A.C. Wise is a Canadian-American speculative fiction and horror writer who grew up outside Montreal, earned a BA in History from McGill University, and now lives near Philadelphia, where she works as an arts-nonprofit fundraiser. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Uncanny, Tor.com, and numerous Year's Best anthologies, and has been a finalist for the Nebula and Lambda Literary Awards and won the Sunburst Award. She is the author of the novels Wendy, Darling and Hooked, and the colle...
Alison Littlewood writes compelling horror and dark fantasy stories. Her work can be found in notable collections like Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories, Best New Horror #29, and The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror.
Alix E. Harrow is an American fantasy author born in 1989 in Idaho and raised in Kentucky, now based in Virginia. A former adjunct history professor, she writes fiction preoccupied with the power of stories themselves, beginning with her Hugo Award-winning short fiction and her bestselling debut novel The Ten Thousand Doors of January. Her work has also won the British Fantasy Award for The Once and Future Witches and the 2026 Hugo and Locus Awards for The Everlasting, and been shortlisted for t...
Brian Evenson writes unsettling dark fantasy and horror, with his work frequently featured in collections like The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror. He is known for his ghost stories and gothic tales, including his own collection, Body Shocks.
Chimedum Ohaegbu is known for their contributions to dark fantasy and horror. Their work appears in "The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror.
David J. Schow is the author of the unsettling collection Dangerous Vegetables. He's a writer who knows how to make the familiar feel strange and a little bit scary. If you like your stories with a dark twist, you'll want to check out his work.
Elizabeth Hand (born March 29, 1957) is an American writer.
Glen Hirshberg writes dark fantasy and horror. His stories have appeared in several "Year's Best" collections, including The Year's Best Dark Fantasy And Horror 2012 and The Best Horror of the Year Volume 14. He is also the author of Tell Me When I Disappear.
G. V. Anderson is a British writer of dark fantasy and horror short fiction, based in Dorset, England. Her stories, often rooted in British folklore, have won a World Fantasy Award and a British Fantasy Award and been nominated for the Nebula Award, appearing in venues including Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, and The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror.
Jade Wilburn is the editor behind The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror. She curates essential stories from the dark fantasy and horror genres.
J. S. Breukelaar is a writer of dark fantasy and horror. Her novels include Bridge and American Monster, and her short fiction has appeared in The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror and LampLight.
Maria Dahvana Headley is the editor of The Best of Uncanny, a collection showcasing the magazine's standout speculative fiction. She's a writer whose work often explores fantasy and the uncanny.
Molly Tanzer (born October 29, 1981) is an American fantasy, horror, and science fiction writer. She won the Colorado Book Award for historical fiction, and as been nominated for the Locus Award, British Fantasy Award, and the Wonderland Book Award. She is known for genre-bending fiction that combines horror and fantasy with strong female protagonists, depth of characterization, and realistic interpersonal relationships.
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Paula Guran is the editor behind The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror. She's a trusted voice for readers looking for the best in dark fantasy and horror.
Rebecca Campbell is a speculative fiction writer and the author of the novella Arboreality. Her stories are frequently selected for major anthologies, including The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy
Richard Kadrey is the author of the Wastelands series, a collection of gripping stories about the apocalypse. He's a master of dark fantasy and gritty, imaginative fiction.
Sarah Pinsker writes compelling stories across science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Her work has been featured in "The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy," "The Year's Best Dark
Seán Padraic Birnie is an editor who brings readers the best in dark fantasy and horror. He is known for curating The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, a collection highlighting standout stories in the genre.
Sheree Renée Thomas is a writer and editor specializing in speculative fiction, dark fantasy, and horror. She's known for her Mythic Delirium series, and for editing The Year
Stephen Graham Jones (born January 22, 1972, in Midland, Texas) is an American author of horror, crime and speculative fiction, and an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation. He holds a B.A. from Texas Tech University, an M.A. from the University of North Texas, and a Ph.D. from Florida State University, and is the Ineva Baldwin Professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he has taught since 2008. His novels include The Only Good Indians, My Heart Is a Chainsaw, and The Bu...
Steve Toase writes dark fantasy and horror, including his collection Galileo's Theme Park. His stories are featured in notable anthologies such as The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, The Best Horror of the Year Volume 14, and The Fiends in the Furrows: An Anthology of Folk Horror.
Suzan Palumbo is a key voice in dark fantasy and horror. She is best known for editing The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, a collection showcasing top talent in the genre.
Tananarive Due is an American writer of horror, science fiction and mystery, born in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1966. Her debut novel The Between appeared in 1995, and she went on to write the African Immortals series, beginning with My Soul to Keep, as well as The Good House. Her novel The Reformatory won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel along with the Shirley Jackson and World Fantasy awards; her story collection Ghost Summer won the British Fantasy Award, and The Living Blood earned an Amer...