Sumiko Saulson

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Sumiko Saulson is a speculative fiction author whose focus is on horror and science-fiction, novelist, poet and writer of short stories and editorials, who writes the column "Writing While Black" for the San Francisco BayView (a National Black Paper) and also writes for Search Magazine. They are a native Californian, who spent their early childhood in Los Angeles, and lived in Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii in their teen years. They have spent most of their adult life living in the San Francisco Bay Area. An early interest in writing and advanced reading skills eventually led to becoming a staff journalist on their high school paper, the Daily Bugle (McKinley High, Honolulu, HI) one of the nation's only four such daily High School papers at the time. By the time they moved to San Francisco at age 19, they had two self-published books of poetry and was a frequently published poet in local community newspapers and read poetry around town. They were profiled in a San Francisco Chronicle article about up-and-coming poets in the beatnik tradition. Over the years they have written numerous articles for local and community papers, non-profit and corporate newsletters, poetry and lyrics and novels.

Winner of the HWA Scholarship from Hell (2016) BCC Voice "Reframing the Other" contest (2017), Mixy Award (2017), Afrosurrealist Writer Award (2018), HWA Diversity Grant (2020), Ladies of Horror Fiction Grant (2021). Sumiko has an AA in English from Berkeley City College. is the host of the SOMA Leather and LGBT Cultural District's "Erotic Storytelling Hour," and teaches courses at the Speculative Fiction Academy.

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100+ Black Women in Horror Writing 22 Feb, 2018

by Sumiko Saulson

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Containing the biographies of over one hundred black women who write horror, 100+ Black Women in Horror is a reference guide, a veritable who’s who of female horror writers from the African Diaspora. It is an expansion of the original 2014 book 60 Black Women in Horror. February is African American History Month here in the United States. It is also Women in Horror Month (WiHM). This list of black women who write horror was compiled at the intersection of the two. It consists of an alphabetical listing of the women with biographies, photos, and web addresses, as well as interviews with 17 of these women and an essay by David Watson on LA Banks and Octavia Butler.

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100+ Black Women in Horror 18 Feb, 2018

by Sumiko Saulson

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Black Magic Women: Terrifying Tales by Scary Sisters (Mocha Memoirs Presents Women in Horror Book 3) 14 Feb, 2018

by Sumiko Saulson, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Kenesha Williams, Crystal Connor, Valjeanne Jeffers, Lori Titus, R. J. Joseph, Kai Leakes, Tabitha Thompson, LH Moore

( 41 )

₹ 370.00

Imagine horror where black characters aren’t all tropes and the first to die; imagine a world written by black sisters where black women and femmes are in the starring roles. From flesh-eating plants to flesh-eating bees; zombies to vampires to vampire-eating vampire hunters; ghosts, revenants, witches and werewolves, this book has it all. Cursed drums, cursed dolls, cursed palms, ancient spirits and goddesses create a nuanced world of Afrocentric and multicultural horror. Seventeen terrifying tales by seventeen of the scary sisters profiled in the reference guide “100 Black Women in Horror.”

Includes the stories Appreciation by Mina Polina, Death Lines by Nuzo Onoh, Sweet Justice by Kenesha Williams, Bryannah and the Magic Negro by Crystal Connor, The Lost Ones by Valjeanne Jeffers, Tango of a TellTale Heart by Sumiko Saulson, Blood Magnolia by Nicole Givens Kurtz, Labor Pains by Kenya Moss-Dyme, Return to Me by Lori Titus, Here, Kitty! by LH Moore, Left Hand Torment by R. J. Joseph, Dark Moon's Curse by Delizhia Jenkins, Killer Queen by Cinsearae S, Sisters by Kai Leakes, Black and Deadly by Dicey Grenor, Trisha and Peter by Kamika Aziza, Alternative™ by Tabitha Thompson, and The Prizewinner by Alledria Hurt.

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Clockwork Wonderland 24 May, 2017

by Emerian Rich, Ezra Barany, Jaap Boekestein, Sumiko Saulson, H.E. Roulo, K.L. Wallis, Michele Roger, James Pyne, Jeremy Megargee, N. McGuire

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Clockwork Wonderland contains stories from authors that see Wonderland as a place of horror where anything can happen and time runs amok. In this book you’ll find tales of murderous clockworks, insane creations, serial killers, zombies, and a blood thirsty jabberclocky. Prepare to see Wonderland as a place where all your worst nightmares come true. You may never look at classic children’s literature the same way again.

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Moon Shadow (The Moon Cried Blood Book 7) 15 May, 2017

by Sumiko Saulson

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This is the seventh book in The Moon Cried Blood series about a young witch named Tisha Gordon who lives in Los Angeles in the 1970s.

In a dream, Tisha’s father, Mark Gordon, comes back from the dead, and boy does he have some explaining to do. Not only are his exwife Joy and daughter Tisha annoyed with him, but his evil daughter Alita wants to have words with him. Meanwhile, Bobby Guerrero, the boy Tisha has a crush on, turns out to be one of Lucia's relatives. He shows up at the house and makes life a little more interesting for Leticia Gordon.

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The Void Between Emotions 1 May, 2017

by Sumiko Saulson

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Explore the darker side of speculative fiction with this collection of supernatural short stories involving sea creatures, ghosts, witches, mermen, shapeshifters, and more. The Void Between Emotions is written by an African American author and contains many stories that reflect African American culture, conflict and issues as well as other culture’s concerns fine examples of writing the other. The stories are primarily horror, with some science fiction and paranormal romance.

The Void between Emotions consists of the ocean-themed The Dance of the Sea Hare and Tortoise; a creepy tale about a young black man strangely obsessed with the recent influx of oceanic life onto dry land; Character Flaws, about a fictional character taking over his author; Bodies, about a human woman who hates her body as much as her witch girlfriend loves it, The Woman Who Couldn’t Stop Crying, about La Llorona, The Weeping Woman), Shallow Waters, about a loveable but unfortunately dangerous merman; Sweetness, a post-apocalyptic tale about a desperate werepig and a ruthless bacon hunter; The Birthday Present, about a girl who unexpectedly learns who her true father is during a wicked Sweet Sixteen party; This One Has Teeth, about a dentist visit from hell; Bloodsuckers, about a symbiotic parasite and vampire relationship; Ashes and Coffee, about a young homeless woman faced with death personified, and Therma Martin Zeda 2525, about a future dystopia and genetic engineering gone wrong.

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The Moon Cried Blood 17 Jan, 2017

by Sumiko Saulson

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It is said that the Wolf may howl at the Moon, but the Moon never howls at the Wolf. In the gritty urban streets of Los Angeles in 1975, Leticia Gordon is forced to come to terms with many things: the tragic death of her stepmother and baby sister in a car accident, fear she’ll wind up in foster care, and the sudden revelation she belongs to a long line of powerful witches known as Luna – who exhibit first power upon reaching womanhood. Running from foes natural and supernatural, will her newfound powers be the turning point that elevates her position of honor, or will it destroy her like the dark forces that consumed her father? In a world turned upside down where time itself seems in flux, in whom can she trust?

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Forever Vacancy: A Colors in Darkness Anthology 13 Jan, 2017

by Colors in Darkness, Sy Shanti, Kenya Moss-Dyme, Eden Royce, Mya Lairis

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Colors in Darkness, the premiere online site for dark fiction authors of color presents its first anthology!

Amid the upheaval of the 1960s, the Kretcher Motel opened in a poor, desolate part of Atlanta. It still serves its original purpose: to lure those souls who are lost, who are troubled, who are evil…to itself. Check in to view these thirteen dark tales of horror, betrayal, fear, and wickedness, all featuring characters of color. You may never want to leave.

The Thing in Room 204 – C.W. Blackwell

Karma Suture – Tawanna Sullivan

The Last Day of Jerome Brown – Jordan King-Lacroix

Roost – Kenya Moss-Dyme

Salvation – Ross Baxter

The Honeymoon Suite: Jacob’s Reunion – Sumiko Saulson

A Long Way From the Ritz – Eden Royce

Mister Mackintosh – David Turnbull

Flesh Trap – Querus Abuttu

A Devil of a Deal – David O’Hanlon

Hollygraham – Sy Shanti

The Adjusters – Dahlia DeWinters

Need – Zin E. Rocklyn

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Tales from The Lake Vol.3 (The Tales from The Lake series of Horror Anthologies) 26 Aug, 2016

by Mark Allan Gunnells, Kenneth W. Cain, Kate Jonez, Lily Childs, Dave-Brendon de Burgh, Sergio Pereira, Harper Hull, Amy Grech, Sumiko Saulson, Tommy B. Smith , D. Morgan Ballmer, Chris Pearce , Paul Edmonds, Mere Joyce, Natalie Carroll, Steve Jenner, Roxanne Dent, Patrick Bates, Crystal Lake Publishing, Monique Snyman

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₹ 300.00

Dive into the deep end...
With 18 tales of terror!
Tales from the Lake Vol. 3 features ghosts, monsters, assassins, alternate dimensions, creatures from the deepest depths and the darkest parts of the universe.

Join “Maybelle” by Mere Joyce in a world where books become real enough to cause both pleasure and pain. Avoid the sounds of “The Cruel” by Harper Hull, lest you want to come to a terrifying end. Travel across the world to see what terrors lurk in an abandoned hospital with “Hush” by Sergio Pereira.

This non-themed horror anthology is filled with suspenseful stories, terrifying thrillers, tragic tales, mystifying mysteries, and memorable adventures that will leave you wanting more. Let these modern urban legends prickle your imagination, share it around a campfire, and revel in the magic of Crystal Lake’s exceptional authors:
Mark Allan Gunnells, Tommy B. Smith, Sergio Pereira, Kenneth W. Cain, Kate Jonez, Dave-Brendon de Burgh, D. Morgan Ballmer, Chris Pearce, Sumiko Saulson, Lily Childs, Harper Hull, Paul Edmonds, Mere Joyce, Natalie Carroll, Steve Jenner, Amy Grech, Roxanne Dent, and Patrick Bates.

Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing. Foreword by the editor, Monique Snyman.

Interview with the Authors:
Q: So what makes Tales from The Lake so special?
Mark Allan Gunnells: First thing that makes it special is being a Crystal Lake book. They go out of your way to select a diverse group of writers with different points of view and styles, and then the editorial team works hard to make each tale the strongest it can be.

Roxanne Dent: Each story is unique, different, and very well written.

Sergio Pereira: It’s an anthology series that promotes both established and upcoming authors, without ever compromising on the quality of the stories. The fact that Jack freakin’ Ketchum has a story in Volume 2 tells you enough: it’s an anthology series every horror writer should want to be a part of.

Harper Hull: The whole concept behind the series is a fascinating one - brand new scary campfire stories written by today's authors. Within this idea the range of stories varies wildly and each volume in the series takes the reader on a wild and creepy ride across all manner of places. I'd also add pay attention to the wonderful covers as they seem to be telling a story themselves.

Q: Why should readers give this series a try?
Mark Allan Gunnells: Because it's a lot of talented authors telling entertaining tales. Enough said.

Sumiko Saulson: It's an essential series of gripping horror tales in the classic camping trip fireside story telling tradition that will scare your socks off. The stories are written in diverse voices by an impressive array of authors from established masters like Graham Masterton to relative newcomers such as myself. I hope you'll check them out and give us a chance.

Sergio Pereira: In case you haven’t realised, Crystal Lake Publishing is taking over the horror scene. Not only is it attracting the new breed, but it’s also brought in the legends. Tales from the Lake is the perfect amalgamation, showcasing the classic, the new and the absolute best. To quote horror punk icon Wednesday 13: “Hey, you. Don’t be late. Till death do us party right here on Crystal Lake.

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Carry the Light: Winning Stories, Poems and Essays from the San Mateo County Fair, 2016 17 May, 2016

by Lisa Meltzer Penn, Bardi Rosman Koodrin

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Carry the Light, Winning Stories, Poems and Essays from the San Mateo County Fair, 2016, is the fifth volume in this anthology series. In previous years, we published all entrants, but the book became too large! This year, we present you with the winners of the various literary contests. Enjoy stories, essays and poems from Sheena Arora, Randy Bales, Sue Barizon, Bill Baynes, Karen Blake, Kathy Boyd, Katie Burke, Mary Chiao, Megan Clancy, Kassandra Cooney, Tia Creighton, Tish Davidson, Marcela Dickerson, Carolyn Donnell, Jim Duncan, Paul Fahey, Jac Fitzenz, Nichole France, Karen Franzenburg, Stanley Gedzelman, Jane Goold-Caufield, Karolina Grimaldi, Evie Groch, Amanda Hassitt, Mary Heneghan, Michele Jessen, Robert Norman Johansen, Lisa Johnson, Marjorie Johnson, Nancy LaRonda Johnson, Cherilyn Jose, Audrey Kalman, Maurine Killough, Thomas Kirkpatrick, Mariah Klein, Ellaraine Lockie, Charles Markee, Joann McEntire, Ana Mir, Edward Moore, Mary Beth O’Connor, Lisa Meltzer Penn, Linda Marie Pillay, Sumiko Saulson, Kim Schultz, Sally Shunsky-Hernandez, Sonya Sigler, Ellen Six, Valerie Stoller, Dave Strom, Michal Strutin, Mimi Villancourt, Vincent Ware, Ryan Warren, Rosina Weiskopf, Nanci Lee Woody, Angela Yang, and Brenda-Lyn Yodice.

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Dreams of the Departed (The Moon Cried Blood Book 3) 30 Aug, 2014

by Sumiko Saulson, Buffie Peterson

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₹ 222.00

The Moon Cried Blood chronicle continues with “Rooms of the Dead”.

For Tisha Gordon, it is a family reunion. For her mother Joy, it is a homecoming. Things seem to have calmed down in both of their lives, but things are still not all wine and roses for the Gordon family. Joy has had a disturbing premonition and fears the worse, while Nana Letty is being stalked by a California condor, a death omen, and is anxiously performing rituals in the apartment of the tragically lost Bridget and Kara Gordon in anticipation of some late night visits by family members from the other side of the veil.

The relatives who have left this plane are not the only ones who have to be faced: Joy is reuniting with her estranged adoptive parents, Joseph and Noelle Todd, and is about to be visited by another blast from her past.

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Bloodlines (The Moon Cried Blood Book 2) 31 May, 2014

by Sumiko Saulson, Amy Bellino

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₹ 69.62

The Moon Cried Blood Saga continues as young Tisha Gordon travels across country with her great-great-grandmother Letty and learns both her fate and her history. Meanwhile, her estranged mother, Joy, is on a journey of her own. Will mother and daughter be reunited? Are Tisha's tragedies finally at an end, or are they only just beginning. Who is this mysterious Nana Letty, and what is the secret she is hiding from her past?

It is said that the Wolf may howl at the Moon, but the Moon never howls at the Wolf. In the gritty urban streets of Los Angeles in 1975, Leticia Gordon is forced to come to terms with many things: the tragic death of her stepmother and baby sister in a car accident, fear she'll wind up in foster care, and the sudden revelation she belongs to a long line of powerful witches known as Lunae – who exhibit first power at menarche (first menstruation). Running from foes natural and supernatural, will her new found powers be the turning point that elevates her position of honor, or will it destroy her like the dark forces that consumed her father? In a world turned upside down where time itself seems in flux, in whom can she trust?

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