Bio

Having survived the turn from fundamentalist to simple fatalist, Maria Alexander works at Disney as a Web copywriter. Let anyone think her head is full of pixie dust, since 2000 a number of her horror and dark fantasy stories have been published to some acclaim, as well as a collection of poetry. Her credits consist of stories in Gothic.net, Chiaroscuro Magazine and Paradox Magazine, as well as a number of anthologies. Almost all of her works have garnered moreover Honorable Mentions in the Year's Best Fantasy & Horror anthologies, appearances on the Preliminary Ballot for the Bram Stoker Award, or both. She also produced screenwriter and game designer. After a brief film mentorship with Clive Barker several years back, she moved to Los Angeles where she now lives with two ungrateful cats and five corsets.

Published

This Body of Death -- Lost on the Darkside anthology, from ROC Books - Preliminary Ballot for the 2005 Bram Stoker Award in Short Fiction

Veil of Skin -- Blood Surrender anthology, from Blue Moon Books - Preliminary Ballot for the 2005 Bram Stoker Award in Long Fiction

Goodnight, Marvin -- The Anthology at the End of the Universe, from BenBella Books.

Agnus Dei -- Spooks!, a Twilight Tales anthology. A reprint from Clocktower Books and Far Sector SFFH 2003.

When Gods Die -- Gothic.net 2004, 2005. Reprinted from Horrorfind.com 2001 - Honorable Mention in Year's Best Fantasy & Horror #18

Conspiracy of One -- Horror Carousel, Issue #1 2004.

"The Dark River in His Flesh" -- Paradox Magazine, Issue #4 Jan 2004.

Samantha Blazes: Psychic Detective of L.A. -- in the Hastur Pussycat, Kill! Kill! anthology, from Vox13, June 2003
- Preliminary Ballot for the 2003 Bram Stoker Award in Long Fiction.
- Honorable Mention in Year's Best Fantasy & Horror #17

Some Divine -- the Songs from Dead Singers & Other Eulogies anthology, from Catalyst Press, 2002 - Honorable Mention in Year's Best Fantasy & Horror #16

The King of Shadows -- Gothic.net 2001, 2005 - Preliminary Ballot for 2001 Bram Stoker Award in Short Fiction
- Honorable Mention in Year's Best Fantasy & Horror #15
- Finalist in the 2003 Moondance Film Festival Short Story Competition

Black Roses and Hail Marys -- Chiaroscuro Magazine 2001. Reprinted in Gothic.net 2003, 2005 - Preliminary Ballot for 2001 Bram Stoker Award in Short Fiction

Bacchus Anesti -- Chiaroscuro Magazine, Issue #6. Dec 2000.
- 5-Star Rating and Top Story for Issue #6 by Nuketown

Coming Home -- Gothic.net 2000. Reprinted in Chapter & Verse HWA LA Promotional Chapbook 2002, Gothic.net 2005
- One of the Top 10 Highest-rated stories of Gothic.net in 2000
- Produced as a One-Act staged play reading by Women-in-Theatre and performed December 21, 2003.