Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels
@ledaniels.bsky.social
bram stoker/shirley jackson/aurealis/ditmar/australasian shadows awards finalist
editor/author/poet
active hwa, ahwa, iped
american in australia
editor/author/poet
active hwa, ahwa, iped
american in australia
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GenreCon is always a blast! I'm so happy to be part of the fun again in 2026 with @pamelajeffs.bsky.social & @ledaniels.bsky.social. Thank you, QLD Writers Centre!
Check out this article from InDaily: www.indailyqld.com.au/inreview/boo...
Check out this article from InDaily: www.indailyqld.com.au/inreview/boo...
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
GenreCon is always a blast! I'm so happy to be part of the fun again in 2026 with @pamelajeffs.bsky.social & @ledaniels.bsky.social. Thank you, QLD Writers Centre!
Check out this article from InDaily: www.indailyqld.com.au/inreview/boo...
Check out this article from InDaily: www.indailyqld.com.au/inreview/boo...
In accordance with Bram Stoker Awards® etiquette, I'm pleased to offer copies of 3 stories for consideration in the Short Fiction category: "Stomata" (DARKNESS MOST FOWL, Godmother of Horror), "The Howling Places" (INTO THE DREAD UNKNOWN, Twisted Wing), "Krampus Air" (KOZY KRAMPUS, Underland). Link⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
In accordance with Bram Stoker Awards® etiquette, I'm pleased to offer copies of 3 stories for consideration in the Short Fiction category: "Stomata" (DARKNESS MOST FOWL, Godmother of Horror), "The Howling Places" (INTO THE DREAD UNKNOWN, Twisted Wing), "Krampus Air" (KOZY KRAMPUS, Underland). Link⬇️
Will we see you at GenreCon 2026? www.indailyqld.com.au/inreview/boo...
GenreCon is now Australia's premier writers' conference - InReview | InDaily, Inside Queensland
GenreCon is now Australia's premier writer’s conference
www.indailyqld.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Will we see you at GenreCon 2026? www.indailyqld.com.au/inreview/boo...
Join us for readings from DARKNESS MOST FOWL published by Godmother of Horror Press! I'll share from my sci fi/horror, 'Stomata' as nature finds a way to replace songbirds destroyed by humanity’s exploitation...
@vlatinalondon.bsky.social @geneveflynn.bsky.social
@vlatinalondon.bsky.social @geneveflynn.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Join us for readings from DARKNESS MOST FOWL published by Godmother of Horror Press! I'll share from my sci fi/horror, 'Stomata' as nature finds a way to replace songbirds destroyed by humanity’s exploitation...
@vlatinalondon.bsky.social @geneveflynn.bsky.social
@vlatinalondon.bsky.social @geneveflynn.bsky.social
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Kindling is on the Ditmar Award ballot! (For collection and art)
www.conflux.org.au/2025-ditmar-...
Congratulations to fellow nominees @catsparx.bsky.social @kaaronwarren.bsky.social Leigh Blackmore @ledaniels.bsky.social and @christaqua.bsky.social
www.conflux.org.au/2025-ditmar-...
Congratulations to fellow nominees @catsparx.bsky.social @kaaronwarren.bsky.social Leigh Blackmore @ledaniels.bsky.social and @christaqua.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Kindling is on the Ditmar Award ballot! (For collection and art)
www.conflux.org.au/2025-ditmar-...
Congratulations to fellow nominees @catsparx.bsky.social @kaaronwarren.bsky.social Leigh Blackmore @ledaniels.bsky.social and @christaqua.bsky.social
www.conflux.org.au/2025-ditmar-...
Congratulations to fellow nominees @catsparx.bsky.social @kaaronwarren.bsky.social Leigh Blackmore @ledaniels.bsky.social and @christaqua.bsky.social
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Got a wonderful temp tattoo of a weevil at StokerCon. It lasted Thursday - Sunday. Thanks @ledaniels.bsky.social and @geneveflynn.bsky.social! So many bugs and so much fun.
June 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Got a wonderful temp tattoo of a weevil at StokerCon. It lasted Thursday - Sunday. Thanks @ledaniels.bsky.social and @geneveflynn.bsky.social! So many bugs and so much fun.
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My Table of Contents Pal @ledaniels.bsky.social and I got to meet in person thanks to Stokercon!
June 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My Table of Contents Pal @ledaniels.bsky.social and I got to meet in person thanks to Stokercon!
MONSTERS IN THE MILLS nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award! Congrats to fellow nominees: Julia Rios & Nadia Bulkin's WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE, Sofia Ajram's BURY YOUR GAYS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRAGIC QUEER HORROR, dave ring's THE CRAWLING MOON, & Terry J. Benton-Walker's THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST.
June 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
MONSTERS IN THE MILLS nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award! Congrats to fellow nominees: Julia Rios & Nadia Bulkin's WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE, Sofia Ajram's BURY YOUR GAYS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRAGIC QUEER HORROR, dave ring's THE CRAWLING MOON, & Terry J. Benton-Walker's THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST.
Excited to bring MAGIC REALISM FOR REBELS to STOKERCON, a course that sold out at both the Whistler Writers Festival, BC Canada & Queensland Writers Centre, AUS!
Click here for details on Horror University:
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Click here to get tix: www.eventbrite.com/.../stokerco....
Click here for details on Horror University:
horror.org/the-horror-w...
Click here to get tix: www.eventbrite.com/.../stokerco....
May 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Excited to bring MAGIC REALISM FOR REBELS to STOKERCON, a course that sold out at both the Whistler Writers Festival, BC Canada & Queensland Writers Centre, AUS!
Click here for details on Horror University:
horror.org/the-horror-w...
Click here to get tix: www.eventbrite.com/.../stokerco....
Click here for details on Horror University:
horror.org/the-horror-w...
Click here to get tix: www.eventbrite.com/.../stokerco....
Looking forward to this! Hope to see you there!
StokerCon in 3 weeks! I'll be on this panel - COMBATING LONELINESS IN THE WRITING PROFESSION - with these amazing folks: Jamal Hodge, Crystal O'Leary-Davidson, Mark Matthews, @ledaniels.bsky.social, @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social.
If you're around in Connecticut, please say hi!
If you're around in Connecticut, please say hi!
May 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Looking forward to this! Hope to see you there!
So pleased to have made it into the finals of the Australasian Shadows Awards for MONSTERS IN THE MILLS for edited works with @christaqua.bsky.social
Check out this brilliant list and congrats to all!
locusmag.com/2025/05/2024...
Check out this brilliant list and congrats to all!
locusmag.com/2025/05/2024...
2024 Australasian Shadows Awards
The 2024 Australasian Shadows Awards (previously known as the Australia Shadows Awards) shortlist has been announced. The award is given by the Australasian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) for “t…
locusmag.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
So pleased to have made it into the finals of the Australasian Shadows Awards for MONSTERS IN THE MILLS for edited works with @christaqua.bsky.social
Check out this brilliant list and congrats to all!
locusmag.com/2025/05/2024...
Check out this brilliant list and congrats to all!
locusmag.com/2025/05/2024...
On behalf of the HWA's Mental Health Initiative, I've moderated and recorded the StokerCon panel, "Neurodiversity in Horror" for virtual ticketholders with a line-up talented and generous writers. LINK for TIX: www.stokercon2025.com/registration
May 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
On behalf of the HWA's Mental Health Initiative, I've moderated and recorded the StokerCon panel, "Neurodiversity in Horror" for virtual ticketholders with a line-up talented and generous writers. LINK for TIX: www.stokercon2025.com/registration
Attention HWA members!
I've written a short piece called "Final Girl Survival Tips ... or How to Moderate Your First Panel" if you're taking this on for StokerCon or anywhere else. Members can find it in the Holistic Horrors section of the HWA newsletter: horror.org/.../newsle.....
I've written a short piece called "Final Girl Survival Tips ... or How to Moderate Your First Panel" if you're taking this on for StokerCon or anywhere else. Members can find it in the Holistic Horrors section of the HWA newsletter: horror.org/.../newsle.....
May 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Attention HWA members!
I've written a short piece called "Final Girl Survival Tips ... or How to Moderate Your First Panel" if you're taking this on for StokerCon or anywhere else. Members can find it in the Holistic Horrors section of the HWA newsletter: horror.org/.../newsle.....
I've written a short piece called "Final Girl Survival Tips ... or How to Moderate Your First Panel" if you're taking this on for StokerCon or anywhere else. Members can find it in the Holistic Horrors section of the HWA newsletter: horror.org/.../newsle.....
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Tune in tonight! I’ll be reading my poems from “The Chaos Clock” anthology! (E-Spec Books).
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April 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tune in tonight! I’ll be reading my poems from “The Chaos Clock” anthology! (E-Spec Books).
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facebook.com/events/s/gal...
What we really want for Mother's Day from Black Spot Books. On sale for a limited time wherever you buy books for your mom, mum, mamá, màma, maman, eomma, mama, mamma, mam, má...
...and for yourself.
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April 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
What we really want for Mother's Day from Black Spot Books. On sale for a limited time wherever you buy books for your mom, mum, mamá, màma, maman, eomma, mama, mamma, mam, má...
...and for yourself.
...and for yourself.
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Through the Psychiatrist's Lens: Mental Health and Horror. Dr Anthony Tobia, a psychiatrist at Rutgers University who frequently lectures on Mental Health/Mental Illness in Horror, will discuss the in...
Through the Psychiatrist's Lens: Mental Health and Horror. Dr Anthony Tobia, a psychiatrist at Rutgers University who frequently lectures on Mental Health/Mental Illness in Horror, will discuss the in...
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April 24, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Join us for this free event: THROUGH THE PSYCHIATRIST'S LENS--MENTAL HEALTH AND HORROR with Dr. Anthony Tobia, Campus Chair of Psychiatry at Rutgers School of Medicine. Wed, 30 Apr @ 7pmEST | Thur, 1 May @ 8.30am AEST (Brisbane AUS).
Link to register in the comments!
Link to register in the comments!
April 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Join us for this free event: THROUGH THE PSYCHIATRIST'S LENS--MENTAL HEALTH AND HORROR with Dr. Anthony Tobia, Campus Chair of Psychiatry at Rutgers School of Medicine. Wed, 30 Apr @ 7pmEST | Thur, 1 May @ 8.30am AEST (Brisbane AUS).
Link to register in the comments!
Link to register in the comments!
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Join me on the blog where I'm #InConversationWith @ledaniels.bsky.social where we chat about her writing, publications, and writing workshops.
Read Lauren's interview here: paulineyates.com/2025/03/25/i...
#authorinterview #horror #speculativefiction #horrorcommunity #womeninhorror
Read Lauren's interview here: paulineyates.com/2025/03/25/i...
#authorinterview #horror #speculativefiction #horrorcommunity #womeninhorror
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Join me on the blog where I'm #InConversationWith @ledaniels.bsky.social where we chat about her writing, publications, and writing workshops.
Read Lauren's interview here: paulineyates.com/2025/03/25/i...
#authorinterview #horror #speculativefiction #horrorcommunity #womeninhorror
Read Lauren's interview here: paulineyates.com/2025/03/25/i...
#authorinterview #horror #speculativefiction #horrorcommunity #womeninhorror
Thank you, @midnightmuser1.bsky.social Pauline Yates for having a chat with me about all things writing, editing, & teaching! #writing #horror #editing #horrorwriters #hwa #ahwa
paulineyates.com/2025/03/25/i...
paulineyates.com/2025/03/25/i...
In Conversation With: L. E. Daniels
Welcome back to my Author interview series. Today, I’m In Conversation With L. E. Daniels. I first met Lauren in 2024 when I attended her Poetry for Prose workshop. You can read about that fabulous…
paulineyates.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Thank you, @midnightmuser1.bsky.social Pauline Yates for having a chat with me about all things writing, editing, & teaching! #writing #horror #editing #horrorwriters #hwa #ahwa
paulineyates.com/2025/03/25/i...
paulineyates.com/2025/03/25/i...
On Int'l Poetry Day and with @delainajmiller.bsky.social, we're inviting you to join a FREE 1-hour poetry workshop Wellsprings: A Poetry Workshop with L. E. Daniels.
April 27, 6pm Central USA | 7pm ET USA
April 28, 9am for Brisbane, AU.
Book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wellspring...
April 27, 6pm Central USA | 7pm ET USA
April 28, 9am for Brisbane, AU.
Book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wellspring...
March 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
On Int'l Poetry Day and with @delainajmiller.bsky.social, we're inviting you to join a FREE 1-hour poetry workshop Wellsprings: A Poetry Workshop with L. E. Daniels.
April 27, 6pm Central USA | 7pm ET USA
April 28, 9am for Brisbane, AU.
Book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wellspring...
April 27, 6pm Central USA | 7pm ET USA
April 28, 9am for Brisbane, AU.
Book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wellspring...
I cannot thank @leemurraywriter.bsky.social & @davebjeffery.bsky.social enough for placing my poem, "Speak," alongside these horror masters in THIS WAY LIES MADNESS published by Flame Tree Press. Artwork by @gregchapman.bsky.social
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Beyond & Within: This Way Lies Madness | Anthology Announcement & Contents List
We’re delighted to present the contents list for our upcoming Beyond & Within anthology: This Way Lies Madness. Edited by Lee Murray and Dave Jeffery!
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March 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I cannot thank @leemurraywriter.bsky.social & @davebjeffery.bsky.social enough for placing my poem, "Speak," alongside these horror masters in THIS WAY LIES MADNESS published by Flame Tree Press. Artwork by @gregchapman.bsky.social
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Such fun to read "The Howling Places" published just this week by Twisted Wing Productions in Azzurra Nox's INTO THE DREAD UNKNOWN. Check out @pamelajeffs.bsky.social also reading her chilling story, "Stokehold" with Cohesion Press's SNAFU: PUNK'D edited by @ajspedding.bsky.social
Story Hour celebrates Women in Horror Month with chilling stories from @ledaniels.bsky.social and @pamelajeffs.bsky.social. Beautifully written, beautifully read, and brrrrr. Delightful guest hosting by @becca.gomezfarrell.com. You can still watch! www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
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March 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Such fun to read "The Howling Places" published just this week by Twisted Wing Productions in Azzurra Nox's INTO THE DREAD UNKNOWN. Check out @pamelajeffs.bsky.social also reading her chilling story, "Stokehold" with Cohesion Press's SNAFU: PUNK'D edited by @ajspedding.bsky.social
On @storyhour.bsky.social this week: @pamelajeffs.bsky.social & me... 7PM PT/10PM ET USA Wed | 12PM Brisbane Thurs. I'm reading "The Howling Places" from @divazura.bsky.social latest anthology, INTO THE DREAD UNKNOWN and Pamela reads Aurealis finalist "Stokehold". Links in comments.
March 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
On @storyhour.bsky.social this week: @pamelajeffs.bsky.social & me... 7PM PT/10PM ET USA Wed | 12PM Brisbane Thurs. I'm reading "The Howling Places" from @divazura.bsky.social latest anthology, INTO THE DREAD UNKNOWN and Pamela reads Aurealis finalist "Stokehold". Links in comments.
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One of my all-time favourite novels. Achingly beautiful. Thank you, @ledaniels.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
One of my all-time favourite novels. Achingly beautiful. Thank you, @ledaniels.bsky.social