There's blood on the bayou tonight—and every night—in Louisiana Vampires, a ghoulish gumbo of vampire tales set in the Creole state. In stories whose settings range from Baton Rouge to New Orleans, and from Spanish moss-draped swamps to historic mansions of the Crescent City's Garden District, the undead emerge at moonrise, prowl darkened streets and byways, and slake their bloodthirsts on tourists and locals alike. Mardi-Gras and mausoleums. Bougainvillea and voodoo queens. Cajun culture, gris-gris, and all that jazz. The sights, sounds, and colorful history of Louisiana accent these tales by thirteen top horror writers whose vampires embody the hot pulse and piquant character of the state. Evoking the gentility and magic we associate with Louisiana, Louisiana Vampires is a sanguinary celebration of southern supernaturalism. Let the blood times roll!
Author
I'm a full-time author, anthologist, and translator (Spanish->English) living in Madrid, Spain. Writing in both Spanish and English, I've published over 90 books in a wide range of genres, including poetry (DESAYUNO EN LA CAMA and FAIRY TALES FOR WRITERS), children's books (LA AVENTURA DE CECILIA Y EL DRAGÓN, COSAS QUE PUEDO HACER YO SOLO, LITTLE PIRATE GOES TO SCHOOL, etc.), short stories (TWO BOYS IN LOVE, HIS TONGUE, THE DRAG QUEEN OF ELFLAND), graphic novels (VACATION IN IBIZA), and many anthologies (STREETS OF BLOOD: VAMPIRE STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH, SWITCH HITTERS: LESBIANS WRITE GAY MALE EROTICA AND GAY MEN WRITE LESBIAN EROTICA, KOSHER MEAT, FOUND TRIBE: JEWISH COMING OUT STORIES, CAMELOT FANTASTIC, etc.) I've twice won a Lambda Literary Award, for FIRST PERSON QUEER and PoMoSEXUALS: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT GENDER AND SEXUALITY. My picture book ¿LEES UN LIBRO CONMIGO? was selected by the International Board of Books for Young People for Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2007 and my picture book NO HAY NADA COMO EL ORIGINAL was selected by the International Youth Library in Munich for the White Ravens 2005. My poem "How to Make a Human" won the Rhysling Award for Best Science Fiction Poem. I am also the publisher of A Midsummer Night's Press, a small poetry publisher, which has published THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR OTHER LIFE by Achy Obejas, THE GOOD-NEIGHBOR POLICY: A DOUBLE CROSS IN DOUBLE DACTLYS by Charles Ardai, BANALITIES by Brane Mozetic, translated by Elizabeti Zargi, and FORTUNE'S LOVER: A BOOK OF TAROT POEMS by Rachel Pollack, as well as the annual series BEST GAY POETRY and BEST LESBIAN POETRY.
