Resurrecting the Past: Writing Gothic Fiction for Modern Readers With Dmetri Kakmi

Dmetri Kakmi was born to Greek parents in Turkey. He is the author of The Dictionary of a Gadfly (under the pseudonym of The Sozzled Scribbler), The Door and Other Uncanny Tales, Mother Land and When We Were Young (as editor). Mother Land was shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards in 2008, and is published in England and Turkey.  His short story ‘The Boy by the Gate’ was first published in England in The New Gothic and reprinted in Australia in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2013. ‘Haunting Matilda’ was published in the horror anthology Cthulhu: Deep Down Under and shortlisted for Best Fantasy Novella in the Aurealis Awards, 2015. His essays and short stories appear in various Australian and overseas anthologies. Dmetri has more than 30 years’ experience in various aspects of publishing, including editing, lecturing, teaching and mentoring. For 15 years, he worked as a senior editor at Penguin Books. As well, he was secretary and fiction/non-fiction co-editor of the online literary journal Kalliope X. Dmetri’s monthly column ‘101 Horror Movie Nights’ appears in the US based Drunken Odyssey literary website. Dmetri Kakmi is a highly respected writer in the literary and speculative fiction fields. His forthcoming gothic novel, 'The Woman in the Well' has been described by one editor as ‘an astonishing mix of literary horror and folklore.’Dmetri is currently working on the psychological crime novel 'The Perfect Room'. He lives in Melbourne. In the 177th episode of The HYBRID Author Podcast host Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell, author of young adult fiction, women's fiction and short non-fiction for authors chats to Dmetri about: the allure and exploration of the gothic novel genre atmosphere in gothic fiction—how Dmetri uses setting, mood and sensory detail to create the haunting, immersive world of 'The Woman in the Well' the publishing industry today and Dmetri's time working as a senior editor for traditional publishing house Penguin Books Dmetri's overall advice for authors looking to write gothic fiction and have a career as an author or in publishing 101 Horror movies and much more.