Author Archives: Angela Yuriko Smith

About Angela Yuriko Smith

Angela Yuriko Smith is an American poet, publisher and author. Her first collection of poetry, In Favor of Pain, was nominated for an 2017 Elgin Award. Her latest novella, Bitter Suites, is a 2018 Bram Stoker Awards® Finalist. Currently, she publishes Space and Time magazine, a 53 year old publication dedicated to fantasy, horror and science fiction. For more information visit SpaceandTimeMagazine.com or AngelaYSmith.com.

End of Mae/Fin de Mae, Free on Curious Fictions

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

End of Mae was my first book, originally published in 2010. For a first foray into fiction it did reasonably well. With 28 reviews averaging a solid four stars, I can’t complain. Writing it taught me a lot. Were I … Continue reading →

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Busy Days Writing, Neglecting Blog

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

I have kept this blog going since 2010. My goal has always been to post daily. I’m obviously struggling with that since StokerCon—but all for good reasons. I came back with two publishers+ interested the complete story arc of Bitter … Continue reading →

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Taking a Breath…

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

StokerCon was, as always, AMAZING! I apologize for my vanishing act here… I’ve been a bit busy as a result of all that amazing-ness. I didn’t win the Stoker for Bitter Suites, but I couldn’t be happier. Rena Mason won … Continue reading →

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Off to StokerCon!

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

We head off early in the morning before the sun comes up. I’ll be trying to keep my blog updated… but no promises. It will be a busy next week! The awards banquet will be live streamed on YouTube, and … Continue reading →

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Free “Bitter Suites” for StokerCon Weekend

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Final countdown! Bitter Suites will be free at Amazon all weekend to celebrate being selected as a Bram Stoker Awards® finalist. Thursday we head to StokerCon 2019 in Grand Rapids to celebrate the finer side of horror, and Saturday is the … Continue reading →

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Conversation Overheard: Author Attitude Matters

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

I was at an event hosted by our local library the past weekend and I overheard an enlightening conversation between two librarians: Librarian One: Did you get to meet all the authors you were hunting and get your books signed? … Continue reading →

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Unboxing R.A. Smith’s Shadow’s Lament ARC

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

So proud of my husband, R. A. Smith! He just received the ARC for his first book, Shadow’s Lament, and it looks fantastic! Shadow’s Lament is a 200k word dark fantasy full of exotic peoples, places and situations. The plot is complicated … Continue reading →

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Volunteering at LitUp Festival

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Today I’ll be spending a few hours with teenagers at the LitUp Festival at the North Independence Library. Just another example of why libraries are so vital to the communities they serve. Young readers and writers are some of my favorite … Continue reading →

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New Tool: Linktr.ee

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Who has time to write and social media? It’s a bit of a conundrum. Up front it looks like we can either spend hours on social media with less time for writing or spend hours on writing with less social … Continue reading →

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Scary Month of May

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

My goal for this year is to submit my work to more outside publications. I’ve gotten spoiled with self-publishing. Time to get out in the community and stack up those rejection notices… and get my name out there more. So … Continue reading →

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