Horror authors across Northern California (including myself) have come together to release Tales for the Camp Fire, a new anthology of short stories, to support wildfire relief efforts. All profits from the sale of the anthology will be donated to wildfire relief funds administered by the North Valley Community Foundation.
On the morning of November 8th, 2018, the worst wildfire in the state’s history erupted in the foothills of Northern California. While emergency efforts were immediate, the Camp Fire burned for seventeen days before it was finally contained. It destroyed the town of Paradise and burned over 150,000 acres. At least 85 people died in the blaze. The impact of the fire was felt across the entire region the as air quality became the worst in the world.
When our local Horror Writer's chapter got together, the question of “what can we do?” was raised. “We’re writers,” said San Leandro resident and author Ben Monroe,“how can we can help with our stories?” Soon we formed a plan to produce a charity anthology, contacting horror authors across the region to ask them to donate stories. Some wrote new pieces for the book, while others submitted favorite reprints for inclusion. In the end, the anthology topped out with 24 great stories totaling over 300 pages.
Tales for the Camp Fire, is edited by Loren Rhoads and is being published by E.M. Markoff’s Tomes & Coffee Press. It will be available in early May in both paperback and ebook formats.
For any Bay Area locals, we will be presenting the book at the Bay Area Book Festival May 4th and 5th, and will be at Books on B Street Saturday May 11th signing copies and talking about the fire.
The book will be available through Amazon. Members of the publishing team are attending the Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley on May 4 & 5, and will have copies of the book available for sale there. All profits from the book are going to be donated to the North Valley Community Foundation efforts to support the on going wildfire relief efforts.
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