Author: Axel Howerton

Axel Howerton is a former entertainment journalist, and the author of the Arthur Ellis Award nominated detective caper "Hot Sinatra", the modern gothic fairytale "Furr", and the forthcoming "Wolf & Devil" urban fantasy series. His work, including short stories, columns, poetry and essays, have appeared the world over, in no fewer than five languages. Axel is the Prairies director of the Crime Writers of Canada, and a member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, the Calgary Crime Writers, and the Kintsugi Poets. He is also the editor of the books "Death by Drive-In", "AB Negative", and "Tall Tales of the Weird West", and is the organizer behind one of Canada's first recurring "Noir At The Bar" events, #NoirBarYYC. Visit Axel online at www.axelhow.com to sign up for the GotHow? email list and receive free exclusive ebook collections, sneak peeks, and more.#AxelHow #GotHow

#CalgaryExpo2018 wrap-up / #CalgaryHorrorCon2018 announcement

Well, the CHP team wrapped up it’s first real multi-day (non-literary) convention as a vendor/exhibitor at the CALGARY COMIC & ENTERTAINMENT EXPO this weekend. While things started slowly (as they usually do on Thursday nights of big cons – not our first go-round, just our first with our own dedicated booth specific to CHP books […]

#Infractus by Sarah L. Johnson – “a stunning achievement” – San Francisco Review of Books!

“Bright, tense, involving, this INFRACTUS (‘broken’) is a stunning achievement and doubtless signals the arrival of an important new voice in the genre.” – Grady Harp, San Francisco Review of Books See the entire review HERE And visit http://www.coffinhop.com to get it now!

Do you want the new @CoffinHop Press books for FREE?

We need reviews for our new slate of books that arrive next week. We’re looking for reviewers to post to Amazon, Goodreads, Kobo, etc. Join our COFFIN HOP CREW and get MURDERING MR EDWARDS and ROCKET RYDER & LITTLE PUTT-PUTT GO DOWN SWINGING for FREE! You’ll also get Axel Howerton’s crime fable CON MORTE! All […]

@CoffinHop Spring Launch!

Come on down to the cSpace King Edward in Calgary, April 19th For the Coffin Hop Press Spring Launch Event Coffin Hop Press Presents: INFRACTUS by Sarah Johnson ROCKET RYDER & LITTLE PUTT-PUTT GO DOWN SWINGING by Timothy Friend MURDERING MR. EDWARDS by Shawn Bird Thursday, April 19, 2018, 7-10 PM cSpace King Edward 1721 – […]

@CoffinHop at @CalgaryExpo

COFFIN HOP PRESS at CCEE Come find Coffin Hop Press at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo at booth #1626 in BMO Hall ABC Books, CHP swag, and more for sale! Author appearances! And catch Axel Howerton on the “Do You Defend the Defenders: Legal Issues in the Netflix/Marvel Superhero Series” panel with lawyers Andrew […]

#AuthorsAMA #CoffinHopAMA with @AxelHow

That’s right! Our own head Coffin Hopper, Axel Howerton, will be conducting the first official #AMA on the new Coffin Hop Press AMA page! Want to know about the upcoming slate of CHP titles? Want to politely inquire as to why Axel forgot to say Happy Birthday to you on Facebook last year? Want to […]

New call for CHP anthology submissions: Knucklehead Noir; Baby, It’s Cold Outside

WE’RE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD STORIES: NEW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 2018 – Crime Anthology Knucklehead Noir Tales of dimwitted criminals and unlucky twits on the wrong side of the law. Nimrods, numbskulls and rejects. Bumbling sidekicks and idiots-gone-wrong. Elmore Leonard and Charles Willeford ain’t got nothin’ on these dipshits. Edited by Robert Bose Projected launch date […]

#CoffinHop Presents #BloodyOffensive February 14!

#ManchesterVice and #ConMorte on sale! #Noirvellas for a BUCK on Kindle and Kobo!

That’s right! Both of our current NOIRVELLAS titles – #ManchesterVice by Jack Strange, and Axel Howerton’s #ConMorte are both on sale this week for $0.99 (or the regional equivalent) WORLDWIDE! On sale in all markets on KINDLE and KOBO. Check the book pages, or the COFFIN HOP SHOP for links!

#CoffinHop interview with Unnerving Magazine

CHP honcho Axel Howerton was interviewed by Eddie Generous of Unnerving Magazine, talking all things Coffin Hop, including upcoming CHP titles; convention tips and how to pitch your book; the recent amping up, and how to build your small press dreams!