OUT TODAY IN THE USA!
Hardback, ebook, and audiobook (narrated by me) now all available. This is the longest I have ever promoted one single book!
If you've been patiently waiting for a physical copy: THANKYOU.
Time to get itchy, Murica 🐜🐜
Hardback, ebook, and audiobook (narrated by me) now all available. This is the longest I have ever promoted one single book!
If you've been patiently waiting for a physical copy: THANKYOU.
Time to get itchy, Murica 🐜🐜
Good morning: www.briankeene.com/algorithmzer...
Daily Journal 1/13/26 — BRIAN KEENE
Spring and summer, the river echoes with a constant barrage of droning jet skis and revving speedboats and chugging boat motors and five hundred different kinds of musical genres blasted from five hun...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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See also:
Since EDE Bell Blocked me, here's her statement that I'm responding to.
January 12, 2026 at 11:06 PM
See also:
Calling them out on bad business, unprofessional behavior, malfeasance, etc isn’t “bullying”. It’s protecting your peers.
Example: EDE Bell / Chris Bell / Athis Arts claim they’re being “bullied” because “conspiracy”. No, you’re being called out because you’re allegedly grifting, toxic amateurs.
Example: EDE Bell / Chris Bell / Athis Arts claim they’re being “bullied” because “conspiracy”. No, you’re being called out because you’re allegedly grifting, toxic amateurs.
Cosigned 💯.
See also: book publishing, chapbook publishing, audiobook publishing, etc.
If you are publishing someone else’s work for profit then it ain’t a hobby, no matter what your intention. It’s a business. Treat it accordingly, and warn your peers about those who don’t.
See also: book publishing, chapbook publishing, audiobook publishing, etc.
If you are publishing someone else’s work for profit then it ain’t a hobby, no matter what your intention. It’s a business. Treat it accordingly, and warn your peers about those who don’t.
I'm just going to gently say that a lot of people get into publishing comics with good intentions but do not have the ability to manage the intensity of doing it even on a small scale. If you can't be honest & transparent with people you should not be in a position of power over them, full stop.
January 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Calling them out on bad business, unprofessional behavior, malfeasance, etc isn’t “bullying”. It’s protecting your peers.
Example: EDE Bell / Chris Bell / Athis Arts claim they’re being “bullied” because “conspiracy”. No, you’re being called out because you’re allegedly grifting, toxic amateurs.
Example: EDE Bell / Chris Bell / Athis Arts claim they’re being “bullied” because “conspiracy”. No, you’re being called out because you’re allegedly grifting, toxic amateurs.
Cosigned 💯.
See also: book publishing, chapbook publishing, audiobook publishing, etc.
If you are publishing someone else’s work for profit then it ain’t a hobby, no matter what your intention. It’s a business. Treat it accordingly, and warn your peers about those who don’t.
See also: book publishing, chapbook publishing, audiobook publishing, etc.
If you are publishing someone else’s work for profit then it ain’t a hobby, no matter what your intention. It’s a business. Treat it accordingly, and warn your peers about those who don’t.
I'm just going to gently say that a lot of people get into publishing comics with good intentions but do not have the ability to manage the intensity of doing it even on a small scale. If you can't be honest & transparent with people you should not be in a position of power over them, full stop.
January 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Cosigned 💯.
See also: book publishing, chapbook publishing, audiobook publishing, etc.
If you are publishing someone else’s work for profit then it ain’t a hobby, no matter what your intention. It’s a business. Treat it accordingly, and warn your peers about those who don’t.
See also: book publishing, chapbook publishing, audiobook publishing, etc.
If you are publishing someone else’s work for profit then it ain’t a hobby, no matter what your intention. It’s a business. Treat it accordingly, and warn your peers about those who don’t.
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Emily Bell, Atthis Arts. That's who I am talking about.
I'm done.
I posted this and two minutes later she blocked me.
It's been a year of this. I'm fucking done.
I'm done.
I posted this and two minutes later she blocked me.
It's been a year of this. I'm fucking done.
I'm stuck in a moral quandary.
At what point is my silence protecting a questionable person because of my fear of punching down? At what point does it matter if I have personal experience, or just eyes?
I don't have a problem being a bull. I just don't want to be a bully.
At what point is my silence protecting a questionable person because of my fear of punching down? At what point does it matter if I have personal experience, or just eyes?
I don't have a problem being a bull. I just don't want to be a bully.
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Emily Bell, Atthis Arts. That's who I am talking about.
I'm done.
I posted this and two minutes later she blocked me.
It's been a year of this. I'm fucking done.
I'm done.
I posted this and two minutes later she blocked me.
It's been a year of this. I'm fucking done.
In case you missed it.
Interested in @scaresthatcare.bsky.social Women's Writing Symposium? @briankeene.bsky.social knows a benefactor who will pay for 3 women to attend. You'd still be responsible for travel, lodging, etc. If interested, contact me at sonora (a) scaresthatcare (dot) org. More about the symposium here:
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January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
In case you missed it.
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Now that (what will hopefully be the first of many) this award nomination for Choices has come in, I want to share a bit about why I created this anthology and why it is so important both to me personally and for society generally
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GUYS GUYS GUYS
Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror is on the ballot for the Splatterpunk awards!!! AHHHHH killerconatx.com/awards/
Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror is on the ballot for the Splatterpunk awards!!! AHHHHH killerconatx.com/awards/
2026 Splatterpunk Awards
We are pleased to announce the 2026 Splatterpunk Award nominees, for works published in 2025. The awards honor superior achievement in the literary sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror fic…
killerconatx.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Now that (what will hopefully be the first of many) this award nomination for Choices has come in, I want to share a bit about why I created this anthology and why it is so important both to me personally and for society generally
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Congrats to @joerlansdale.bsky.social (for THE ESSENTIAL HORROR OF JOE R
LANSDALE) and the other nominees
@joe-hill.bsky.social
LANSDALE) and the other nominees
@joe-hill.bsky.social
We are proud to present… the 2026 Splatterpunk Award nominees: killerconatx.com/awards/
2026 Splatterpunk Awards
We are pleased to announce the 2026 Splatterpunk Award nominees, for works published in 2025. The awards honor superior achievement in the literary sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror fic…
killerconatx.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Congrats to @joerlansdale.bsky.social (for THE ESSENTIAL HORROR OF JOE R
LANSDALE) and the other nominees
@joe-hill.bsky.social
LANSDALE) and the other nominees
@joe-hill.bsky.social