Who Am I?

D.S. Burton is a writer of horror, weird fiction, and anything with an unusual bent. He is studying creative writing and publishing at the University of New Brunswick. Burton is a 2024 Currie Scholar, a 2024 ArtsNL Scholar, and an editor for The Brunswickan.

Burton lives in Newfoundland and New Brunswick, Canada.

Latest News

January 16, 2026: My weird fiction micro "Arachnophobia" was published in Night Shades.

January 10, 2026: My horror short story "Blood Rain" was published in Black Sheep Issue 32.

December 23, 2025: My short story "Deck Boards" was longlisted for Best Horror in the Uncharted Magazine Horror Challenge 2025.

October 23, 2025: My first short film, Faceless, won Best Lead Actor (Emmanuel Joseph), Best Supporting Actor (Ibrahim Al-Faki), and my script won Best Screenplay at the New Brunswick 48-Hour Film Competition 2025.

October 23, 2025: My novelette "The Whale Pavilion" won the Sir Charles G.D. Roberts Memorial Prize for best undergraduate short story at the University of New Brunswick, 2024-2025.

August 9, 2025: My short Akutagawa-inspired literary fiction "The Plunge of a Lily Pad" was published in Horseshoe Literary Magazine Issue III.i.

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