C.H. Pearce

Hello friends! It’s that time of year again... I don’t blog often but when I do I blog about the entire year in review (this is why I cannot have a newsletter) including awards eligibility/all spec fic and horror writing or art I’ve published in 2025. Author A.C. Wise maintains a fantastic list of awards eligibility posts ( “What have you done, what have you loved 2025” ) if you want a refresher! Short fiction I had one (1) short story published in 2025 and I’m really proud o

*updated August 2025 to reflect Ditmar Award eligible work I admittedly forgot to include until a post by Kaaron Warren reminded me......

Querying, it's the worst! Querying in a post-2020 publishing landscape, especially. Let's get that out of the way up front. However, cold...

With the Publishable manuscript development program currently open for submissions, I thought I’d write a post about my experience in the...

It’s that time of year again, somehow—awards eligibility post time! (If you're not familiar with this tradition Lyndsie Manusos wrote an...

With the Australasian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) mentorship program deadline coming up, I thought I’d write a blog post (!) about...

It's that time of year again! Awards eligibility post time. Apparently it's also time to start a blog, if only for these sorts of annual...