NOVEMBER, 2025 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets (as reported to @HorrorWriters HWA, Los Angeles chapter) — “A selection of New or Reopening Market Listings this month paying minimum pro rates of 5 cents+ per word” ericjguignard.blogspot.com/2025/11/nove...

Today in Scouts, I built a working catapult!

My daughter signing her first autograph as a published author (for the anthology: DARKNESS 102: ADVANCED LESSONS WERE LEARNED)!!!

Badass song of the week: I’ve had this song on repeat, and I cannot stop listening to it. Smooth grooves of modern funk-soul and the silkiest vibe of the day for cruising the open road (or getting some writing done). Monophonics & Kendra Morris – “Untitled Visions” www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2Gt...

My daughter said I’m “cringe”, but I don’t care—it was super fun doing Immersive Gaming for both SQUID GAMES and FLOOR IS LAVA with her! (and I.G. is def. better than V.R. or A.R.)

Did a small backpacking trek over the weekend, up to Cedar Glen (Mt. Baldy) in the San Gabriel Mountains. Carried in my gear and pitched a hammock between pine trees for the cold night. Beautiful scenery and clear views (especially of all of L.A. lights laid out in the far distance like molten lava)

Had a fantastic time speaking on the SCARING AND DARING panel with Lisa Morton and Joe R. Lansdale last Sunday! Thanks so much to the Los Angeles Public Library for hosting this event, and thanks to everyone who came out to support this book! (and thanks to Jonathan Levit for these great pics!)

Fun day yesterday at the 1st Annual Riverside Book Festival! I sold more books than expected (a rare, pleasant surprise!). Thanks to Cati Porter, Inlandia Institute, and Riverside Public Library for putting this together. Looking forward to next year!

Tomorrow is the 1st annual Riverside Book Festival!! This is huge, and I have my own booth! I’ll be selling books and signing anything else there. Booth (space) #43 SATURDAY, Oct. 11 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. outside Riverside Main Library 3900 Mission Inn Ave. riversidebookfestival.org

L.A.'s LIFTED UNITED is showcasing my event for the literary community! Speaking with Lisa Morton and Joe R. Lansdale! Sunday, October 12 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Doors open 1:45 p.m. L.A. Central Library - Taper Auditorium 630 W 5th St Los Angeles, CA 90071 www.liftedunited.com/upcoming-eve...

New Review - a timely collection of unnerving tales from diners, roller skate rinks the civil war and more await in A Graveside Gallery: Tales of Ghosts And Dark Matters by @ericjguignard.bsky.social out now and highly recommended! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/10...

Wonderful interview of me conducted by the Los Angeles Public Library! Much thanks to Daryl A. Maxwell. And come see me speak, along with @lisamorton.bsky.social and @joerlansdale.bsky.social, next week at the Library’s Taper Auditorium on Sunday, Oct 12 from 2:00–3:30! www.lapl.org/collections-...

Never read a Gemma Files story. Read six Gemma Files stories. Will read more @gemmafiles.bsky.social stories. Courtesy of Dark Moon Books' EXPLORING DARK SHORT FICTION #7: A PRIMER TO GEMMA FILES (2025) from editor and MANOR Resident @ericjguignard.bsky.social, 2 stories I highly recommend within:

OCTOBER, 2025 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets (as reported to @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social HWA, Los Angeles chapter) — “A selection of New or Reopening Market Listings this month paying minimum pro rates of 5 cents+ per word” ericjguignard.blogspot.com/2025/10/octo...

Local friends and Horror fans, I’ll be selling books and signing works this Saturday! At: “HWA takes over Underdog Bookstore” Saturday, Oct. 4, 2:00 – 4:00 312 S. Myrtle Ave. Monrovia, CA Come on down! www.underdogbookstore.org

Went tramping around the San Gabriel Mountains yesterday. Hiked to S.G. peak, then down and up Mt. Disappointment (true name!) Lots of history up there. Drizzly & thick fog going up the mountains, but at about 5,500+ elevation, broke through the clouds to brilliant, blue skies.

Received another spam call from a publicity/agenting house, in a barely legible voice and in the most disinterested intonation possible, to “discuss turning my books into blockbuster sellers and lucrative movies.” Bruh, if you’re gonna call, at least pronounce my name right. I’m not a “Gig-a-nerd”.

Over the weekend, I camped with my daughter's Girls Troop 220 of BSA on an island in San Diego Harbor. I set up on my own private cove, right on the beach, outside the camp overlooking the distant lights of Sea World... not a bad way to spend Friday through Sunday!

Good morning, folks! Take care of yourself today. & share a book or two with someone. @darkmoonbooks.bsky.social & @ericjguignard.bsky.social & @paultremblay.bsky.social

This is some great imagery. From “Sown from Salt” by Gemma Files. This story is part of a primer collection from @darkmoonbooks.bsky.social. Cc: @ericjguignard.bsky.social

Build your #horror TBR with these #newreleases! @ericjguignard.bsky.social @rebeccacuthbert.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @larafraterauthor.bsky.social @audreywilsonauthor.bsky.social @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social @nytebird45.bsky.social @jgfaherty.bsky.social @kaylafrederick.bsky.social

Dang. This is a werewolf story like no other I’ve ever read. Gemma Files dethrones the patriarchy with her take on a classic story. Order this book through @darkmoonbooks.bsky.social (@ericjguignard.bsky.social). If this collection opens with this banger, then I’m in for a treat.

Waiting for my boy to finish his shift. I brought a friend. @ericjguignard.bsky.social @darkmoonbooks.bsky.social

Coming soon to a galaxy near you!

New review out for my latest fiction collection, A GRAVESIDE GALLERY! “…For those who love short stories of the darker kind, Eric J. Guignard should be a household name.” Thank you to David Simms at Monster Librarian for reviewing! www.monsterlibrarian.com/TheCirculati...

Super fun to be on the latest podcast of David Agranoff’s POSTCARDS FROM A DYING WORLD Ep: “The Authors of the new Space Horror Antho edited by E.S. Magill” And mind that explicit warning! PODCAST: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... And the YouTube video version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-6e...

Super fun to be on the latest podcast of David Agranoff’s POSTCARDS FROM A DYING WORLD Ep: “The Authors of the new Space Horror Antho edited by E.S. Magill” And mind that explicit warning! PODCAST: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... And the YouTube video version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-6e...

SEPTEMBER, 2025 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets (as reported to @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social HWA, Los Angeles chapter) — “A selection of New or Reopening Market Listings this month paying minimum pro rates of 5 cents+ per word” ericjguignard.blogspot.com/2025/09/sept...

Excited to be part of this very cool anthology along with my daughter! It's her first publication (and my many-more-than-that): DARKNESS 102: ADVANCED LESSONS WERE LEARNED, edited by Elizabeth Suggs and Jonathan Reddoch (Collective Tales Publishing) Available at: www.amazon.com/Darkness-102...

I’ll be selling books and signing works today at MIDSUMMER SCREAM at Long Beach Convention Center! 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Booth 496 Looking forward to my first time there, and to be alongside Elvira, John Carpenter, and Barbra Crampton!!! midsummerscream.org

Can’t believe I missed promoting this yesterday on its official release day (something I’ve been looking forward to for years) but now announcing the release of : SCARING AND DARING Edited by Eric J. Guignard, in partnership with @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social www.harpercollins.com/products/sca...

For those in the Inland Empire, I’ll be selling books and signing anything at my table during Indie Author Book Market, as part of Riverside Artswalk! THURSDAY, August 7 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Riverside Main Library 3900 Mission Inn Ave. Thanks to Inlandia Institute for hosting!

Got a new advance review in from ALA’s BOOKLIST for my upcoming MG anthology SCARING AND DARING. The review is behind a paywall, so which I’m not supposed to share, but what I “can” say is that I am very, VERY happy with it! Pull quote: “A win-win for any tween or teen bookshelf.”

Thanks so much to @davidagranoff.bsky.social and Postcards From a Dying World for this incredibly generous (and 1000% True!!) review of my latest short story collection A GRAVESIDE GALLERY!! davidagranoff.blogspot.com/2025/08/book...

Just got a box of these beauties! Coming Aug. 12: SCARING AND DARING anthology ed. by moi! ericjguignard.com/SacringandDa... #ericjguignard #horror #fantasy #anthology #shortstories #childrensbooks #funreading #middlegrade #HarperCollins #ScaringAndDaring #horrorwritersassociation

AUGUST, 2025 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets (as reported to @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social HWA, Los Angeles chapter) — “A selection of New or Reopening Market Listings this month paying minimum pro rates of 5 cents+ per word” ericjguignard.blogspot.com/2025/07/augu...

I got to moderate a great panel today at San Diego Comic-Con 2025: "How Libraries Help Promote Creators". Learned a ton of interesting programs relating to archives, acquisitions, and promotions.

I'll be at #Comic-Con #SDCC #comiccon this Saturday and Sunday! Writers' Networking on Sat., and moderating a panel on Sun: “How Libraries Help Promote Creators” 2:00 p.m. at Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library. Lots of other panels to check out, too!

Too sweet to pass up: Reading Night for my kids

Highlighting #BookChain 16! WHITE TRASH AND RECYCLED NIGHTMARES (@deadskypub.bsky.social) by @rebecca-rowland.bsky.social Tracked as ericjguignard.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... Where to next? Only chance and the last reader involved may determine! #BookChainChallenge

Great trip backpacking the Eastern Sierras for 4 days. I went with my son and his Boy Scouts Troop 220. We hiked the Cottonwood Lakes Trail to Old Army Pass trail to its summit (about 12,300 feet up) overlooking the Southwest Basin. Beautiful scenery, great weather, and maelstroms of mosquitoes!

Out to go backpacking the Eastern Sierras! Offline and untethered the next four days. :)

AVAILABLE NOW! PATTERNS - an anthology of pattern-themed HORROR. All 2025 profit to NAPS, a menstrual disorder charity. Paperback and e-book purchase link: t.co/zIAly7U1Dp

Just ran the annual Anaheim Firecracker 5K / 10K with my son. Happy Fourth-of-July!

JULY, 2025 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets (as reported to @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social HWA, Los Angeles chapter) — “A selection of New or Reopening Market Listings this month paying minimum pro rates of 5 cents+ per word” ericjguignard.blogspot.com/2025/06/july...

Great online monthly meeting today with the HWA Los Angeles Chapter of @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social ! Good conversations of upcoming events, markets, and projects—So many peers doing Fantastic things!

I just sent out my latest newsletter!! It's been 18 months since the last one. (Yikes!) If you're not a subscriber, see the online version of it here, to check out some of my latest projects: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7848...

Wonderful in-depth review just came across my desk for my latest fiction collection, A GRAVESIDE GALLERY! Thank you to Kayleigh at Happy Goat Horror! #reviewersrock #bookreview #Booklover #ericjguignard #AGravesideGallery #GravesideGallery happygoathorror.com/2025/06/26/a...

Went trampin’ around the Salton Sea with my son. What a wild and weird place! A toxic, saline lake in southeast California desert—near the Mexico border—once a luxury boating retreat, and now largely a ghost town and artist colony.

Insect of the day! Super cute, fun little arachnid: Phidippus johnsoni, AKA: Johnson jumping spider (Red-Backed Jumping Spider). Females have a black stripe down the middle of their red abdomen, while males have an all-red abdomen. So this is clearly a lovely lady of the species. —Chino Hills, CA