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E.A. Aymar
This 2021, E.A. Aymar is mentoring Adult
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E.A. Aymar
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Anthony Award-nominated E.A. Aymar’s most recent thriller, THEY’RE GONE, was published in 2020 under his pseudonym E.A. Barres.

His past thrillers include the celebrated novel, THE UNREPENTANT, and the novels-in-stories THE SWAMP KILLERS and THE NIGHT OF THE FLOOD (in which he served as co-editor and contributor). He has a monthly column in the Washington Independent Review of Books, is a former member of the national board of the International Thriller Writers and, for years, was the managing editor of The Thrill Begins, an online resource for debut and aspiring writers. He serves as the Bookstore Liaison for Crime Writers of Color and is an active member of the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. He also runs the Noir at the Bar series for Washington, D.C., and has hosted and spoken at a variety of crime fiction, writing, and publishing events nationwide.

Agent:
Michelle Richter
Fuse Literary

Other Published Works

The Unrepentant (Down and Out Books, March 2019)

Favorite Books

The Keller series by Lawrence Block
Queenpin by Megan Abbott
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
The Wild Palms by William Faulkner
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier

Years Mentored
2021
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