VJ Books Presents Author Rio Youers!
Rio Youers is a British-Canadian author whose love of writing dates back to his earliest days wielding a pen. His work spans horror stories, fantasy, and explosive thrillers, with some of his most notable titles including Westlake Soul (2020) and his latest work, Lola on Fire (2021). He is also the author of Sleeping Beauties, a comic-book adaptation of Stephen and Owen King's novel of the same name, as well as an abundance of short stories.
When not writing, Youers enjoys running, movies, reading, and playing the guitar. He lives in southwestern Ontario with his wife, Emily, and their two children.
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Rio Youers Bibliography
Novels & Novellas
- Old Man Scratch - 2009 (novella)
- Mama Fish - 2009 (novella)
- Promised Land Blues - 2011 (novella)
- The Angels - 2015 (novella)
- The Forgotten Girl - 2017
- Halcyon - 2018
- Westlake Soul - 2020
- Lola On Fire - 2021
- No Second Chances - 2022
Comics
- Sleeping Beauties, Vol. 1
Short Stories
- The Tangle published in Northern Haunts: 100 Terrifying New England Tales (2008)
- This is the Summer of Love published in This is the Summer of Love (2009)
- Quoth the Rock Star published in Classics Mutilated (2010)
- Left-Hand Radio published in Shroud Magazine, Issue 10 (2010)
- Alice Bleeding published in The Company He Keeps (2010)
- Bury Me Not published in Best New Zombie Tales, Volume 2 (2010)
- Soulfinger published in Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead (2010)
- Splinters (coauthored with Peter Crowther) published in Gutshot (2011)
- Chrysalis published in Dark Dreams, Pale Horses (2011)
- Pure published in Dark Dreams, Pale Horses (2011)
- The Ghost of Lillian Bliss published in The New and Perfect Man (2011)
- Tiger, Tiger published in A Carnivāle of Horror: Dark Tales from the Fairground (2012)
- The Happy Bird and Other Tales in 21st Century Dead (2012)
- Wide-Shining Light published in Psycho-Mania! (2013)
- The Widow published in End of the Road (2013)
- Honesty published in Chilling Tales: In Words, Alas, Drown I (2013)
- For King and Country published in ZvR: Diplomacy (2013)
- Depth published in Shivers VII (2013)
- Outside Heavenly in The Spectral Book of Horror Stories (2014)
- Sins Like Scarlet (coauthored with Mark Morris) published in Dark Duets (2014)
- Separator published in Seize the Night (2015)
- Sister Free published in Far Voyager (2015)
- The Promised Smile published in Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors (2017)
- The Typewriter published in New Fears 2 (2018)
- Vanished Summer Glory in Wonderland (2019)
- Fort Lauderdale published in Ten-Word Tragedies (2019)
Rio Youers Awards and Honors
- The Forgotten Girl - Arthur Ellis Award Finalist
- Westlake Soul - Sunburst Award Nominee
- Old Man Scratch - British Fantasy Award Nominee
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