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About Us
Mystery and Horror, LLC was legally organized in 2011. It began as a writing partnership between Gwen Mayo and Sarah Glenn, because they were going to the same conventions and events to promote their books. In 2013, the partners decided to expand into publishing other writers who share their love of genre fiction.
We belong to the Florida Authors and Publishers Association.
We belong to the Florida Authors and Publishers Association.
Gwen Mayo, Publisher
Gwen Mayo is passionate about blending the colorful history of her native Kentucky with her love for mystery fiction. She currently lives and writes in Safety Harbor, Florida, but grew up in a large Irish family in the hills of Eastern Kentucky.
Her stories have appeared in anthologies, at online short fiction sites, and in micro-fiction collections. She belongs to Sisters in Crime, SinC Guppies, the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Gwen attended the University of Kentucky on a poetry scholarship, but has an associate degree in business and a bachelor's degree in political science. She was a judge for the 2012 Derringers, and the coordinator for the 2011 Derringers. Interesting fact: Gwen was a brakeman and railroad engineer from 1983 - 1987.
Her stories have appeared in anthologies, at online short fiction sites, and in micro-fiction collections. She belongs to Sisters in Crime, SinC Guppies, the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Gwen attended the University of Kentucky on a poetry scholarship, but has an associate degree in business and a bachelor's degree in political science. She was a judge for the 2012 Derringers, and the coordinator for the 2011 Derringers. Interesting fact: Gwen was a brakeman and railroad engineer from 1983 - 1987.
Sarah E. Glenn, Editor in Chief
Sarah E. Glenn, a Jane-of-all-trades, has a B.S. in Journalism. She loves reading and writing mystery and horror stories, often with a sidecar of funny. Several have appeared in mystery and paranormal anthologies, including G.W. Thomas’ Ghostbreakers series, Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine, and Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology. She belongs to Sisters in Crime, SinC Guppies, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society.
Sarah edited two different local newsletters in Lexington, Kentucky and was a first round judge in Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine 's 2003 "Slesar's Twist Contest". Later, she was a judge for the 2011 and 2012 Derringers. Since 2013, she has overseen multiple anthologies and story collections for MAHLLC. Interesting fact: Sarah worked the Reports Desk for her local police department, and criminals are dumb.
Sarah edited two different local newsletters in Lexington, Kentucky and was a first round judge in Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine 's 2003 "Slesar's Twist Contest". Later, she was a judge for the 2011 and 2012 Derringers. Since 2013, she has overseen multiple anthologies and story collections for MAHLLC. Interesting fact: Sarah worked the Reports Desk for her local police department, and criminals are dumb.
Our Authors:
Alex Azar
Alex Azar is an author born and raised in New Jersey. He made the courageous decision to leave the glamorous life of an electrical engineer student behind and concentrate full time on his life long passion of writing. He is now a happily struggling author. Nightmare Noir is his first full length publication.
Alex Azar is an author born and raised in New Jersey. He made the courageous decision to leave the glamorous life of an electrical engineer student behind and concentrate full time on his life long passion of writing. He is now a happily struggling author. Nightmare Noir is his first full length publication.
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Rosalind Barden
Over thirty of Rosalind Barden's short stories have appeared in print anthologies and webzines, including the U.K.'s acclaimed Whispers of Wickedness. Mystery and Horror, LLC has included her stories in their anthologies History and Mystery, Oh My! (FAPA President's Book Award Silver Medalist), Mardi Gras Murder, and four of the Strangely Funny series. Ellen Datlow selected her short story “Lion Friend” as a Best Horror of the Year Honorable Mention after it appeared in Cern Zoo, a British Fantasy Society nominee for best anthology, part of DF Lewis' award winning Nemonymous anthology series. TV Monster is her print children's book that she wrote and illustrated. Her satirical literary novel American Witch is available as an e-book. In addition, her scripts, novel manuscripts and short fiction have placed in numerous competitions, including the Writers’ Digest Screenplay Competition and the Shriekfast Film Festival. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Discover more at RosalindBarden.com |
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Gareth Barsby
Gareth Barsby is a graduate of the University of Chester, where he studied Creative Writing and Journalism, but for most of his life, he has used writing to explore weird new worlds. He has a blog where he puts up his written work - myweirdwriting.wordpress.com - has self-published three books - The Werewolf Asylum, Barking Benjamin and Mr. Movie-Maker – and has submitted short stories to several publications. |
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Ruschelle Dillon
Ruschelle Dillon is a freelance writer whose efforts focus on the dark humor and the horror genres. Ms. Dillon’s brand of humor has been incorporated in a wide variety of projects, including the irreverent blog Puppets Don’t Wear Pants and novelette Bone-sai, as well as the live-action video shorts “Don’t Punch the Corpse” and “Mothman”. She also interviews authors for the Horror Tree website. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and online zines. Ruschelle lives in Johnstown with her husband Ed and the numerous critters they share their home with. When she isn’t writing, she can be found teaching guitar and performing vocals and guitar. |
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Monstermatt Patterson
Whether he's telling his jokes in front of the living dead or on the award nominated 6FtPlus podcast, Monstermatt Patterson brings his brand of horror humor, with a schlocky horror host's enthusiasm.
He has a diversified portfolio of work, which includes low budget film actor/storyboard artist/associate producer credits on such films as Return to the Class of Nuke 'Em High, A Grim Becoming, To Release a Soul, Superheroes Don't Need Capes, GoGo Girls vs the Nazis, and more.
He also contributes to the horror/fantasy genre as a painter, sculptor, mask maker, illustrator, comic book creator, in works such as Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings, Wolff's Run, Steampunk Originals Vol. 2 and more.
He has a diversified portfolio of work, which includes low budget film actor/storyboard artist/associate producer credits on such films as Return to the Class of Nuke 'Em High, A Grim Becoming, To Release a Soul, Superheroes Don't Need Capes, GoGo Girls vs the Nazis, and more.
He also contributes to the horror/fantasy genre as a painter, sculptor, mask maker, illustrator, comic book creator, in works such as Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings, Wolff's Run, Steampunk Originals Vol. 2 and more.
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D.M. Woon
An avid reader from an early age, one of D.M. Woon's earliest memories of writing was of completing the remaining pages of a scrapbook filled with short stories cut from a magazine, and adopting the style of the authors. A fan of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series and Louise Cooper’s Creatures, it wasn't long before he began to write his own collection of short horror stories. D.M. Woon has a first-class Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Creative and Professional Writing. Since graduating, Woon has had two further pieces of work published: a 100 word drabble called ‘Stains’, and the popular short story ‘Saturday the Eighth’ which features in Necro Publications’ anthology Into The Darkness. The written ‘voice’ Woon assumed for the piece, and the response he received, inspired him to write Tales of The Bastard Drunk. Learn more about D.M. Woon from his blog and Facebook author page. |