All About Me…
Chantal Boudreau is an accountant and mother of 2 who lives with her family by the sea in beautiful Sambro, Nova Scotia. She writes and illustrates fantasy, dark fantasy and horror during her “spare” time. In addition to her CMA-MBA from Saint Mary’s University, she has an English degree from Dalhousie University. Her novel, Fervor, debuted from May December Publications (MDP) in the spring of 2011, and its sequels, Elevation, Transcendence and Providence, followed. She has written 18 other novels, in various stages of editing and submission, and has also completed many short stories. Magic University, the first of her Masters & Renegades fantasy series was released in September 2011, followed by sequels Casualties of War and Prisoners of Fate. She also self-published the three novels in her YA tribal dark fantasy trilogy, The Snowy Barrens Trilogy.
Chantal sold her first short story on October 4, 2010, a horror story called “Palliative,” which appeared in notreebooks e-book anthology Vampires, Zombies, and Ghosts – Oh My! Her short story, “Just Another Day,” appears in MDP’s zombie anthology, First Time Dead (February 2011 release) and she now has stories in a variety of anthologies from multiple publishers.
She appeared as a writer-guest at Hal-Con (Halifax, Nova Scotia) in November of 2011 and is an affiliate member of the Horror Writers Association.
Novels
Fervor Series:
Fervor (published by May December Publishing, March 2011)
Elevation (published December 2011 – no longer in print)
Transcendence (published November 2012 – no longer in print)
Providence (published June 2013 – no longer in print)
Endeavor
Dominion (WIP)
Grace (in planning)
Faith (in planning)
Hope (in planning)
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Masters & Renegades Series:
Magic University (published by May December Publications, September 2011 – no longer in print -available for free on Scribd.com)
Casualties of War (published by May December Publications, June 2012 – no longer in print)
Prisoners of Fate (published by May December Publications, November 2013 – no longer in print)
Victims of Circumstance
Lines of Opposition
The Enemy of my Enemy
Pieces of Magic Part 1 of 2: Union of Defiance
Pieces of Magic Part 2 of 2: Chasing the Node
Dagramar’s Zoo (in planning)
Glimmer ‘Midst the Chaos (in planning)
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The Snowy Barrens Trilogy:
The Blood Is Strong (released October 2012)
The Blood Runs Deep (released February 2013)
The Blood Flows True (released March 2014)
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The Darker Myths Series (unpublished):
Elements of Genocide (available for submission)
Sleep Escapes Us (available for submission)
The Trading of Skin (available for submission)
Bed of Bones (in planning)
Akin to the Wind (in planning)
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When you Whisper (Available for Submission)
When you Scream (in planning)
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Intangible (Available for Submission)
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Sifting the Ashes – (Available for Submission)
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The 1% Solution – (In Planning for Camp Nanowrimo)
Short Stories (126):
Published or Accepted for Publication
A Brief Encounter(fantasy) – flash fiction to accompany The Blood is Strong trilogy – Published in Angie’s Diary
False Tranquility (fantasy) – prequel teaser tale to The Blood is Strong trilogy – Word Blurb
Deadly Preparations (fantasy) – prequel teaser tale to Masters & Renegades #1: Magic University – Published in Angie’s Diary
Tease (fantasy) – prequel teaser tale to Masters & Renegades #1: Magic University- Published in Angie’s Diary
A Change of Colour (fantasy) – prequel teaser tale to Masters & Renegades #1: Magic University- Published in Angie’s Diary
A Silent Proposition (fantasy) – prequel teaser tale to Masters & Renegades #1: Magic University- Published in Angie’s Diary
On Her Guard(fantasy) – prequel teaser tale to Masters & Renegades #1: Magic University – Published in Angie’s Diary
Out of Phase(fantasy) – prequel teaser tale to Masters & Renegades #1: Magic University
Fly on the Wall (fantasy -4057) – Published in Bellator, charity anthology
Just Another Day (horror – zombie – 4000) – Published in May December Publishing’s First-Time Dead anthology (volume 1) and Darlings of Decay
The Last (fantasy) – Published in Angie’s Diary
Kraken Chasm (fantasy) – Published in Angie’s Diary
Deadline (horror – zombie) – Published in the Zombie Buffet anthology from Opencasket Press
Eliza’s Shell (fantasy) – Published in New Legends: Caster, Castle, Creature – Caster Edition fantasy anthology, May 2016
Lucky Penny (speculative fiction-3964) – Published in the Moronic Ox Journal
Weighing Fate (speculative fiction) – Available as a reprint
Waking the Dead (horror – zombie – 6974) – Published in MDP’s Hell Hath no Fury anthology
Insurance (horror) – Submitted as a reprint
Palliative (horror – 5597) – Published in Vampires, Zombies and Ghosts – Oh My! anthology by Notreebooks,
Technopathy (science fiction/horror) – Available as a reprint
Bibliophile (erotica – 3898) – Published in BWE 3
Euthanasia (horror – vampire) – Published in the Wake Up Dead anthology from Crowded Quarantine Press,
Cat and Mouse (pirate fantasy) – Published on The Dragon Queen’s blog
Shear Terror (horror – zombie – 8139) – Published as a novelette in May December Publishing’s e-lit catalogue,
Vanity (horror – witch) – Published by MDP in the Waking the Witch anthology, submitted as a reprint
The Lure (horror – monster – 4129) – Published by MDP in the anthology Midnight Madness Creature Feature, published as a reprint in Allegory ezine (volume 32/59)
Dry Heat (horror) – Published by Panic Press Books in the Soup of Souls anthology, available for reprint
The Ghost in the Mirror (speculative fiction/modern fantasy – 3824) – Available for submission as a reprint
What a Man’s Gotta Do (horror – cowboy/zombie – 4857) – Published by Rymfire ebooks in the Undead Tales anthology
Little Sister (horror) – submitted to Fangoria “Weird Words” short fiction contest – selected as a finalist in 2011 and posted at Fangoria Online. Appeared on the Tales to Terrify podcast, episode #87, also published in Siren’s Call
Silence in the Court (horror) – Published by MDP in their Say Goodnight to the Bad Guy anthology
Rats!(horror) – One of the contenders in Horror Addicts Wicked Women Writer competition for 2011 – available in full on Scribd.com.
It’s All About the Tourists (humorous fantasy – 3508) – Submitted as a reprint to e-zine, January, 2019.
Escarg – 0 – (zombie horror) – Published in the Zero anthology from May December Publications
Don’t Feed The… (Vampire horror – 3,322) – Published in the Vampires Aren’t Pretty anthology from May December Publications
Gaia’s Gift (post-apocalyptic) – Published in Tuliptree Publishing’s anthology, My Favorite Apocalypse,
Wrigglers (horror – 4422) – Published in MDP’s Midnight Movie Creature Feature II – published as a reprint in the Year’s Best Body Horror 2017 Anthology.
Orbs (horror) – Published in Dark Moon Books’ Mistresses of the Macabre anthology and published as a reprint in the Killing It softly anthology
What I’ve Gots in My Pockets (flash horror) – Published in the Slices of Flesh anthology by Dark Moon Books.
Rev-ursal (modern rural fantasy) – Published in the Hazardous Press Shifters charity anthology
Dead to Write (zombie horror) – Published in Horror and Mystery LLC anthology, Strangely Funny, 2 1/2,
What’s the Scoop (horror) – Published in Ten Silver Bullets from Crowded Quarantine Publications
And Then the Crow Said Henry (horror) – Published in Crowded Quarantine’s Tales for the Toilet anthology
Octavia (spider horror) – Published in Crooked Cat Publication for Fear anthology, published as a reprint in Killing It Softly 2.
Thanksgiving Special (flash horror) – Contender in the 2012 Wicked Women Writers Competition organized by the Horror Addict podcast – now available on Wattpad.
Territory (ghost horror – 4207) – Published in Chillers on the Rock by Engen Books
Life and Undeath on the Chain Gang (zombie horror) – Published in May December Publications’ anthology, Zombie Lockdown
Dead Drift (zombie horror) – Published in Exile Editions Dead North anthology,
Amnesty (superhero fiction – 4280) – Published by Crimson Streets, April 2017
A Face in the Wind (superhero) – Published by Tyche Books in the Masked Mosaic anthology
Come into her Garden (green man dark fantasy – 3509) – Published as an honorable mention on the Crystal Lake website
One Lonely Night (zombie horror) – Published in MDPs Let’s Scare Cancer to Death charity anthology
The Godmother’s Curse (zombie/fairytale mash-up – 3492) Published in Postscripts to Darkness Vol 5, published as reprint in QuicFic
Turbulence (sci-fi flash fiction) – Available in full on Scribd.com and Wattpad
Waiting in the Wings (romance) – Available for submission as a reprint
All I Want for Christmas (Christmas flash fiction fantasy) – Posted on the Guild of Dreams blog published on Angie’s Diary and published on the Horror Addicts website.
Riot! (fan fiction) – accepted for anthology.
The Hole (fantasy) – teaser tale for The Blood Runs Deep, published on Angie’s Diary
On a Wing and a Prayer (flash apocalyptic horror) – Aired as part of Horror Addicts Wicked Women Writers 2013 competition
Deck the Halls (Christmas horror- 3,102) – Published in Grinning Skulls Press O Little Town of Deathlehem charity anthology
Velveteen (Science Fiction) – Published in Planet Rogue Press anthology Sex Droids & Their Cyborg Toys,
Flash! (horror flash fiction) – Published in Dark Moon Books Dark Moon Digest #13
Sanae’s Garden (Japanese-themed fantasy) – Published in Seventh Star Press anthology Chimerical World: Tales of the Seelie Court.
On the Tip of her Tongue (Horror) – Published in Dark Corners anthology
Some Kind of Rabid (Horror flash fiction) – Accepted for TWF, January 2017
Implements (Horror flash fiction) – Published in Issue #12 of Literary Hatchet.
In too Deep (Fairy-tale Horror) – Published online as part of Mythos Grimmly:Prelude.
A Shovel and a Bag of Lime (Horror flash fiction) – Published in Issue #10 of Literary Hatchet.
A Shovel and a Bag of Lime too (Horror flash fiction) – Published in Issue #9 of The Literary Hatchet
Desperate Dreams (Dark fantasy) – Published in the Nightmare Stalkers and Dream Walkers from Horrified Press
Cat-Birds (Horror) – Published in Mocha Memoirs Press’s The Grotesquerie anthology
Better (Science-fiction) – Published in Compostela – Tesseracts 20 from EDGE
The Candy Man/The Candy Apple Man (flash horror – 500) – Accepted for Issue #5 of Jitter Press
Zuka’s Misfortune (Egyptian dark fantasy) Published in Horror and Mystery LLC anthology, History and Horror, Oh My!
The Field-Test (fantasy): A Masters & Renegades teaser tale, published on Angie’s Diary
Strange Music (weird tale – 3015) – Published in the Kill-Switch anthology from Horror Addicts
Heaven Scent (fairy tale mash-up) – Published in Forest Seclusion anthology April 2017
The Hack-Jack Prospect (cyberpunk fairy tale mash-up) – Published by Intrigue Publishing in the Young Adventurers anthology
Without Family Ties (horror fairy tale mash-up) – Published in Horror Addicts Once upon a Scream anthology,
Foil-Hat Crazy (weird tale) – Published in Gathering Storm, Issue #5
Secret Santa (Christmas Horror) – Published in Grinning Skulls charity anthology, Return to Deathlehem.
Pure Mime (clown flash horror – 426) – Published in Body Parts Magazine, Issue #8
No Deeper (Lovecraftian Horror) – Published by Mackenzie Publishing in the Into the Cave YA anthology
The Curlicue Seahorse (Steampunk) – Published in Exiles Editions’ Clockwork Canada
Corvidophilia (horror – 1125) – Published on horroraddicts.net
Hand (superhero fiction – 1807) – Published in the Silent Screams anthology
Breaking Tradition (Christmas Horror – 3890) – Published by Grinning Skulls Press in the Return to Deathlehem anthology
Counting Crows (Horror micro fiction – 219) – Published in Gathering Storm, Issue #3
Fish Story (Horror micro fiction – 230) – Published in Gathering Storm, Issue #6
Scrounging for Scraps (Horror micro fiction – 165) – Published by Fundead, February 2017
Soul Cakes (horror – 5014) – Published in the Two Eyes Open anthology
Clemency(an Amnesty Adventure – 4257) – Published by Crimson Streets
Buzzkill (sci-fi – 3170) – Published in Welcome to the Alpacalypse anthology
A Distaste for Dust (flash horror – 1546) – Published in Gathering Storm Issue #2
Scuttle – (horror – 3705) – Published in the Abandon anthology
Cash Grab – Published in Dystopia on the Rock from Engen Books
A Sticky Situation – 2138 – Published in Pulp Sci-Fi on the Rock from Engen Books
Look Again (fairy tale mash-up – 3359) – Accepted for charity anthology
Stitches in Time (urban fantasy – 4549) – Published in Mythology on the Rock from Engen Books
The Lesson (urban fantasy – 3274) – Published in SHEER: A Dark Fantasy Anthology
I Have No Beef with You (horror – 3142) – Published in Colp: Underground anthology
Fruit of Another’s Tree (fantasy – 3425) – Published in Engen Books and Quadragle’s Acceptance: Stories at the Centre of Us anthology
Unpublished
Surfacing (monster horror – 3,100) – Submitted to anthology February 2022
The Elephant’s Graveyard – (horror – 4,377) – Submitted to anthology April 2021
The Storyteller’s Affliction (horror – 5,100) – Submitted to Scare Street, January 2021
The Paint-box (modern fantasy Christmas-2994) – Available for submission
Winter’s Hunger (historical dark fantasy/horror – 4053/3923) – Submitted to anthology, Sept 2021
The Maw (horror flash fiction – 484) – Available for submission
Relief (sci-fi flash fiction – 549) – Available for submission
In an Instant (sci-fi flash fiction – 982) – Submitted to anthology, Sept 2021
Battling the Shikome (Japanese-themed fantasy – 2,426) – Available for submission
Laying On Hands (urban fantasy – 4,928) – Available for submission
Don’t Ask (horror – 3534) – Available for submission
Burn (horror – 3381) – Available for submission
A Kiss to Rouse Her (fairy tale mash-up – 3284) – Available for submission
Turning Blue (superhero fiction – 5816) – Available for submission
Breaking Point (Lovecraftian horror – 5579) – Available for submission
Don’t Go There (Lovecraftian horror – 3124) – Available for submission
Yo-Yo (dark superhero fiction – 2325) – Submitted to a contest May 2021
Old Man Winter (Christmas horror – 2306) – Available for Submission
Litterbug (Flash SF-620) – Available for submission
Heart of Frost (Fairytale/Norse Mythology Mash-up – 3288) – Submitted to anthology February 2022
Dead Butterflies (Flash Horror – 1083) – Available for submission
Freshly Squeezed (Horror micro fiction – 247) – Available for submission
The Curse of the Blue Lobster (fairy-tale mash-up – 2338) – Submitted to anthology, January 2021
Blended (YA shifter – 4423) – Available for Submission
We Took to the Seas (post-apocalyptic – 5253) – Available for submission
Serves ‘im Right (horror – 2047) – Submitted to magazine May 2021
The Puzzling Jug (horror – 5015) – Submitted to an anthology, February 2022
Love and Let Die (horror – 3050) – Available for submission
At Odds with the Office (horror – 2948) – Available for submission
The Reluctant Collector (horror – 3801 ) – Available for submission
Smiles All Around (horror mash-up – 3921) – Available for submission
My Passion’s Bane (horror micro-fiction – 206) – Submitted to a charity anthology, February 2022
Hungry (flash horror – 1700) – Submitted to magazine, September 2021
Open Wide (horror- 1642) – Available for submission
Dry Drowning (literary horror – 4011) – Available for submission
Drip – 755 – Available for Submission
Testing her Mettle – 3022 – Available for Submission
Pet Peeve – 1623 – Available for submission
Blind Intuition – Available for Submission
What Makes Us Fly (fantasy) 4655 – Submitted to magazine, January 2021
Silver Jet, Silver Bullet (superhero) – Available for submission
Dead Tranquil -(Zombie Horror) – 3994 – Submitted to an anthology May 2021
Irregular – (Vampire Horror) – WIP
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