My guest in this episode is Anna Taborska, the multi award-winning author of the horror collections For Those Who Dream Monsters, Shadowcats, and Bloody Britain, as well as a contributor to countless anthologies. She is also an accomplished screenwriter and poet.
We discuss the challenges of writing across different mediums (screenplays, short stories, and novels), the creative process, traditional versus self-publishing, advice for emerging authors, how to stay artistically authentic, and where to find inspiration.
The Host:
Newton Webb is a British horror author with fourteen published books. His collected works, Tales of the Macabre Volumes 1–3, contain tales of temptation, dread, and the hidden evils lurking beneath everyday life.
Inspired by splatterpunk and classic gothic themes, his fiction frequently blends visceral horror with psychological tension, reflecting influences ranging from heavy metal to ancient mythology.
Outside his writing career, Newton co-chairs the UK Chapter of the Horror Writers Association.
The Guest:
Anna Taborska was born in London, England. She is a filmmaker and writer of horror stories, screenplays and poetry. Anna has written and directed two short fiction films, two documentaries and award-winning TV drama 'The Rain Has Stopped'. She also worked on twenty other film and TV productions, and was involved in the making of two major BBC television series: 'Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution' and 'World War Two behind Closed Doors - Stalin, the Nazis and the West'. Her stories have appeared in a number of Year's Best anthologies, including 'The Best Horror of the Year Volume Four' and 'Best British Horror 2014'. Anna's short story 'Bagpuss' was an Eric Hoffer Award Honouree, and the screenplay adaptation of her story 'Little Pig' was a finalist in the Shriekfest Film Festival Screenplay Competition, 2009. Anna's debut short story collection, 'For Those who Dream Monsters', released by Mortbury Press in 2013, won The Children of the Night Award. Anna is a five-time Bram Stoker Award nominee and a three-time British Fantasy Award nominee.
You can view Anna's full resume here:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1245940/
Watch her films and book trailers here:
http://www.youtube.com/annataborska
And learn more about her short stories and screenplays here:
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