About
Lisa H. Owens, a former monthly humorist columnist, resides in North Texas with two rescue dogs, a lone surviving air-plant named Claw and a work-from-home job as an environmental compliance coordinator. Her first published story was a true horror about the time she was nearly abducted by Ted Bundy while her family temporarily resided at a shady motel in Pensacola Florida in 1978.
Her work has been featured on Black Hare Press, The World of Myth Magazine, Black Ink Fiction, The Drabble, Globe Soup, Beneath the Surface News, Spillwords, WOW! (Women on Writing), International Lockdown Journal, Horror Tree’s Dark Nowhere Series, Short Story Avenue, The NZ Dream, Short Story Town, 101 words, 100-word story, Coping Magazine and narrated on Weird Christmas, Creepy Pod podcast and The Poet’s Lounge—a channel on YouTube.
Lisa also has a plethora of short stories and poems published in anthologies of various genres, was included in “Who’s Who of Emerging Writers, 2021,” and was featured as one of Black Ink Fiction’s “Women in Horror, 2022.” Her stories are typically inspired by true events, often including private jokes and family nicknames. Read more of her work at www.lisahowens.com.
Featured Work
Nobody Left to Blame
"Redeeming Angel Shaw"
Finalist in the Owl Canyon Press 2023 Team Hackathon Contest
Team: Redrum & Mehyam
Coauthors: Lisa H. Owens and Dawn Debraal
Other Works
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Curious Tales For Curious Folk: A YA Horror Anthology
2024
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Encore: Poems Collected by Jimmy Broccoli
2023
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Flights of Fantasy
2023
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No One Should Kiss A Frog: Love Gone Wrong Anthology
2023
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Land of 10,000 Nightmares: Minnesota Tales of Terror
2023
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Midsummer Madness 2023
2023
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Run Rabbit Run
2023
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Love Me, Love Me Not
2023
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Poetica #4, #5, #7, #12, #13, #15, #16, #17
2022-2024
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Galaxy #5, #7, #9, #10, #12, #14, #15
2022-2024
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Dark Moments and Patreon Years: Four, Five, Six
2022-2024
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Out of Time: True Paranormal Encounters
2022
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Unwelcomed: Stories of Hauntings and Possessions
2022
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The Gift
2022
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Jewels in the Queen's Crown: The Best of the Best
2022
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Thuggish Itch: By the Seaside
2022
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Heartless
2022
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Beautiful in the Eye of the Beholder
2022
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Journeys, Journeys II: Out of This World & Journeys III: Over the Waters
2021-2023
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Journeys: The Writer's Journey Blog Anthology
2021
Awards and Recognition
- Finalist in Owl Canyon Press Hackathon 2023 - CoAuthored with Dawn DeBraal - Redeeming Angel Shaw (featured in the anthology)
- Weird Christmas Podcast 2023 Flash Fiction Contest Winner
- Nominated for Spillwords' Author of the Month—11/2021, 3/2022, 6/2022, 9/2022
- Listed in "Who's Who of Emerging Writers 2021"
- Finalist: Globe Soup 7-Day Writing Competition #5 - Love and a Three-Layer Cake (Humor Genre)
- Honorable Mention: Globe Soup 7-Day Writing Competition #6 - The Haunting of a Cracked Window (Paranormal Genre)
- Honorable Mention: Globe Soup 7-Day Writing Competition #7 - A Story Told a Thousand Times (Chick-Lit Genre)
- Best in Genre: Globe Soup 7-Day Writing Competition #8 - The Delivery (Gangster Genre)
- Runner-Up/Best in Genre: Globe Soup 7-Day Writing Competition #9 - The Revival (Satire Genre)
- Finalist: Globe Soup 7-Day Writing Competition #10 - The Psychic (Crime Genre)
- Finalist WOW! (Women on Writing) Q4-2019 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest - "Invisible Wounds"
- Second-Place WOW (Women on Writing) Q-4 2020 Nonfiction Social Justice Essay "What You Can Do in 8 Minutes and 46 Seconds" (the murder of George Floyd)
- Finalist WOW (Women on Writing) Q-1-2021 Nonfiction Essay, "Little Notes Everywhere," a micro-essay dealing with (the reality of Alzheimer's Disease)
