Sam Stone

Sam Stone
Born	Manchester, England
Occupation	Novelist
Genres	Gothic Fiction, Horror Fiction, Fantasy
www.sam-stone.com

Sam Stone is a British writer and poet.

Sam Stone is a British author of gothic, horror and fantasy fiction. Stone's debut novel Gabriele Caccini won the silver award for best horror novel 2007 with ForeWord in the USA. She was shortlisted for the August Derleth Award for Best Novel in the British Fantasy Awards for her second novel, Futile Flame. This book was also a finalist in ForeWord's Book Of The Year Awards in 2009 and the third book in the series Demon Dance was also a finalist for the 2010 Foreword magazine Awards and won the August Derleth Award for Best Novel in the British Fantasy Awards 2011. This made her the first female writer in 31 years to win the Award. However, after the awards were announced, there was controversy over the voting and so Stone publically returned the Award, not wishing to be associated with something which might have been awarded erroneously. The BFS then declared that the voting was valid, but then in a later statement announced that the Best Novel would be declared a 'No Award' for that year. Stone was not consulted in this decision. She also won the Best Short Story Award in the British Fantasy Awards in the same year.

Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Awards and Nominations 3 Novels and Writing Credits to date 4 Current publisher 5 External links

Early life and education

The youngest of seven children, Stone was born in Manchester, England, which forms the partial backdrop of her novel Killing Kiss and is the common location of the Vampire Gene Trilogy. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in English and Writing for Performance at University of Bolton, a PGCE at Manchester University and her MA in Creative Writing also at Bolton. Gabriele Caccini was originally written as her dissertation, and published under the pen name Paigan Stone.

Stone's novel was re-edited and re-released as Killing Kiss in September 2008 by The House of Murky Depths. Writer Tanith Lee said about Killing Kiss: "A deceptively readable date with darkness – watch your step! This book is lit for the much more discerning chick (and cock) who likes to walk in the shadows. Relax with it, but be prepared for sudden jewels and little masterpieces – and the rug to be pulled from under your feet." 

In 2011 a short story collection, Zombies in New York and Other Bloody Jottings, was published by Telos Publishing.

Awards and Nominations

Gabriele Caccini: 2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of Year Awards Silver Award Winner for Best Horror Novel

Futile Flame: 2010 British Fantasy Award finalist

Futile Flame 2009 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Awards Finalist

Demon Dance: 2010 ForeWord Magazine Book of Year Awards Finalist

Demon Dance: 2011 British Fantasy Society Awards 2011 Winner - subsequently returned due to the initial controversy, but 'No Award' stated by the BFS despite the awards being cleared of any issues.

Fool's Gold: Short fiction: 2011 British Fantasy Society Awards 2011 Winner

Novels and Writing Credits to date

Novels

• Gabriele Caccini - - ISBN 978-1-425966-56-0
• Killing Kiss, Book 1 in the Vampire Gene Series - ISBN 978-1-906584-07-8
• Futile Flame, Book 2 in the Vampire Gene Series - ISBN 978-1-906584-08-5
• Demon Dance, Book 3 in the Vampire Gene Series - ISBN 978-1-906584-09-2
• Hateful Heart, A Vampire Gene Novel - ISBN 978-1-906584-27-6

Editorial Credit

• As Editor with David J Howe - Hines Sight - Autobiography of Actor Frazer Hines - ISBN 978-1-845839-98-7
• As Editor - Rules of Duel by Graham Masterton - ISBN 978-1-84583-054-0
• As Editor - Dark Horizons, part of the BFS Journal, Winter 2010 - published by The British Fantasy Society
• As Editor - Talespinning by David J Howe Telos Publishing, Sep 2011 - ISBN 978-1-84583-058-8

Short Stories

• The Bitten Word - Short Story Contribution "Fool's Gold" - ISBN 978-1-907069-07-9
• BFS Journal - Short Story Contribution "Walking the Dead" - published by The British Fantasy Society
• Full Fathom Forty - Short Story Contribution "The Toymaker's House" - ISBN 978-0-953868-13-1 - published by The British Fantasy Society

Collections

• Zombies in New York & Other Bloody Jottings - Collection of stories and poetry - Telos Publishing - ISBN 978-1-84583-055-7

Current publisher

• The House of Murky Depths: Vampire Gene Series
• Telos Publishing: Zombies in New York and Other Bloody Jottings

External links

• Sam Stone
• The Vampire Gene - Immortal Bloggers
• Murky Depths
• The House of Murky Depths
• British Fantasy Society
• Telos Publishing

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Name	Stone, Sam
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Date of birth	October 15, (Year irrelevant)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
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