February 16, 2010. Congratulations to David Nickle and ChiZine Publications on the Black Quill Award for Monstrous Affections. The collection of creepy short stories won the Readers Choice Award for Best Dark Genre Fiction Collection. I'm sure the captivating cover helped the readers make their decisions!

Here's what people are saying about Monstrous Affections:

"Bleak, stark and creepy, Stoker-winner Nickle's first collection will delight the literary horror reader . . . 13 terrifying tales of rural settings, complex and reticent characters and unexpected twists that question the fundamentals of reality. All are delivered with a certain grace, creating a sparse yet poetic tour of the horrors that exist just out of sight . . . This ambitious collection firmly establishes Nickle as a writer to watch."
– Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"David Nickle writes 'em damned weird and damned good and damned dark. He is bourbon-rough, poetic and vivid. Don't miss this one."
– Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother

For more information on Dark Scribe Magazine's Black Quill Awards go here.