Another Australian has joined the ranks of those nominated for
international literary awards.

Rocky Wood, from Melbourne, has been nominated for a Stoker Award (in
the Superior Achievement in NONFICTION section) by the Horror Writers
Association, the peak body in the horror genre.

Stephen King, Uncollected, Unpublished was written by Rocky Wood,
with David Rawsthorne (Owner & operator of Horrorking.Com - i.e.
ME!!!) and Norma Blackburn.

Rocky is nominated for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction for his
book Stephen King, Uncollected, Unpublished, published in both the
United States and Australia. The Stokers are named for Bram Stoker,
the author of Dracula, and are regarded as the premier horror genre
awards each year. Previous winners include Stephen King, Joyce Carol
Oates, Ray Bradbury, Anne Rice and Ira Levin.

Wood, who lives in South Yarra, has been a non-fiction writer for 30
years. His nominated work is the second of his three books on
Stephen King's works. "Obviously, it is very exciting to be
nominated for such a prestigious international literary award, one
that has been won by idols of mine such as Stephen King, Ray Bradbury
and Peter Straub, " he said, "I'm also pleased that writing by an
Australian, published in Australia, has been recognised by my peers
in the HWA." The book covers 99 of Stephen King's obscure or
unpublished works. King gave Wood access to his archives at the
University of Maine and allowed an unpublished story and a poem to
appear in the book. "It was a great buzz when King allowed me to
include a great horror tale he wrote in 1970 and a poem with an
unlikely subject – Dean Martin!" Wood said.

Wood will attend the Awards Dinner in Toronto, Canada on 31 March
with his wife before embarking on his third research trip to Stephen
King's native state of Maine, USA.

For further information, interviews, etc contact: Rocky Wood 0437
446 019

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Not as lot of other updates to Horrorking Com have happened lately as
my daughter has been rather sick for a few months. She was finally
diagnosed with a rather unusual infection of the tonsils, so a simple
surgery to remove her tonsils last friday has seen her return to
normal.

I hope to include the people lists & links for a few books, including
Liseys Story, in the next few days.

David
Horrorking.Com