CURSED
OCT 2023
About Our Authors
In Alphabetical Order
Abby Thatcher
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Abby thatcher is a poet who only cares about the midwest and its treatment of the rodent order. She is working on a bachelors in Creative Writing at Purdue and previous publications include The Oak Leaves and Fright Night​
A.L. Davidson
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A.L. Davidson (she/they) is a disabled, queer author who specializes in cozy genre-blending web novels and tales of haunting horror romance. She writes stories about ghosts, grief, isolation, space exploration, eco-horror, queerness, and the human condition.
They have penned several short stories that have been featured in various lit mags and anthologies, and have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, the Indie Ink and Queer Indie Awards, and the BBNYAs. They are best known for their eco-horror romance novella ""When The Rain Begins To Burn"", the ""R-PNZL: A Futuristic Fairytale"" series, and their collection of web novels.
​Esra Jackson
Esra Jackson is currently an undergraduate at the University of Missouri in Columbia studying English and Art. Their poems have been published in EPIC Literary Magazine, where he now serves as editor-in-chief, and LITERATURE EMITTING DIODES, a project under Partial Press. They love sweet potatoes and all things horror and sci-fi.
Ev Datysk
Ev Datsyk is a second-generation settler living on the land known today as Canada. She primarily writes short stories and is passionate about genre-bending, dramatic irony, and questionable puns. When not writing, she can be found reading in coffee shops, scarfing down baked goods, or rolling cat hair off her black clothes. You can find her on Twitter/X and Instagram at @evdatsyk.
F. Malanoche
F. Malanoche writes, under the cover of night, hoping to bring authentic and odd Latino stories into the world. He teaches English in the Midwest, has a wonderful wife, and a sweet vinyl collection. His writing has been published in Demonic Workplaces and Darkness 101: Lessons Were Learned. Disturb Ink Books will be publishing his work in their anthologies Escape and Lurk. You can follow him on his Facebook page.
Halle Preston
Halle is an English Literature graduate and avid short story writer. She's a fan of all things spooky, from Gothic tales to cheesy slashers to survival horror games. On the lighter side, she loves the outdoors, crocheting, and her silly cat Elmo!
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Hayden Robinson
Hayden Robinson is an autistic British writer and poet. He writes in a variety of genres, mainly in horror and poetry. His themes often focus on overcoming trauma, neurodivergence and humanity. His work has appeared in various publications, including HNDL, Re-Route Magazine, Diverge Magazine, Colour Theory, and HorrorScope Volumes 3 and 4, and Divinations Magazine. He currently lives in Decatur, GA with his wife, their dog and their two cats.
Jordan Mallory
Maxine Sophia Wolff
My work has appeared before in semi-pro magazines such as Fusion Fragment and Seize the Press. I also make video games. I am a transgender woman.
M.L. Hufkie
M.L. Hufkie was born in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1984 during the country’s last desperate years of Apartheid. Growing-up during a period of dramatic change and plagued by political unrest left a profound impact on her. Writing with a minority voice in the UK, her aim is to challenge dominant narratives. Reading and creative writing are her life-long passions, and she has an interest in politics, religion, social identity and the occult.
Noll Griffin
Noll Griffin is a visual artist, writer, and musician based in Berlin, Germany. His poetry has appeared in The Purposeful Mayonnaise, The Wild Word, and Reap Thrill among others and his first chapbook titled “Tourist Info” is available through Alien Buddha Press.
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Rafal Chelski
Rafal Chelski is a queer scribbler, and publishing professional living in Melbourne, Australia. His work focuses on the strange, otherworldly and fantastically absurd.
You can follow him across socials via @d_raff_c.
Robert Jones
Robert Jones has a BA in English Literature and Film Studies. He is currently pursuing an MSc in Computer Science. His work has been featured in Animation Studies journal.
Sam Logan
Sam (he/him) emerged in 1984 from the depths of the Chesapeake Bay off the Maryland shore. He somehow made it to Oregon where he is a university professor and somehow convinced someone to let him teach a course about body horror. Sam Lives with his partner, kiddo, and Dune the dog.
S.C. Williams
S. C. Williams (she/her) lives in Indiana with her spouse and rowdy puppy and works in the circulation department of her local library. Her writing has previously appeared in The Crow's Quill. She is also a general editor for the online youth-led literary magazine The Renaissance Review.
Selma Tabti
Selma holds a French BA in Modern Literature and has completed her third year of undergraduate studies at Royal Holloway, University of London. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in Publishing at her home university in Southern France. Spending a year in England gave her the confidence to submit her writing in English and create her own literary magazine. She now hopes to enter the publishing world.
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