Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome Bram Stoker Award®Winning and two-time Shirley Jackson Award nominee Nicole Cushing as an Imaginator Guest! An exceptional writer with an uncompromising dedication to the craft of writing, Nicole is a tremendous addition to our nationally-acclaimed programming. We are thrilled to have her joining us this year as one of our highlighted Imaginator Guests!
About Nicole:
Nicole Cushing is the Bram Stoker Award® winning author of Mr. Suicide and a two-time nominee for the Shirley Jackson Award.
Various reviewers have described her work as “brutal”, “cerebral”, “transgressive”, “taboo”, “groundbreaking” and “mind-bending”.
Rue Morgue magazine recently included Nicole in its list of 13 Wicked Women to Watch, praising her as an “an intense and uncompromising literary voice”. She has also garnered praise from Jack Ketchum, Thomas Ligotti, and Poppy Z. Brite (aka, Billy Martin).
Her second novel, A Sick Gray Laugh, will be released August 27, 2019 by Word Horde. A stand-alone novella, The Half-Freaks (published by Grimscribe Press) will also appear in 2019.
Nicole lives and works in Indiana.
About Imaginator Guests: Since our debut in 2014, Imaginarium Convention has designated special Imaginator Guests to be spotlighted and celebrated. Each Imaginator is carefully chosen as a strong example of the kind of creative spirit that Imaginarium embraces and seeks to foster. Imaginator guests are featured in special Q and A’s, highlighted at Opening Ceremonies and Awards Banquets, given special designation in the vendor hall (some with featured signing times), and appear on prime panels or workshops. For further information on Imaginarium, please visit our site at www.entertheimaginarium.com