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The bibliography page is now updated with Chloë's latest published stories including the salty-aired surrealism of Turn Again, O My Sweetness from the "At the Lighthouse" anthology, and the botanical folk horror The Ripe Fruit in the Garden from the "Great British Horror Volume 8 - Something Perculier".

                   

The Audio page is also updated with new Podast episodes Chloë has featured on, including stories on the prompt of "Susurration" and an interview with the lovely Nico and Ben of the The Tiny Bookcase.

                   

We are a back after a long time, with a new page for the site, Stories, which will provide some of Chloë's work for your reading pleasure

This week has seen wonderful news with Chloe being shortlisted for three British Fantasy Awards. She is on the shortlist for Best Newcomer, Best Collection for We All Have Teeth and Best Short Fiction for "Fill The Thickened Lung With Breath" which appeared in the Dreamland: Other Stories anthology from Black Shuck Books, which is also shortlisted in the Best Anthology category.

                   
You can find all the shortlists on the BFS Site here.

You can find a interview with Chloe chatting with Matthew Cavanagh (Runalongwomble) about We All Have Teeth on the Run Along The Shelves website here.

We start 2022, with a great review of We All Have Teeth from Runalongwomble

"I am very happy to tell you Gentle Reader that I definitely enjoyed the new collection We All Have Teeth by C A Yates which is charged, funny, strange and on occasion unsettling reading. What more can anyone want?"

You can read the full review on the Run Along The Shelves Blog here.

It has been a while since the last update, the webmonkey has been hibernating, but we are back with big news..... The release of The Fox Spirit Book Of Love anthology compiled and edited by Chloë, a new short story in the Black Shuck Book's anthology Dreamland and we are excited to announce the release of Chloë's first collection We All Have Teeth

                       

We All Have Teeth gathers together work with Fox Spirit Books and other outlets, along with some new and previously unpublished work all under one roof. The art work was designed by Vincent Holland-Keen and Chloë.
Have you ever wondered if fish can sing? Seen bikinis kill? Been curious about whether or not there’ll be any justice at the end of the world, or if dogs are really psychopomps? Don’t worry if you haven’t, because C.A. Yates has already thought about all these things and more. Make a cup of tea, and enjoy...
Available in Paperback, with the Ebook's coming real soon.

                     

April saw the release of The Fox Spirit Book Of Love, an anthology compiled and edited by Chloë. A collection of stories from fantastical worlds to fairy tales, from dark places to virtual reality, tales of transformation, hope, and despair. Above all else, each one is, at heart, about love. With stories from authors including Douglas J. Ogurek, Dolly Garland, James Bennett, and G. Clark Hellery. The art work was designed by Chloë, Paul Yates and Vincent Holland-Keen.
Available in Paperback or on Kindle, or Ebook direct from the Fox Spirit Books Store.

               

August saw the release of the anthology Dreamland: Other Stories from Black Shuck Books, an anthology edited by Sophie Essex including Chloë's story "Fill The Thickened Lung With Breath"
Dreamland contains twenty-one stories, from female-identifying writers including Priya Sharma, Laura Mauro, Penny Jones, and Julie Travis, that embody the disconnect between reality and the subconscious, the desire for meaning and the need for escape, the too-blue sky and the abyss.
Available in Paperback and Ebook direct from Black Shuck Books.

The end of January saw the release of "The Jackal Who Came in From The Cold", a collection of furry shorts bringing a broad range of spy stories and an equally ranging look at Furry literature, opening with "A Treacherous Thing" by Chloë.

               

The Noel season has passed with a new story of Emmelina and a narration with Chloë.
Sirens Call no. 42 - The Bitter End edition includes "Emmelina Tastes The Bitter End"
and Cast of Wonders no. 336 - Little Wonders 19 – Bittersweet Christmas, features Chloë on the story A Little Something For Christmas by Kat Day.

                   

And back in November saw Chloë narrate the story “c” by E. J. Swift, for StarShipSofa No 564

               

Emmelina returns with a bit of Trick-or-Treating, in Sirens Call no. 41 - Halloween Screams and Other Dark Things Issue.

                   

After far too long a break we are back with a catch-up on the news from Chloë.

                           
There is a new story, "Go Forth In The Dance Of The Merrymakers", in the Holding On By Our Fingertips anthology, edited by Kate Coe and Amanda Rutter, and published by Kristell Ink.

Chloë's story "All Things Fall", appeared in a Fox Spirit special issue of Far Horizons magazine.

"Emmelina In Love" by Chloë, appeared in Issue 38/April 2018 addition of Sirens Call magazine. There will be another tale of Emmelina in the upcoming Halloween edition of Siren's Call, out soon, so keep an eye out here sirenscallpublications.com.

                           
Back in February, for Women in Horror month, Chloë published an article 'A Monstrous Love':Crimson Peak And The Writer which looks at the journey of a writer in Guillermo Del Toro's Gothic movie. The article was even liked and shared by the director himself.

There is now a new page with links to Chloë's Narration, including links to recent narrations PodCastle 488 : Crossing by A.C. Wise, and StarShipSofa 490 : Enyo-enyo by Kameron Hurley.

Two new stories by Chloë available from Fox Spirit Books, "The Holy Hour" , in Respectable Horror and "The Mouse & The Minotaur" which opens the third Bushy Tales collection Tales of the Mouse & Minotaur

                   

Also, here's The Big Interview with Chloë by Geraldine Clark Hellery, where she talks about writing, current projects, inspirations, and Mental Health issues.

It has been a while since the last update, new stories have been released, all three fascinating titles.

Firstly, "Professor Venedictos Von Holinshed Versus The Sororal League Of Bazooka-Bikini-Wielding Demonic Divas From Outer Space (Denouement)", in The Evil Genius Guide and "The Most Tragical & Implausible Fate Of Mary I: A Demonic Soliloquy" in Reflections ,and finally "One Sssingular Sssenssation" in Eve Of War All books available from Fox Spirit Books


                       

A new interview with Chloë by Tony Lane, where you can read about her work, influences, and what is coming in the future...

               

And a great new review of "Tits Up In Wonderland" from the Missing Monarchs anthology.

A new piece this month, in the form of the poem "Intimacy" in the Piercing The Vale, Fox Pocket anthology from Fox Spirit Books which is available from Amazon

               

February saw the release of a new story, "The City is of Night, But Not of Sleep" in the In An Unknown Country Pocket from the award winning Fox Spirit Books and is available from Amazon

               

A new infectious tale of discovery, "The Devil’s Haemorrhoids" appears in the Things In The Dark Fox Pocket from the award winning Fox Spirit Books out now and available from Amazon

               



Read an interview with Chloë, to celebrate the anniversary of the Wicked Women anthology release.

Listen to Chloë narrate "Lost Socks" by Lisa Montoya for the Cast of Wonders Podcast, Episode 169.

A new tale about a Sub-aquatic Operatic Company, "Tuna Surprise!" opens the Under The Waves Fox Pocket from Fox Spirit out now and available from Amazon

               

"Kiki Le Shade" has been described as "a charming nightmare" in a review by Starburst Magazine of Fox Spirit's Drag Noir collection. Read the review here, and get yourself a copy of Drag Noir from Amazon

Read about the Chloë Yates creative process, in all its tea drinking glory in Fox Spirits Monday Methods column.

A brand new story just in time for your Christmas reading, "Tits Up In Wonderland" in Missing Monarchs from Fox Spirit and available from Amazon on Kindle and from Lulu in Paperack right now

               

So they are here, two new antholgies including two of my stories, firstly "Kiki Le Shade" in Drag Noir and and "How to be the Perfect Housewife" in Wicked Women, both from Fox Spirit and available from Amazon (click on the pics below)

                       

Read about the inspiration behind Kiki and Kitty in my latest Blog post.

Get your browsers ready for two new stories coming soon, "Kiki Le Shade" in the Drag Noir anthology and "How to be the Perfect Housewife" in the Wicked Women anthology, both from Fox Spirit.

   

A brand new story out, "All Things Fall" appears in Fox Spirit's Girl at the End of The World - Book 1. Available from Amazon with two alternative covers.

A list of Fox Spirit's current and future publications, including future titles from Chloë.

Listen to Chloë narrate "The Secret Life of Sleeping Beauty" by Charity Tahmaseb for the Cast of Wonders Podcast, Episode 121.

New links to ebooks available from Spacewitch

New stories out now "A Cackling Fart" in the Fox and the Fae collection, and "Well Our Feeble Frame He Knows" in the Fox Pocket - Guardians pocket collection. Both available in paperback, follow the links on the Bibliography page.

Listen to a reading of "Tits Up in Wonderland", in Dark Fiction Mag Issue 16 - Anarchists and Activists,
from the upcoming Fox Spirt "Missing Monarchs" Fox Pocket.

Welcome to my new website. Here you'll find out all the news about me, Chloë Yates, writer of odd tales such as "Leave the Pistol Behind" and "Madam Mafoutee's Bad Glass Eye".