Chris Kelso (born 22 March 1988,

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, Scotland) is a Scottish Fantasy writer, illustrator, and anthologist from Scotland. Kelso's works have also been printed in magazines such as '' Interzone'', '' Black Static'', '' 3:AM'', '' Locus'', ''

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'' and '' Evergreen Review''. He and Garrett Cook are the co-creators of 'The Imperial Youth Review'. In 2019, he was nominated for a

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for best short fiction. His essay 'Transmigrational Defences' was nominated for a 2024 Pushcart Prize. Kelso is also a founding member of experimental spoken word band, Vantablack, with Nick Hudson and ''

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Works

Fiction

* ''Last Exit To Interzone'' (Black Dharma Press) *''Schadenfreude'' (Dog Horn Publishing) *''A Message from the Slave State'' (Western Legends Books) *''Moosejaw Frontier'' (Bizarro Pulp Press) *''Transmatic'' (MorbidbookS) *''The Black Dog Eats The City'' (Omnium Gatherum) *''Terence, Mephisto and Viscera Eyes'' (Journalstone) *''The Dissolving Zinc Theatre'' (Villipede) *''The Folger Variation'' (Shoreline of Infinity) *''Wire & Spittle'' (Omnium Gatherum) *''Rattled by the Rush'' (Journalstone) *''The Church of Latter Day Eugenic''s (with Tom Bradley) *''I Dream of Mirrors (The Sinister Horror Company)' *''The DREGS Trilogy'' (Black Shuck Books) * ''Voidheads'' (Schism) * ''Metympsychosis'' (Feral Dove)

Non-Fiction

*''Burroughs and Scotland: Dethroning the Ancients'' (Beatdom) *''Interrogating the Abyss'' (Apocalypse Party) *''On Melting: essays against the body'' (Control) *''Possession: dreams of suffering and sanity'' (PS Publishing)

Anthologies edited

*''Caledonia Dreamin – Strange Fiction of Scottish Descent'' (by Chris Kelso and Hal Duncan) *''This is NOT an Anthology'' (Onieros Books) *''Slave Stories - Scenes of the Slave State'' (Omnium Gatherum) *''I Transgress'' (Salo' Press) *''Children of the New Flesh: The Early Films and Pervasive Influence of David Cronenberg'' (11:11) *''The Mad Butterfly's Ball'' (by Chris Kelso and Preston Grassmann) ( PS Publishing)

References

External links

Official website

Interview with Chris Kelso
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