Poet, Fiction Writer
Publications & Prizes
Fiction
Poetry
Professor of the Year (Seton Hill University), 2010-11; Bram Stoker Award for Fiction Collection (Proverbs for Monsters), 2007; Bram Stoker Award for Poetry Collection (Freakcidents), 2005; Bram Stoker Award for Alternative Forms (The Goreletter), 2003; Bram Stoker Award for First Novel (Grave Markings), 1994; International Horror Critics Guild Award for First Novel (Grave Markings), 1994; Best Fiction Writer, Genre Writers Association, 1995; Best New Writer, Small Press Writers and Artists Organization, 1992.