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E. L. Chen
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Horror writer, UI/UX designer, child-rearer, bunnyhugger. Rep: Dorian Maffei at KC&A. She/her elainechen.com 🇨🇦

SWEETSIDE MOTEL (IFP Mar 2026) 🔪
SLASHER SUMMER (Michael Joseph/Crown summer 2026) 🪓
ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD (Run For It fall 2026) 🪰
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E. L. Chen @elainechen.com · Oct 13
Kermit flail! Giddy I can finally announce that @orbitbooks.bsky.social's horror imprint, Run For It, has acquired my mid-life crisis found footage horror movie novel ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD. 🪰 1/
A graphic from Run For It with a photo of me, a middle-aged Asian woman with long black hair and glasses wearing an olive green bomber jacket. Above is a red banner that reads, "Acquisition Announcement", and below is "One of Us Is Already Dead, E. L. Chen."
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Now that Can-Con is over, it's time for a short social media break while I try to get some things done. Take care, friends.
a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy yard
Alt: Homer Simpson slowly disappearing backwards into a hedge.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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This still may be my favourite art gallery ad of all time, which ran regularly on Detroit television during my formative years.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXbK...
Detroit Institute of Arts "You Gotta Have Art!" Remastered 1976 Commercial.
YouTube video by Detroit Institute of Arts
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October 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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This was posted in context of folks criticizing protests, but this is my personal pet peeve about those who complain about art, esp abstract expressionism. "I could've done that." Great! Get yourself a 20' tall canvas and some paints and do it.
October 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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#can-con folks! I asked the hotel front desk to call me a taxi and they said it can take 30-40 min to get there. Give yourself lots of time, or book online beforehand.
October 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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HMW made the @vulture.com list, and my heart is doing tiny bat flips. Appreciate the love! 🖤
October 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Help, am waiting for the train and the older gentleman sitting near me just turned to his wife and started a sentence with "I read on Facebook..." and proceeded to mention a couple of countries in the news. Pls don't get your news from FB, sir 🤦🏻‍♀️
October 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Goodreads can be a quagmire, like most social sites, but I've heard publishers pay attention to the numbers. I got active again on the site because of this. So pls add my (or others') books to your lists if you're interested!
elainechen.com E. L. Chen @elainechen.com · 28d
Heyyyy, SWEETSIDE MOTEL, SLASHER SUMMER, and ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD are up on Goodreads! Add to your Want to Read list if you are so inclined. (I've checked Storygraph but nothing yet.) www.goodreads.com/author/list/...
Books by E.L. Chen (Author of The Dragon and the Stars)
E.L. Chen has 12 books on Goodreads with 2198 ratings. E.L. Chen’s most popular book is The Dragon and the Stars (Daw Book Collectors, 1511).
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October 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Aaaaahh, the hare 😍
nicterhorst.com nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 28d
We're doing a little halloween flash day(s) at the shop!! These designs will be $300+tax those two days only and they're repeatable/available after!
Dark, cloudy illustrations of a Goat, Bat and Raven, surrounded by spider webs and stars Dark, cloudy illustrations of an Owl, a frog (with one leg separated) and a hare, surrounded by spider webs and stars
October 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Heyyyy, SWEETSIDE MOTEL, SLASHER SUMMER, and ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD are up on Goodreads! Add to your Want to Read list if you are so inclined. (I've checked Storygraph but nothing yet.) www.goodreads.com/author/list/...
Books by E.L. Chen (Author of The Dragon and the Stars)
E.L. Chen has 12 books on Goodreads with 2198 ratings. E.L. Chen’s most popular book is The Dragon and the Stars (Daw Book Collectors, 1511).
www.goodreads.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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As per usual my suitcase for @canconsffh.bsky.social is half-filled with snacks, which will be replaced by books at the end of the weekend.
October 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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New ebook editions of SUMMON THE KEEPER and THE SECOND SUMMONING with new ebook edition covers are now available. 1/3
New digital cover for SUMMON THE KEEPER -- it was a dark and stormy night, a black and white cat peers over the roof of a victorian (slightly Queen Anne but let's not be architecturally pedantic) house. There's caution tape over the door and silhouettes of a bat, a werewolf, and tentacles in the windows. The cat's expression says he's had enough of this shit. New digital cover for THE SECOND SUMMONING: in the background, a human torso wearing a beige sweater. The person is holding a very large tea cup that holds in turn an orange almost kitten and some tentacles. There's a line drawing of the Toronto skyline on the tea cup. The cat's expression suggests he hasn't noticed the tentacles not that it would matter because he's just too sweet for this world. He's not actually wrong...
October 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
elainechen.com
They made a big deal about the Doctor being the last Time Lord after the Time War but he's not, Romana is still kicking around in E-space, isn't she?
fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · Oct 14
Tell me your most unhinged Doctor Who opinion. I mean, if you’re a fan, they’re likely all unhinged anyway.
October 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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MAKE THE LOGO BIGGER
impavid.us 🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · Oct 9
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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The perfect news to celebrate for spooky season!! So excited for more forthcoming @elainechen.com books! ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD is a suspenseful horror novel about the challenges women face in middle age, and past mistakes coming back to haunt you 😈
Publishers Marketplace horror deal announcement: E. L. Chen's ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD, pitched as inspired by The Blair Witch Project, in which a recently divorced middle-aged mother is invited to the 25th anniversary reunion special of the notorious found footage horror movie she once starred in, and must figure out if she is unknowingly starring in a sequel or if the ghosts of her past mistakes have come back to haunt her, to Bradley Englert at Run For It, in a very nice deal, in a two-book deal, by Dorian Maffei at Kimberley Cameron & Associates (world). Film/TV: Kim Yau at Echo Lake Entertainment
October 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Kermit flail! Giddy I can finally announce that @orbitbooks.bsky.social's horror imprint, Run For It, has acquired my mid-life crisis found footage horror movie novel ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD. 🪰 1/
A graphic from Run For It with a photo of me, a middle-aged Asian woman with long black hair and glasses wearing an olive green bomber jacket. Above is a red banner that reads, "Acquisition Announcement", and below is "One of Us Is Already Dead, E. L. Chen."
October 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: I have FINALLY seen Kpop Demon Hunters.
a cartoon girl wearing a yellow hat and a floral jacket .
Alt: Zoey from KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, a young Asian woman wearing a yellow bucket hat and floral jacket, bops her shoulders with a broad goofy smile on her face.
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October 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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If you're coming to @canconsffh.bsky.social next weekend, I hope you like stickers! I'll be leaving some on the freebies table and will have them on me to give out too. Really happy with how these turned out.
A glossy sticker showing an illustration of a hand with red-painted nails, holding a bloody kitchen knife. A red ribbon beneath it reads, "SOCIETY OF FINAL GIRLS", and the slogan "THE HORRORS PERSIST BUT SO DO WE" sits around the hand in a circle. A glossy sticker of an illustrated key with a red old-school diamond-shaped motel tag. The tag reads, "LOCK YOUR DOOR" and is spattered with blood.
October 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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If you're coming to @canconsffh.bsky.social next weekend, I hope you like stickers! I'll be leaving some on the freebies table and will have them on me to give out too. Really happy with how these turned out.
A glossy sticker showing an illustration of a hand with red-painted nails, holding a bloody kitchen knife. A red ribbon beneath it reads, "SOCIETY OF FINAL GIRLS", and the slogan "THE HORRORS PERSIST BUT SO DO WE" sits around the hand in a circle. A glossy sticker of an illustrated key with a red old-school diamond-shaped motel tag. The tag reads, "LOCK YOUR DOOR" and is spattered with blood.
October 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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For breakfast I had a Nutella-packed croissant and caffeinated coffee (normally I drink decaf) and now I can see time
a close up of a cat 's face with mathematical equations on it
Alt: A closeup of a cat's face, its expression spaced out, with mathematical equations overlaid on top
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October 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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On Spec has long deserved recognition for best semiprozine at the Hugo Awards, but has never even made the ballot because it's Canadian and most Hugo voters are U.S.-based.

2026 will be your final opportunity to nominate an institution that has been an incubator for so much talent.
onspecmag.bsky.social On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · Oct 9
With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.
October 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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The end of an era. So many Canadian SFF writers, myself included (4 early stories + 1 cover painting), got their start in this magazine. Wishing the staff a well-deserved rest and thank you for all the opportunities given!
onspecmag.bsky.social On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · Oct 9
With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Kid has joined school stage crew so I need to buy him some black clothes.
a woman in a black dress is holding a cup of coffee and smiling in goth .
Alt: Angelica Huston as Morticia Addams, lifting a silver teacup to her mouth and smiling secretively. The caption reads, "Smiles in goth."
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October 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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I got this twice in a row, so I guess it must be true 🤷‍♀️
A graphic with a red and black blood-spatter pattern with the words "THE KILLER" written in large white block letters.
October 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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The Little Ghosts Screenwriting Workshop is BACK in November !

This 5 week crash course by @jkrawczyk.bsky.social will have you leaving with your own short film script. No matter if you are adapting existing work or making something new, we welcome you to join!

Details here:
square.link/u/OpFJONSy
A poster has a Ghost in a director’s chair. It says SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP. $99 for writers of all skill levels. Wednesdays 7:30pm-9:30pm Nov. 5 - Dec. 3rd (5 Week Course) At Little Ghosts Books 930 Dundas St W
October 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Just another reminder that I have a newsletter that I send out quarterly, unless I have extra news to impart 👀 buttondown.com/chaoticrespo...
spongebob and patrick are standing next to each other in a cartoon
Alt: Patrick Star and Spongebob Squarepants whistling nonchalantly with their hands behind their backs (if starfish and sponges can be said to have hands)
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October 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM