Rio Youers Bio

Rio Youers was born after The Beatles broke up and before Jim Morrison died, a time when there was sufficient psychedelia in the air to impact his imagination. He has been described by the bestselling novelist Peter Straub as "… one of the most vital, most exciting young talents to come along in this decade."

Rio's first novella Ellie's Boy was published in 1999, and he has since had stories published in dozens of magazines and ezines. His debut novel, End Times, was published in 2007 to outstanding reviews ("Powerful and disturbing … a tightly woven story told in lyrical prose." -June Pulliam, Necropsy: The Review of Horror Fiction; "Youers is a word magician … Not since I had read Jonathan Livingston Seagull all those decades ago was I so astounded by the resolution of a story." -Chris Perridas, The Horror Library). Rio has followed the success of End Times with his second novel, Everdead, an intense vampire story set in the vacation hotspot of Ibiza. Published by Graveside Tales, Everdead has received praise from some of the most noteworthy names in the genre ("After all this time, I would never have imagined that I'd be open to yet another vampire novel, but I read this one in a state of absolute pleasure." -Peter Straub, New York Times Bestselling Author of Ghost Story and Shadowland; "Everdead is filled with vivid descriptions and locations that come to life on the page. A skillfully-crafted and evocative novel … I loved it." -Derek Gunn, author of Vampire Apocalypse). Rio is currently working on a new novella, and a new novel, which he hopes will see life some time in 2009.

Rio has several projects forthcoming from various publishers. Early 2009 will see the release of his novella Mama Fish, through Shroud Publishing. He also has short stories appearing in Northern Haunts, Ten Nails, Harvest Hill, and the multiple-award winning magazine Postscripts. In fall of 2009, PS Publishing will release Rio's novella Old Man Scratch, and they will follow this in 2010 with a special limited edition of his novel End Times.

Rio is a proud member of the Horror Writers' Association. He lives in Canada with his wife Emily. Find out more about Rio and his work on his website: www.rioyouers.com.

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