We are delighted to share that two Meerkat Press publications were winners of the Shirley Jackson Award this year. Pinch us please. We hope you’ll checkout these amazing books: Winner | Best Collection Winner | Best Novelette More
It is that time of the year and we are already blown away at the showing from our 2020 catalog! * means final results in! VELOCITIES : STORIES by Kathe Koja (story collection) | *Bram Stoker Award Finalist, This is Horror Award nominee, *Locus prelim ballot THE ATTIC TRAGEDY by J. Ashley-Smith (novella) | * […] More
The Attic Tragedy by J. Ashley-Smith Coming June 9, 2020 Sylvie never called them ghosts, but that’s what they were—not that George ever saw them herself. The new girl, Sylvie, is like a creature from another time, with her old-fashioned leather satchel, her white cotton gloves and her head in the clouds. George watches her […] More
The Attic Tragedy by J. Ashley-Smith was reviewed in Aurealis Magazine. We loved the review and encourage you to get a copy of the magazine and preorder the book. “A gorgeous, melancholy coming-of-age novella about girlhood and ghosts … Ashley-Smith expertly tinges his contemporary setting with Gothicism, nostalgia, and creeping dread. This eerie, ethereal tale […] More
We adored this review of The Attic Tragedy, J. Ashley-Smith’s new novella. “A gorgeous, melancholy coming-of-age novella about girlhood and ghosts … Ashley-Smith expertly tinges his contemporary setting with Gothicism, nostalgia, and creeping dread. This eerie, ethereal tale marks Ashley-Smith as a writer to watch.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: The Attic Tragedy by J. […] More
We are super excited about the cover of J. Ashley-Smith’s upcoming novelette: THE ATTIC TRAGEDY. This book doesn’t just pull your heart-strings, it yanks them out of your chest. Loved this book, the mood, the characters, and the poignant story of George & Sylvie. Coming June 9, 2020! More
We are stoked to announce Meerkat Press will be publishing two new works by J. Ashley Smith, one a novelette, The Attic Tragedy, in 2020, and the other, a novella, Adriadne, I Love You, in 2021. Both are mesmerizing, deliciously dark tales. We are excited to be working with this talented, award-winning author. About The […] More