Gary Ghislain

Gary Ghislain's The Mallow Marsh Monster / Le Monstre du Marais des Mauves Nous partons pour le Marais des Mauves pour une Nouvelle Aventure.  Vous en êtes? @EditionsduSeuil Mes Voisins les Goolz - Le Monstre du Marais des Mauves We're off to the Mallow Marsh for a New Adventure. You're in?  @boydsmillspress The Goolz Next Door - The Mallow Marsh Monster Cover Art by Juliette Barbanègre - @juliette.barbanegre

Gary Ghislain wins the Dimoitou Award 2018 The Dimoitou is a French literary award given to an outstanding work of children's fiction. Each year, the Dimoitou jury, 10 children aged 8-11, picks-up the winning author among a selection of 5 novels. The finalist are invited to the Le Mans Book Fair (25e Heure du Livre) where the winner is announced. This year finalists were Jean-Claude Mourlevat (Gallimard jeunesse ) , Luc Blanvillain (L’école des loisirs), Glwadys Constant (Rouergue), Ingrid Thobois (Sarbacane) and Yours Truly (Winner!) It was an amazing experience, and the jury was just awesome. After winning the Dimoitou, I got to spend some time with them and answer their questions about The Goolz Next Door and writing spooky stories in general. Angelique, one of the jurors, asked me: "Are you always going to write scary stories? I like them, but, sometimes, when I sleep at my Grandma's, they terrify me. " "The best way to deal with the monster un...

My Adventures with the Goolz continue as I was awarded the Talents Cultura 2018  for The Goolz Next Door: A Bad Night for Bullies . I received the the award at La Maison de l'Amérique Latine in Paris during a fantastibulous ceremony hosted by French writer Gilles Legardinier and the awesome team of Cultura. On top of a beautiful trophy and tons of accolades - The Goolz Next Door will be featured in all of the 88 Cultura bookstores all over France during a full year. So... Go Goolz Forever! And #HappyGoolzDay! Talents Cultura Winners from left to right - Nicolas Mathieu, Diane Mazloum, Gilles Legardinier (Host), Gary Ghislain, Gwenaële Robert, Thierry Montoriol, Inès Bayard This quiet moment before the laureates received their awards "I just wanted to scare the kids." Gary Ghislain #happywriter Talents Cultura 2018 Award

“An easy, quick read for horror fans who want to be scared but not terrified.” – Kirkus Reviews “(A) fast-paced supernatural jaunt…Younger middle grade readers looking for something spooky without too much gore will snatch this up.” – School Library Journal “Ghislain's creative imagination allows (the) first-person account of the paranormal activities to shine, as unpredictable neighbors enrich the plot…As this first book ends, readers know the trio is set for another gross, spine-tingling adventure.” -Booklist French Release : February 1st US Release : March 18th