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Founded2026
Founder & publisherBrandon Burnside
Based inTampa, Florida
FocusDark fiction & selected romance
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Nightgrave Publishing is an independent Tampa press devoted to horror, gothic fiction, supernatural suspense, psychological thrillers, dark crime, hip-hop crime fiction, Italian fiction, and selected romance. Founded by author and publisher Brandon Burnside, Nightgrave develops focused editions built around strong atmosphere, emotional impact, and distinctive author voices.
Leadership announcement · October 6, 2026
MieMie Hsu is now an equal partner and Co-CEO of Nightgrave Publishing alongside founder and Co-CEO Brandon Burnside. She leads author relations and marketing and conducts the first review of new author submissions. Only projects she approves proceed to Brandon for second editorial review.
Brandon Burnside’s folk-horror novel Tampa Italiano: Welcome Home, Family is now available on Amazon as part of his published catalog. Nightgrave has also added Brandon’s 91,677-word dark-academia crime thriller Blood on the Honor Roll to its production slate. Author MieMie Hsu is the press’s Co-Owner & Co-CEO · Director of Author Relations and Marketing; her Tampa psychological-horror novel Suite 813 is now available on Amazon.