writing

“Demon in Aisle 6” is a Finalist for the Sippy Awards

Sippy_Face4 My story “Demon in Aisle 6” (published in Nightmare Magazine) was a finalist for the Sippy Awards. The winner going to “When Your Child Strays From God” by Sam J. Miller. Of my story, they …

“The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye” wins the #BookTubeSFF Award for Best Short Work

Just discovered this! My story “The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye” won the #BookTubeSFF Award for Best Short Work, beating The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss, The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami, and Sixth of the Dusk…

January 4, 2016

Nebula Awards Showcase 2015

The Chicago Tribune reviews the 2015 Nebula Awards Showcase, edited by Greg Bear, which contains the Nebula winners and finalists from 2014, and has nice things to say about some of the stories, including works by Rachel Swirsky and …

December 23, 2015

Interview in Fantasy Scroll Magazine

Over at Fantasy Scroll Magazine, Iulian Ionescu interviews me in their December issue. I give my life story in three paragraphs, wax philosophical about character creation, and give (gasp!) advice to aspiring writers. Not for the faint of heart! Here’s …

December 21, 2015

Interview in the Brooklyn Rail

Over at The Brooklyn Rail, Valya Dudycz Lupescu interviews me about King of Shards and my short fiction, delving deep into themes that recur frequently in my work. And Valya really dug deep, finding themes I wasn’t consciously aware of …

December 10, 2015

“Where Writers Write” Guest Post for the Next Best Book Blog

My guest post for “Where Writers Write” is up today at The Next Best Book Blog.

As most writers know, finding the perfect place to write is almost as challenging as writing itself. Of course, some will say that

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December 2, 2015

“Demon in Aisle 6” Out Today in Nightmare

My story, “Demon in Aisle 6,” is out today in Nightmare Magazine. It’s about a gay romance in an unwelcoming high school, plus demons. Here’s the opener:

I first saw the demon the Sunday after you died. It was

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November 18, 2015

Reddit AMA, Today, November 17th

TODAY, November 17th, I’m participating in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) over in their fantasy subreddit. Come on by during the hours of 11am through about 11pm Eastern Daylight Time.

Here is the link to the Reddit AMA.…

November 13, 2015

“Demon in Aisle 6” in Nightmare Magazine

This month my story “Demon in Aisle 6” appears in Nightmare Magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams. You can purchase the ebook of the issue now, or you can wait until November 18th to read this story for …

November 3, 2015

Publisher’s Weekly reviews King of Shards

Publishers Weekly reviews King of Shards and has nice things to say. They write:

“…a robustly imagined fantasy world…Kressel advances his plot briskly through a series of alliances, betrayals, separations, and reunions, and the veiled motives of several of

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October 26, 2015

Interview at SF Signal

Over at SF Signal, Larry Ketchersid interviews me about the Lamed Vav, writing difficult characters, Kabbalah, and other fiction books that use Jewish mythology that I’ve enjoyed. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: