C U R R E N T THE BLOG IS BACK Check the revived, all-new blog to find news, comments, etc. about Glen's new novel, The Book of Bunk. Amongst other things... UPCOMING: Glen will be taking part in panel discussions and talks at Literary Orange 2009 on Saturday, April 4th 2009 at the UC Irvine Student Center. Come study writing with Glen! Glen is currently teaching in the new MFA program at Cal State San Bernardino, alongside marvelously talented writer-instructors James Brown, Kevin Moffett, Julie Paegle, and Juan Delgado. Entry applications for the first class are due in April.   Get your Rolling Darkness chapbooks in the store now!. Available Now - the 5-year Anniversary Pack: all four chapbooks, plus your choice of T-Shirt or poster, all for a special price. While supplies last.   5-year Anniversary Pack   2008 chapbook   2007 chapbook  B O O K S    American Morons "His skill at drawing horrors out of commonplace situations peopled with credibly drawn characters distinguishes these subtle tales of the uncanny as some of the most effective and chilling in contemporary weird fiction."   - Publishers Weekly (starred review)   more about the book   read the reviews   buy      The Two Sams "In THE TWO SAMS the greatly gifted Glen Hirshberg does a magnificent job of redefining and updating the ghost story in his own smart, subtle, insightful way. Here is a writer to watch and to treasure."   - Peter Straub   more about the book   read the introduction   buy now      The Snowman's Children "A chilling debut ... haunting and sharply rendered..."   - Kirkus Reviews   more about the book   read a sample chapter   buy now      Flowers on Their Bridles, Hooves in the Air First print edition novella in a collectible package including photographs and an audio CD.   more details   buy now    L E A R N   M O R E     novels   stories   other writing   about the author   contact the author   sign up for updates   buy the books   Glen's blog

N E W S Glen's story, "Esmeralda," has been selected by Ellen Datlow for Best Horror of the Year, due out in early 2010. Glen will be reading at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California on April 23rd. Glen will be February's featured guest-writer at Paul Kane's very fine website at shadow-writer.co.uk Glen's novella, "Dancing Men," has been selected by Ellen Datlow for Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror, due out later in 2009 from Tachyon Books. Glen's novella, "Devil's Smile" has been selected for inclusion in The Very Best of Best New Horror, the 20th anniversary edition of the celebrated annual anthology, due out later in 2009. The Two Sams has been published in Russia by Azbooka, and has received enthusiastically positive reviews on the radio (on The Echo of Moscow), in newspapers (The Books Showcase), and in journals (World of Fantasy, The Expert, etc.). Glen has been invited by The Modern Book and Literature Centre of St. Petersburg and the St. Petersburg Writers' Union to give a series of readings and talks there this summer. Glen will be giving a pair of readings and signing books in Ottawa Ontario at the end of the month. On 11/28, he will be at Collected Works bookshop, and on 11/30, he will be the featured speaker at the Dusty Owl Reading Series. Glen will be signing the new Best New Horror, which includes his story "Miss Ill-Kept Runt," with Stephen Jones and other contributors at Dark Delicacies on November  4th. Glen will be signing copies of Inferno, which includes his award-winning novelette, "The Janus Tree," along with Ellen Datlow and other contributors at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, Ca. on October 4th. New story, "Esmerelda," the first in a proposed series called The Book Depository Stories, will appear in Shades of Darkness from Ash Tree Press in November. Glen's novelette, "The Janus Tree," has won the 2008 Shirley Jackson Award. New story, "The Pikesville Buffalo," will appear in the anthology POE!, edited by Ellen Datlow, early in 2009. Glen's novelette, "The Janus Tree," has been selected for Wildside Press' HORROR: THE BEST OF THE YEAR 2008, due out this fall. Glen's story "Miss Ill-Kept Runt" has been selected for BEST NEW HORROR 2008, due out later this fall. American Morons has won a 2007 International Horror Guild Award for Best Collection. A new release of "Like a Lily in a Flood," is available now in the shop.   more details ...   buy now American Morons has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection. "The Janus Tree," a novelette, will appear in the anthology INFERNO, edited by Ellen Datlow, due out in December from Tor Books. "I Am Coming to Live in Your Mouth" will appear in DARK DELICACIES 2, edited by Del Howison and Jeff Gelb. "The Two Sams" has been selected by Peter Straub to appear in POE'S CHILDREN, due from Doubleday in 2008. "Millwell," originally published in the 2006 Rolling Darkness Revue chapbook, is now appearing in SUMMER CHILLS, a new anthology edited by Stephen Jones. "Devil's Smile," from American Morons, has been selected for this year's MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST NEW HORROR #17. "The Muldoon," from American Morons, has been selected for both YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR #20 and HORROR: THE BEST OF THE YEAR. Glen has been nominated in two categories in the 2007 International Horror Guild Awards: The Muldoon for "Mid-length Fiction" and American Morons for "Collection (Single Author)" American Morons was selected as a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award. The October 22, 2006 Sunday Weekend Edition on NPR has a feature on the Rolling Darkness Revue [listen] Read the initial blurbs and comments about American Morons in the reviews section. Glen appeared at the World Horror Convention in San Francisco. Read about it in the blog. American Morons has been selected for YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR #19 and also for BEST NEW HORROR. Cemetery Dance magazine has announced plans for a tribute issue devoted to Glen and his work later this year.   More details in Glen's blog The Rolling Darkness Revue will be performing, along with special guest Kim Newman, at the World Horror Convention in San Francisco in May.   More details in Glen's blog Official Rolling Darkness Revue 2005 merchandise is available in the Darkness Rising Shop A new story, "American Morons," is available exclusively in the Rolling Darkness Revue chapbook available now in the shop   more details ...   buy now A new limited edition audio CD, "Like a Lily in a Flood," is available now in the shop.   more details ...   buy now A new story, "The Muldoon," will appear in forthcoming new anthology from Ash-Tree Press, At Ease With the Dead, due out late this year. Read Glen’s article on Manly Wade Wellman’s Who Fears the Devil in the new Stephen Jones/Kim Newman anthology, Horror: Another 100 Best Books. The Rolling Darkness Revue gave an encore performance at this year’s Horror Writer’s Association Conference (June 24-26, Burbank, CA). Glen’s longstanding musical project, Momzer, has just released a CD. Check out the Momzer website.   buy now Azbuka Publishers of St. Petersburg will be publishing Russian editions of both The Snowman's Children and The Two Sams shortly. "Transitway," new story, due out soon in CEMETERY DANCE. Exact publication date to follow. "Safety Clowns" has been selected for the 2005 edition of BEST NEW HORROR. A very limited first print edition book/CD package of "Flowers on Their Bridles, Hooves in the Air" is available now in the shop.   more details ...   buy now The official T-shirt from the Rolling Darkness Revue 2004 tour is available now in the shop.   more details ...   buy now New story, "Safety Clowns," available now in Acquainted With The Night, available from Ash-tree Press.   archived news