Rena Mason

Rena Mason is an American horror fiction author of Thai-Chinese descent and a three-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award.

Rena Mason
BornNakhon Sawan, Thailand[1]
OccupationNovelist, short story writer
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSUNY[2]
Genrehorror, science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction
Notable worksEast End Girls, The Evolutionist, "The Devil's Throat"
Notable awardsBram Stoker Award (2013)
Bram Stoker Award (2014)
Bram Stoker Award (2018)
Website
renamason.ink

Her literary debut, The Evolutionist, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel in 2013, while her novella East End Girls was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction.

Her 2014 short story "Ruminations" tied for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction.[3] That same year, she was a Quarter-Finalist in the 2014 First Annual Stage 32/The Blood List Search for New Blood Screenwriting Contest for her co-written screenplay RIPPERS.[4]

In 2018, her novelette The Devils Throat won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction. She also received a 2014 Silver Hammer Award from the Horror Writers Association, given in recognition of extraordinary volunteerism by a member of the association.[5]

She has published a number of short stories in various magazines and anthologies. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and International Screenwriter Association.

An avid scuba diver and registered nurse, Mason lives in Reno, Nevada, with her family.[6]

Notable works


gollark: Procrastinating on homework is much more fun than actually doing it.
gollark: > So you're rejecting the assertion of a multiverse?The assertion of one? Yes.
gollark: Oh, well, assuming infinite real universes already seems to be assuming your intended outcome, so no.
gollark: Real universes are equally likely assuming what...?
gollark: I'm not sure what you're saying.

See also
  • List of horror fiction authors

References
  1. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database, "Rena Mason," n.d.
  2. Horror Writers Association, press release, March 28, 2015
  3. Horror Writers Association, "Past Award Nominees and Winners," n.d.
  4. Stage 32, "The Blood List Search for New Blood Quarter-finalists Announced," n.d.
  5. Horror Writers Association, press release, March 28, 2015
  6. Rena Mason, "About Me," n.d., ; Simon DeWar, "Women In Horror Month – Interview with Rena Mason," February 16, 2016,
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