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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Kristi Peterson Schoonover

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and story collections in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Kristi Peterson Schoonover

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

I’ve been writing since I was about five years old, and my journey took me from journalism to public relations, even though short fiction was always my passion, because my dad was reading me short stories when I was tiny. Since then, I’ve had many of my stories published in magazines and anthologies. I’ve done a lot of cool things over the years—I’ve volunteered at two aquariums, spent many years in community theatre (on stage and off), played in a rock band … but my true heart was always in writing, and so it’s really my life now. I have an MFA from Goddard College (because I wanted to grow in the craft), I’m honored to have spent a few years on the Dark Discussions film podcast (I still co-host on occasion), I’ve edited a few magazines and anthologies, and in 2019, I founded 34 Orchard, a dark literary journal which publishes fiction and poetry, which is going into its third year. My main hobby is scrapbooking and I enjoy reading tarot cards. My husband Nathan and I have been together for 18 years, and we enjoy board games and birdwatching.
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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Alyson Faye

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and story collections in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Alyson Faye.

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

I am Alyson Faye, writer, tutor, editor, proofreader. I live in the UK, with my family and rescue animals. I co-run the indie press, Black Angel, with Stephanie Ellis https://blackangelpressblog.wordpress.com/ – where we publish women dark fiction writers at all stages of their writing journey. 

I also am an editor for the indie press, Bridge House and associate editor on The Casket of Fictional Delights.

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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Stacey Jaine McIntosh

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and story collections in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Stacey Jaine McIntosh.

 

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

I’m Stacey and I live in Perth, Western Australia with my husband, 4 kids and our 2 cats.

A little more about me… well, I love Celtic mythology, faeries, the occult along with learning about my family history and I’ve been writing for over 20 years. Recently I became a USA TODAY Bestselling Author and I’ve been the owner/editor of Iron Faerie Publishing since 2018.

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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Sonora Taylor

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and anthologies in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Sonora Taylor.

 

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

I’m Sonora Taylor. I’ve authored seven books, including Seeing Things, Little Paranoias: Stories, and Without Condition. I’ve also written, published, and sold several short stories. My most recent release is Someone to Share My Nightmares: Stories. Diet Riot: A Fatterpunk Anthology marks my first time being an anthology editor!

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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Nicole M. Wolverton

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and anthologies in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Nicole M. Wolverton.

 

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

I’m Nicole M. Wolverton, a (mostly) horror novelist and Pushcart-nominated short story writer—and I also do a little bit of editing here and there. I was raised in the rural hinterlands of Pennsylvania (which I attribute to my interest in horror) and now live in the Philadelphia area, where my day job is mostly speechwriting. I’m also a part-time masters student, an elections official, and an assistant dragon boat coach.

My first novel, The Trajectory of Dreams, is an adult psychological thriller released by Bitingduck Press in 2013. Since then I’ve had more than two dozen short stories and almost a dozen essays and creative nonfiction pieces published in publications such as the Saturday Evening Post, Hungry Ghost, and the Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry podcast and in anthologies from Ghost Orchid Press and Dark Ink Books, among others. 

Last year (2021) I had the distinct pleasure of being invited by the owner of Sliced Up Press to edit a horror anthology centered around menopause—it was an idea that I’d been kicking around, and Ben—the owner of the press—thought it would be a good idea. Turns out that it was! The quality of content that was submitted to what became Bodies Full of Burning was incredible, and I’m very proud of the final product.

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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Jill Girardi

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and story collections in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Jill Girardi.

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

Hi! My name is Jill Girardi. I’m the owner and editor at Kandisha Press, an independent publisher solely focused on promoting women horror authors from around the world. I’m also an author myself.

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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Nico Bell

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and anthologies in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Nico Bell.

 

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

I’m Nico Bell, a horror author, editor (Shiver: A Chilling Horror Anthology and co-editor of Diet Riot: A Fatterpunk Anthology), and book reviewer. Originally, I wrote romance and inspirational fiction, but I made the switch to horror in 2017. I love all things scary, especially B-camp movies and books with strong female protagonists. I also enjoy editing and helping fellow authors achieve their writing goals. I’ve been in publishing for ten years, and I have enjoyed every single second of it!

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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Angela Yuriko Smith

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and story collections in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Angela Yuriko Smith.

 

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

Sure, and thanks for having me here! Most of my life has been spent writing non-fiction for newspapers, online lifestyle and marketing. I moved into fiction in 2011 as the result of an argument at a writers conference. As a nonfiction writer I was offended to overhear a man declaring that nonfiction writers couldn’t do fiction because they had no imagination. I disagreed, my point being you had to be creative about what information you shared or you wind up with dull work no one will read. He disagreed that writing for a newspaper was just reciting facts, not creating worlds. I disagreed, he disagreed… we wound up in a yelling match in the hallway and were told we’d be kicked out of the conference if we didn’t calm down. We did, but that night I went home and started writing End of Mae to prove him wrong. It took me about 8 years to finish that novella but I give the victory to that loud, opinionated man. I think I proved I had an imagination, but he converted me to fiction in the process. Well played, sir.

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