Welcome back to ‘Know a Nominee’, the interview series that climbs inside the minds of some of the most talented authors and editors working in horror today: the 2014 Bram Stoker Awards nominees. Today’s edition features poet Corrine De Winter, nominated in the category of Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection, along with co-author Alessandro Manzetti, for Venus Intervention.

DM: Please describe the genesis for the idea that eventually became the work(s) for which you’ve been nominated. What attracted you most to the project? If nominated in multiple categories, please touch briefly on each.

CDW: This was my first …