Every year, Western Colorado University’s Publishing Graduate Program, directed by Kevin J. Anderson, puts out an anthology as part of the students’ curriculum. This one, Into the Deep, Dark Woods, will be their 7th. It was also the 7th one I have submitted a story to. It will be the 3rd time my story was accepted. I’m pretty excited about that, especially after learning there were 998 submission this time! That means the stories ought to be the cream of the crop!
And mine was included!
Woot!
Ego stroke!
Look for the anthology to come out sometime in July 2026 from WordFire Press!
(Taken from Kevin J. Anderson’s Facebook post)
The final list of stories and contributors for INTO THE DEEP, DARK WOODS!
The Crow That Spoke in a Voice Like Autumn—Jonathan Maberry
Carter—Charles De Lint
Dark Hunter story—Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Dreadwood Dragon—Sebastien De Castell
The Hollow—Richard Adams
Underneath the Sycamore on the Hill—Sam Knight
Whispering Grove—Emily Mosher
Still—E.D. Jones
At the Root—C.L. Fors Cherrie Lynn Fors
Fake Trees and True Intentions—Jared Nelson
Down Where the Pumpkins Don’t Rot—Bernard McGhee
Light in the Woods—Veronica Campbell
The Mask Seller—Ally Kuan
Mulch—Bret Nelson
A Wayward Traveler’s Fate—Frank Coffman [POEM]
Notice to Trespassers—Laura Hannett [POEM]
This Is the Real World—Lea Harper [POEM]
Lean In—Kerith Collins [POEM]
The Trees Bear Gifts—Michelle Tang
There’s Still Hope While One Tree Grows—Mike Strickland
The Gullah Golem—James Jensen
The Acorn—James Dodds
The Middle Path in Three—Brandon Case
The Guf Tree—Adelaide Halliday
When the World Went Quiet—Dawn Klinge
A Showbox Funeral—Julia V. Ashley
Metsubushi—Benjamin Spada
Wildflowers, Sap, and Stone—Katherine Garrison
