Richard Chizmar


Richard Thomas Chizmar is an American writer, the publisher and editor of Cemetery Dance magazine, and the owner of Cemetery Dance Publications. He also edits anthologies, writes fiction, produces films, writes screenplays, and teaches writing.

Writing

Richard Chizmar has contributed stories to many publications, including Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won the Horror Writers Association Board of Trustees Award, two World Fantasy Awards, and four International Horror Guild Awards.
Stephen King and Richard Chizmar co-wrote Gwendy's Button Box, released in May 2017 by Cemetery Dance Publications and in audiobook by Simon & Schuster Audio.
Gwendy's Magic Feather, a follow-up to Gwendy's Button Box, authored solely by Chizmar, was released in November 2019 by Cemetery Dance Publications. It marks Chizmar's second, published, full-length novel.

Publishing

''Cemetery Dance'' magazine

Chizmar started Cemetery Dance magazine in 1988, which is still published today. It features dark fantasy, horror fiction, and articles related to those subjects. Metro Silicon Valley called it "America's longest-running independent horror-themed magazine."

Cemetery Dance Publications

Chizmar's Cemetery Dance Publications started in 1992, and still publishes books. It has produced more than 300 different autographed limited edition, lettered edition hardcover novels, novellas, and anthologies. It also publishes chapbooks, trade hardcovers, and a few paperbacks.

Screenplays and Chesapeake films

Richard Chizmar co-founded Chesapeake Films with Johnathon Schaech. He also co-writes screenplays with Schaech. Some of their produced screenplays include 2006's Road House 2 and Showtime's Masters of Horror presentation of The Washingtonians from 2007. They also wrote the screenplay for an unproduced adaptation of From a Buick 8 based on Stephen King's novel.

Selected awards

Won

Chapbooks

Uncollected short stories

All released as trade paperbacks from Cemetery Dance Publications: