by Jay Wilburn I get to read a lot of zombie work each year as I go through work submitted in applications for the Summer and Winter of Zombie tours. I also seek out work from writers new to me who I think might have something to offer. The work ranges widely in style and …
Tag: #Soz2018
Spotlight On Brahm Stroker #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn *Jay entered the castle feeling he had made the worst decision of his life. The cold dark corridors led from level to level without end. He saw light from rooms off to one side. The experiments he saw going on inside would haunt him the rest of his days. He decided not …
Spotlight On Alathia Paris Morgan #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn *Jay stayed balanced on the beam and tried not to look down as he moved from building to building over the narrow bridges. He reached the rooftop gardens of the colony and found Alathia standing watch.* Jay Wilburn: Is this a good time? Alathia Paris Morgan: Zombies are everywhere. I’ve seen better …
Writing Zombies for a Younger Audience #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn For some of us, thinking about writing zombies for a younger audience means “kids” in their twenties. We are often trying to appeal to that same “young” demographic many television properties and genre films are trying to capture. But what about writing for an actual “younger” audience? Like too young to vote, …
Spotlight On MV Clark #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn *Jay ducked as the ghosts flew around his head. As if zombies were not trouble enough, he had these to deal with now. He made it inside and got the door closed behind him. It held off the zombies for now, but the ghosts seemed undeterred.* MV Clark: Very disturbing, isn’t it? …
Spotlight On Armand Rosamilia #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn *Jay stared at the lawn and the house. It looked … normal. The rest of the neighborhood lay in ashes. The dead wandered all of Jacksonville. They wandered all of Florida and the world beyond, but this house looked just fine. He approached the door and knocked. He couldn’t remember the last …
Is the Walking Dead Done Being Done Yet? #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn It is funny to me whenever the question of whether zombies are “over” comes up. This question has been going on since the turn of the century or before. As digital and small press publishing grew, the onslaught of zombie stories have flooded the inboxes of publishers until many include “No Zombies” …
Spotlight On Javan Bonds #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn *Jay scrambled up onto the pirate ship with the help of the crew. He looked back down into the water at the faces of the dead staring back at him from below the surface. He turned to the crew and wasn’t sure he was in a better place with all of them.* …
Spotlight On Thomas M Malafarina #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn *Jay hid from the mutant creatures scouring the landscape for food as long as he dared. He found the entrance to the bunker on the third try. He descended into the darkness, tripping on the stairs several times. His own harsh breathing echoed back at him from the concrete on both sides. …
I’m a Sucker for Zombie Guide Books #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn As the title says, I’m a sucker for zombie guide books. There is something about this approach to exploring the zombie apocalypse which captures my imagination. There are a lot of these types of books out there. Probably more than you might think. A lot of them are probably not worth your …