Words, Death, & Wine: Authors Amanda Downum and Oliver Sheppard

Gather ye ghouls of literary inclination; assemble ye witches of wordish wonder:–

Horror writers/poets Amanda Downum and Oliver Sheppard will be reading poems & passages from their dark literary works at Secret Oktober on Saturday, January 11, 2020. The event is free and lasts from 4PM until 6PM. The event is BYOB. You are encouraged to bring your own libations to share and enjoy with others. Authors’ books will be for sale and can be signed. 🖤

Austin writer Amanda Downum’s 2018 collection of dark fiction and poetry, Still So Strange, was a finalist for the 2019 World Fantasy Award. Poems from Oliver Sheppard’s 2018 gothic poetry collection, Thirteen Nocturnes, earned “Recommended” status in 2019’s Best Horror of the Year after the book was placed on the Bram Stoker Awards Recommended Reading List. 💀