Biography

FRAN FRIEL lives and dreams by the sea in southern New England.  She’s a two-time Bram Stoker Award finalist and winner of the Black Quill Award.  She writes horror, dark fantasy and science fiction, and like many “respectable” authors, she is currently working on a novel.  You'll find Fran’s award winning collection, Mama’s Boy and Other Dark Tales, at ApexBookCompany.com and other fine book sellers.   

Fran’s work has been featured in anthologies such as, Horror Library Vol. 1 (Cutting Block Press), Tiny Terrors 2 (Hadesgate/UK) and Legends of the Mountain State III (Woodland Press), as well as publications online and in print at The Horror Library, Apex Digest, Insidious Reflections, Wicked Karnival, The Lightning Journal, Lamoille Lamentations The Eldritch Gazette, and Dark Recesses Press. Fran’s limited edition debut novella, Mama's Boy, was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award (2006), as was the the follow-up collection, Mama's Boy and Other Dark Tales (2008 Stoker Finalist).

Be sure to stop by for a chat at facebook and the blog, Fran Friel’s Yada Feast.  The cyber-door is always open.

Wickedly Yours,