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Join Us At: Broward Local Authors Forum

12/31/2018

Miramar Branch Library presents the 2019 Broward Local Authors Forum.

This is your opportunity to meet authors right in your backyard. From noon to 2 p.m. on January 19, 2019, head out to discover your new favorite authors at the Miramar Branch Library, located at: 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar.

Come chat us up, let's talk books, and have a great time!

The event is free to attend. Authors will have copies of their books on hand for sale and discussion.

Join Us At: Miami Book Fair 2018

10/25/2018

It's official: Darkwater Syndicate returns for the 2018 Miami Book Fair International.

Each November, hundreds of authors and thousands of readers converge on Downtown Miami for the nation's premier literary festival, often drawing crowds in excess of 200,000.

We'll be at the weekend street fair from Friday to Sunday, November 16th through the 18th. The event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day. Antonio Simon, Jr. will be in attendance to sign autographs, speak with the media, and ensure a memorable time will be had by all who pass by Darkwater's booth.

Be sure to swing by! We are the best in Miami's independent fiction!

Author Event: Meet Horror Author Nicholas Paschall

10/24/2018

Nicholas Paschall's hitting the road again! This time, he's bringing with him the latest in his Broken Gods series: Travails For Teyuna, released earlier this year. Come out to see him November 10th at Half Price Books, located at 125 Northwest Loop 410, San Antonio TX 78216. A big thank-you to Half Price Books for hosting this event!

Darkwater Syndicate Teams Up With Bestselling Author Dan Alatorre

7/1/2018

Writers, start your engines! There's a competition to be won, and the prizes will blow your mind.

Bestselling author Dan Alatorre has announced his 2018 July Word Weaver Writing Contest. We at Darkwater Syndicate are sponsoring the first-place prize, which is an author's dream come true:

- A publishing option through Darkwater Syndicate, whereby we will consider a novel or short story by the winner for publication,
- We'll even prioritize the winning story so it gets bumped up to the top of our editors' reading list,
- If we sign the winner author on, we'll give the work our full treatment of: editing, cover art production, publication, audiobook narration, in addition to royalties better than prevailing rates.

How awesome is that?

For more information and how to enter the contest, visit Dan Alatorre's page by clicking the big blue button at the bottom of this post.

About Dan Alatorre
Dan Alatorre is author of numerous best sellers, host of the YouTube video show Writers Off Task With Friends, blogger and father to a hilarious and precocious daughter, "Savvy" of the bestselling book series Savvy Stories. His novels, short stories, illustrated children’s books and cookbooks have been translated into 12 different languages and are enjoyed around the world. Dan and his family live in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.

Visit Dan Alatorre's Page

Celebrating A Decade of Darkwater Syndicate

4/30/2018

Darkwater Syndicate turns ten on April 30th. Ten! Can you believe it? We've come a long way since we organized our company back in 2008. In our early years, we were a quirky webzine promising "new stories each week; bad poetry or drawings otherwise." And while we had a good run as a webzine, it was only natural that we would evolve to become a publisher of fine indie books.

Everything changed on August 8, 2013. On that date, we published our first book, The Gullwing Odyssey. That fantasy/comedy paved the way to our future success—it sold extremely well and hit #5 in Amazon's Bestsellers in 2014. It's won several awards and continues to be one of our best-selling titles ever.

Since then, we've branched out to publish sci-fi, thrillers, and horror. We've made a quite a name for ourselves in horror, particularly, with our large selection of horror titles. Want a slasher? You got it in Simon Petersen's Slasher Sam. Want something paranormal? Try Michael Warriner's The Man in the Forest. Fancy a pulpy occult read? Nicholas Paschall's The Father of Flesh and Travails for Teyuna are sure to satisfy. And if you want horror short stories, look no further than our award-winning Shadows and Teeth horror series.

To celebrate our ten years in business and to thank you, dear readers, for your continued support, we're working on something special. That's right—it's our tenth birthday, but you get the presents. It's our great pleasure to introduce you to Postcards from the Void, our most ambitious project yet.

It's an innovative new horror anthology about shunned and abandoned places that do not exist—complete with photographs. Yes, you read that correctly: photographs of shunned places that don't exist. Postcards from the Void will combine some of the best names in contemporary horror—Guy N. Smith, Adam Millard, and Nicholas Paschall to name just three—with vintage photographs to send the fear factor to eleven.

Nick Paschall, Horror Author, On Tour In Texas!

3/26/2018

Nick Paschall is a busy man. Sure, he's a prolific horror author with several books to his name; and sure, he puts out a new horror short story on his website about once a week (which if you haven't visited him there, you should. He's at: www.nickronomicon.com). But lately he's been on a whirlwind of a book tour all over San Antonio and Texas. Here he is at Half-Price Books with his paranormal horror novel, The Father of Flesh (photo taken March 3, 2018).

Check out The Father of Flesh and its sequel, Travails For Teyuna, coming May 15th!

A big thank-you to Half-Price Books and everyone who came out to see Nick!

Author Event: Nicholas Paschall At Half-Price Books

2/26/2018

Join Us At: Miami Book Fair 2017

11/10/2017

Come met our authors next week at the Miami Book Fair!

Friday, November 17-19, 2017
- Downtown Miami, Florida
- Event runs through Sunday, November 19

Author Event: Nicholas Paschall

11/6/2017

Ever want to meet a horror author and get into his head, ask him questions, or just maybe shake his hand and pose for pics while he autographs your very own copy of his latest book? Well now you can!

Nicholas Paschall will be making a special meet-and-greet appearance this month.

He'll have copies of his latest occult chiller, The Father of Flesh, on hand for autographs. Don't miss this great opportunity to meet with this master of horror fiction!

Meet Nicholas Paschall
Friday, November 17, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
La Cantera Mall, San Antonio, Texas 78249

Darkwater Syndicate Rocks Spooky Empire 2017!

11/3/2017

Spooky Empire is one of the biggest Halloween-themed conventions in the US, and Darkwater Syndicate found themselves large and in charge at the expo. This year, it ran from October 27th to the 29th. On day one of this three-day event, authors Michael Warriner and Antonio Simon, Jr. were present to join in all the spooky fun. Special guest appearances by Pennywise the dancing clown from It, the Babadook, and many more!

Day two of three of Spooky Empire 2017. Authors Antonio Simon, Jr. and Christopher Cobb chat with fans amid visits from vacationing Batman, a murderous Bender, Freddy versus Jason, and many more!

The final day of Spooky Empire sees authors Michael Warriner and Antonio Simon Jr. back at it again! This time, they're visited by an Inspector Gadget in serious disrepair, a carnivorous plant from outer space, and more!