Participating Authors at BayouCon 2016

Alexander Brown

Alexander S. Brown is a Mississippi author who was published in 2008 with his first book Traumatized. Reviews for this short story collection were so favorable that it has been released as a special edition by Pro Se Press. Brown is currently one of the co-editors/coordinators with the Southern Haunts Anthologies published by Seventh Star Press. His horror novel Syrenthia Falls is represented by Dark Oak Press. He is also the author of multiple young adult steampunk stories found in the Dreams of Steam Anthologies, Capes and Clockwork Anthologies, and the anthology Clockwork Spells and Magical Bells. His more extreme works can be found in the anthology Luna’s Children published by Dark Oak Press and State of Horror: Louisiana Vol 1 published by Charon Coin Press. Visit Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com to download his short story series published by Pro Se Productions, The Night the Jack O’Lantern Went Out.

 

Tommy Hancock

TOMMY HANCOCK Steeped in pulp magazines, old radio shows, and all things of that era’s pop culture, Tommy Hancock lives in Arkansas with his wonderful wife and three children and obviously not enough to do. He is Partner in and Editor in Chief for PRO SE PRODUCTIONS, and has worked as an editor for various companies, including Moonstone and Dark Oak Press. He is also an award winning writer for various companies, including Airship 27, Mechanoid Press, Pulpwork Press, Dark Oak, and Moonstone. Tommy works as Project Coordinator for Moonstone. He is also the man behind GUMSHOE RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, a company providing research services to writers of all types.  Based in Batesville, Arkansas, Pro Se Productions is a leading independent Publisher on the cutting edge of New Pulp and Genre Fiction today. Genre Fiction, particularly that written in the Pulp Style, is known by many names. Fiction featuring action and adventure, fast paced, larger than life protagonists and antagonists, over the top characters and tight, yet extravagant plots, is experiencing a resurgence like never before. And Pro Se , publishing New Pulp and Genre Fiction since April, 2010, is a major modern force in the revival! Pro Se is the place to find Super Heroes, Explorers, Fairies, Werewolves, Men's Men, Femme Fatales and more. If you're a fan of Westerns, Romances, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Hard Core Crime, and any other Genre available, Pro Se has what you want to read. Specializing in prose books, anthologies, magazines, audiobooks, and more, Pro Se has made a commitment to 'Put the Monthly Back into Pulp' and continues to do that successfully, producing at least one new work every month! Pro Se is an innovator in the Genre Fiction market, continually refining its presentation and product and working on exciting new veins of New Pulp to bring to readers and fans of all ages everywhere!

 

Blake Petit

Blake M. Petit is a writer, columnist, reviewer, podcaster, actor, director, and teacher from Ama, Louisiana. He is the author of several novels, short stories and nonfiction examinations of geek culture available both in print and in eBook form, including "Other People's Heroes," "The Pyrite War," and "Everything You Need to Know to Survive English Class." His original stage play, "The 3-D Radio Show" was produced by the Thibodaux Playhouse in April. In a former life as a newspaper editor, he won the Louisiana Press Association Award for best column in 2001. In his free time, he teaches high school English, which at the moment pays better than the rest of his more impressive-sounding endeavors put together.

 

Lynn Emery

Mix knowledge of voodoo, Louisiana politics and forensic social work with the dedication to write fiction while working each day as a clinical social worker, and you get a snapshot of author Lynn Emery. In 2000 BET (Black Entertainment Television) produced the made for TV movie After All starring Holly Robinson Peete based on her novel of the same name. The author of twenty-two novels, her recent titles include paranormal thrillers set in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana featuring a Creole psychic and a Cajun deputy. In A Darker Shade of Midnight (#1), Between Dusk and Dawn (#2), and Only By Moonlight (#3), LaShaun Rousselle and Deputy Chase Broussard fight human and supernatural evil. Into the Mist, the fourth in the series, is scheduled for release in 2016. Also available as audio books. Hunting Spirits and Smooth Operator, set in New Orleans, follow the adventures of the Joliet Sisters, two street smart psychic detectives. Also available as audio books. Lynn has also written a mystery series featuring three unlikely female amateur sleuths The Triple Trouble series includes Best Enemies (#1), Devilish Details (#2), and Pretty Dangerous (#3).

 

Tara Elizabeth

TARA ELIZABETH writes crossover Young Adult Fiction, mostly Dystopian/Sci-Fi novels with a splash of Romance and a hint of sarcasm. She is also a graphic designer, wife, mother, and Red Vine lover. Tara grew up in the Deep South surrounded by bayous, magnolia trees, crawfish, and great people. Her culture is a huge part of her life, and you can see some of those details in her writing. Available Titles Include: Zoo (The Enclosure Chronicles: Volume 1), Exalted (Exalted Trilogy: Book 1), Denounced (Exalted Trilogy: Book 2), and United (Exalted Trilogy: Book 3). Zoo was on Amazon’s Top 100 Best Sellers in Teen & Young Adult Dystopian eBooks for over a consecutive year. It still occasionally bounces back up on the list! All three books of the Exalted Trilogy books have spent a notable amount of time on Amazon’s Top 100 Best Sellers in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction & Dystopian Romance eBooks. Learn more about Tara Elizabeth by going to authortaraelizabeth.com. You can receive a FREE download of Exalted by signing up for her newsletter. Happy Reading!

 

Tim Pennington

Timothy Pennington grew up on a farm in the heavily forested, gently rolling hills of central Mississippi enjoying fishing in the numerous ponds and streams, hiking the woods around the family farm, and searching for arrowheads laying on the surface of the ground throughout the area. Willing to work hard and earning his own spending money from the age of 12, the author was of an independent nature and was interested in math and science from a young age. Although he entered college intending to become an engineer, his interest in chemistry sent him in another direction. His dissertation research involving metallic catalysts-aluminum alkyl systems eventually led to an industrial position as a catalyst chemist. However, shortly thereafter, the chemical industry began a phase of plant closures, mergers, and acquisitions in the early 1980s that has continued on nearly unabated to the present day. The author survived the industry turmoil by being able to deliver sound technical advice based upon thorough research and data evaluation of many diverse areas of information, something he brings to this book as well.