JG Faherty
James Gregory "JG" Faherty (born January 27, 1961) is an American author who writes in the horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy genres. Faherty was born in Olean, New York. He moved to Stony Point, New York at the age of four, and resided there on and off until moving to Garnerville in 2011. He obtained B.S. in Biology at Saint Bonaventure University and has additional graduate credits in Biology. Between 1987 and 1999, he held jobs in Medical Technology, Laboratory Equipment Repair, Biomedical R&D, Photography, Sales, and Quality Control. In 1999, he started his own resume preparation company, A Perfect Resume, and continues to operate it, along with its sister company, Million Dollar Resumes. In 2002, he began writing short horror and science fiction. His first novel, Carnival of Fear, was published in 2010 by Graveside Tales. In 2011, his second novel, Ghosts of Coronado Bay (JournalStone Books) was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award® for Superior Achievement in YA Horror. In 2012, his paranormal thriller The Burning Time (JournalStone Books) was nominated for the International Thriller Writers' Thriller Award. And in 2015, The Cure was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award (Superior Achievement in a Novel). In 2012, as the Horror Writers Association's Library Liaison and founder of their YA Literacy and Library programs, Faherty initiated literacy initiatives with several library organizations and established a partnership with Ray Billingsley, creator of the Curtis comic strip seen in more than 250 newspapers, to promote literacy to young adult readers. In 2013, he established partnerships with actress/author Amber Benson and musician/actor/writer Richard Christy to promote literacy through horror and dark fiction, science fiction, and other genre fiction. He served as a Trustee on the Horror Writers Association's Board from 2011 to 2022, and currently directs their Mentorship program. Previously, he established and oversaw the HWA's Library & Literacy program and Young Adult program. In 2022, he established and oversees the HWA's Comics program, which builds partnerships with comic strip artists, including Mark Tatulli, creator of the comic strip Liō, and Scott Nickel, creator of the comic strip Eek! Awards and recognition Finalist, Bram Stoker Award® - Superior Achievement in a Novel (2015) Finalist, Thriller Award, International Thriller Writers (2014) Finalist, Bram Stoker Award® - Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel (2011) Winner, Tales from the Moonlit Path Halloween Contest (2006) Winner, Hot Summer Something Contest, fromtheasylum.com (2006) Runner Up, Desdomona Hard Boiled Sex Contest (2006) Flash Fiction Contest Winner, sciencefictionfantasyhorror.com (2005) Poetry Contest Winner, sciencefictionfantasyhorror.com (2005) Novels Ragman, Flame Tree Press, (2023) The Wakening, Flame Tree Press, (2022) Sins of the Father, Flame Tree Press, (2021) Hellrider, Flame Tree Press, (2019) The Cure, Samhain Publishing, (2015) The Burning Time, JournalStone Books, (2013) Cemetery Club, JournalStone Books, (2012) Ghosts of Coronado Bay, JournalStone Books, (2011) Carnival of Fear, Graveside Tales, (2010) Novellas and collections Novellas: December Soul, in Houses of the Unholy, Cemetery Dance Publishing (2019) Death Do Us Part, Amazon Web Services (originally Samhain Publishing) (2016) Winterwood, Amazon Web