Women in Horror Month is here! What does that mean? It means LISTEN TO WOMEN over men (including me!) on subjects related to women 24/7/365 but especially this month. Listen to music by women, watch film/TV by women, immerse yourself in art & architecture by women, and…
…of course: READ WOMEN. Purchase from, follow, like, and share content from women creators and business owners. When women are speaking on something…as I've said many times, especially about public events…back off and don't disrupt their communication.
Give credit to women in collaborations, especially yours. Open doors for women—when there are opportunities don't just mention your bros to the gatekeepers, when there are meetings or professional dinners don't just invite men, push out misogynists to ensure women have space.
If you support a woman's stance on something or appreciate her work, tell her publicly where her recognition can be seen by others as opposed to sliding into her DMs with praise. Do more and say less when it comes to supporting women in the arts.
This is probably coming off preachy, pushy, and entitled ("easy for John to say 'take up less space' when he's not trying to establish himself anymore"), but I've been doing this too long—we all have—for the same problems to keep recurring in the year of our exhaustion 2022.
Things have improved drastically, hence the official Women in Horror Month org disbanding because "we’ve found that not only is there enough content, traffic, and engagement for one month, we believe there is enough to take celebrations year round." But…
…we can always strive for more. @WiHmovement provided suggested guidelines for us moving forward after they disbanded at womeninhorrormonth.com/special-announ… I'm going to share some of my favorite women in horror, and resources, below but first an acknowledgement.
I received the 2018 HWA Specialty Press Award at @StokerCon in Grand Rapids, Michigan (reminder: in itself a Stoker Award) alongside @RDSPress co-founder Jennifer Barnes. These days she's the backbone of the company and responsible for most of the work behind the scenes.
Her work as an editor and graphic design is somewhat known, although I think underappreciated, but it's her logistical work in supporting our authors and retailers that gives our various imprints (Raw Dog Screaming Press, Dog Star Books, etc.) our professional reputation.
So please follow, share, and interact with @RDSPress here and on Instagram, FB, and elsewhere. Thank you! Jen is also the author of Better Haunted Homes and Gardens, illustrated by Kristen Margiotta. Find it at: bookshop.org/books/better-h…
Also, a great ally of mine has been @sonorawrites —it's her birthday and you should purchase her books at bookshop.org/books?keywords… or at least leave some reviews on LibraryThing, GoodReads, or your favorite retail site.
Purchase the psychological horror of award-winning screenwriter and author @LMarieWood1 at bookshop.org/books?keywords… for dark, disturbing, quiet but compelling reading.
Even more importantly, support L. Marie Wood and *so many* other women creators with their insightful classes and workshops that will help you boost your own creative efforts over at the @AcademyFiction site: speculativefictionacademy.com
Big ups to my homegirl @rjacksonjoseph who you can try to keep up with over at rjjoseph.wordpress.com She has a lot coming up, so stay alert!
Of course, at RDSP we work to support #WomenInHorror, so I urge you to follow, share, like, and read the following authors and artists, after which I share share of our related #WiHM blogs, videos, and general resources from other orgs.
@SWytovich is an unstoppable force who we've been lucky to have on board as editor of our poetry line, and also author of six poetry books we've published thus far. Read her work at bookshop.org/books?keywords… —and don't for get the @HorrorWriters Poetry Showcase volumes she helmed.
Another indefatigable author and editor we've been graced with publishing is @leemurraywriter when she cowrote the Path of Ra series with prolific author @rabarts —the complete trilogy of which you can begin reading with Hounds of the Underworld at bookshop.org/books/hounds-o…
@theJessMcHugh is another author to follow for the sheer insiration of witnessing her mind-boggling dedication and hustle, if nothing else! Find her novel Nightly Owl, Fatal Raven at bookshop.org/books/nightly-…
@ChristinaSng is the most prolific poet I've ever witnessed, and she is also the author of two books I was lucky enough to help publish. You can find both A Collection of Dreamscapes and A Collection of Nightmares at bookshop.org/books?keywords…
@GeekLioness is known internationally as vocalist of Ego Likeness, but she's also gained well-deserved recognition as author of several novels and six poetry collections, which you can find at bookshop.org/books?keywords…
I've only had the pleasure of helping support one release by author, editor, and publisher @cinapelayo so far, but soon we'll be publishing another of her intense poetry collections. Find her work at bookshop.org/books?keywords…
Two of the books we've published by @LucyASnyder have won awards, and two more have been nominated (one is currently a Stoker Award finalist—if you can vote and would like a reading copy let us know!). Her books are available at bookshop.org/books?keywords…
Monstrum Poetica by @JezzyWolfe examines fantastic beings from oral traditions worldwide, and can be found at bookshop.org/books/monstrum…
@EVKnightAuthor is another prolific author to follow, whose two novels with us have already made waves. Find her books at bookshop.org/contributors/e…
@hannaedits deals in vampires, shape-shifters, and more creatures set in the horror-adjacent post-apocalyptic alternate history urban fantasy STEEL EMPIRES series. Begin your journey at bookshop.org/books/steel-vi…
COMING SOON: we are publishing Chasing Whispers, the collected fiction of @EugenBacon—who you might recognize from the recent cover of Locus magazine! Find more info on our site at rawdogscreaming.com/book-deal-two-…
COMING SOON: Blood Mountain by visual artist, musician, and author @BSTolian! If you caught her reading at StokerCon last year you know she's about to take the scene by storm. Find more about this book at rawdogscreaming.com/book-deal-bloo…
Cover artists and illustrators we have worked with over the years and highly recommend are @k_margiotta, @CarrieAnnBaade, and the inimitable @LynneHansenArt—follow, buy prints, and query them about commissions!
If you're interested in publicity info about any of our titles or authors, please contact @ErinAlMehairi —who is also a great poet and freelance editor herself!
Cutthroat Women is a database of women who make horror. Find more at cutthroatwomen.org
@LOHFiction maintains an excellent website for another who wants to learn more about what's currently happening with women in horror. Explore it all over at ladiesofhorrorfiction.com
In this blog I detailed an event we held for #WiHM 2015, with links to interviews we held with all the event participants: bizarrowriter.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/233…
Here's the #WiHM poetry reading we held online several years back featuring @GeekLioness, @SWytovich, and @ErinAlMehairi —it runs about an hour in length and, despite the unruly beard I had back then, I highly recommend giving it a watch/listen!
I will add more to this thread in the coming month, but for now I ask that you please reply with resources or recommendations. Thank you!
An important thing to note, which I intended to include when I began this thread for the #HorrorCommunity, is when women tell you things in confidence it's about personal safety and career security—things get heated with all the discourse, but please keep things under your hat.
It's wild how much I've seen people be forgiving of men in the scene doing actually illegal stuff, vs. women women have…different opinions? Boundaries? More success? Folks are downright dehydrated for any intel that can be hefted against women.
Anyway, there's a reason whisper networks exist. When we learn about things it's natural to want to scream, but…if somebody needs you to whisper? Or not say/do anything, they just need you to know? Then pleas just whisper. Or listen. And work to keep the horror space safe.
Another voice in the scene to respect and follow. Thanks for sharing this, Nicholas!
https://twitter.com/vnvdiak/status/1498781433829097475
Check out the focus on #WomeninHorrorMonth from @HorrorWriters starting with @lindyryanwrites of @blackspotbooks at horror.org/women-in-horro… "Like Final Girls, women in horror have proven that we can do more than simply survive—we can thrive."
Great suggestions of #WomenInHorror to support are coming in!
https://twitter.com/CaitlinMarceau/status/1499211616881106948
Looking for more women in horror to support? Try those suggested here!
https://twitter.com/EvaRoslin/status/1499210916495343618
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