A few very pointed thoughts on "that" op-ed from the HWA newsletter: An organization with a published anti-AI statement should know better than to publish an inflammatory, antagonistic, racist, poorly researched, poorly argued, pro-AI op-ed in their newsletter. I have seen the statements that...
J.A.W. McCarthy
@jawmccarthy.bsky.social
2x Bram Stoker & 2x Shirley Jackson Award finalist. Author of SLEEP ALONE and SOMETIMES WE’RE CRUEL. Stories: Best Horror of the Year Vol 13, PseudoPod, Vastarien, Split Scream 3, more. Cat & lipstick enthusiast. She/Jen. Rep: Lane Heymont. jawmccarthy.com
Cover reveal: THE DEVIL'S JUSTICE IN NEW ARONA, coming in October from @moanariafc.bsky.social and @demagoguepress and @paippolito.bsky.socia! I drew the illustration with a Rotring Isograph technical pen on Bristol paper, adding the text and white lines by hand using Artstudio Pro on an iPad.
I apologize for the blatant self-promo, but I'm still looking for a job and so shares on this would be much appreciated! I have a couple copies of MIDNIGHT ON BEACON STREET and SHIVA left that can be signed and personalized. I also have three different poetry prints I wrote and designed myself.
Reminder that we're open for horror and Weird fiction short story collection submissions. Don't self reject, but also, please, PLEASE read the submission guidelines fully. Details here: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...
I will be bumping all my links here in the hopes to make some $$ so I can pay my cat sitter and eat food while I’m away next month. So like, check out my inprnt store! I’ve got prints from the past 6+ years available
Some of the prints I have available 🫶 these are often on sale and they're on sale now too! and if you don't see the piece you're looking for here I'm happy to list it www.inprnt.com/gallery/evan...
COVER REVEAL! I am absolutely in LOVE with this cover. @nadiarausa.bsky.social is an incredible artist and beyond amazing to work with. This continues to leave me in stunned awe. Additional thank you to @binderybooks.bsky.social and @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social! CRACKS releases in Spring 2027!
We celebrate SILK & SINEW contributors with a look at the inspiration behind @jawmccarthy.bsky.social JAW McCarthy's story, "Guilt is a Little House" kpkulski.substack.com/p/trying-to-... #badhandbooks #silkandsinewantho #folkhorror #authors #bramstokeraward #asiandiasporastorytelling
I’m extremely honored to be participating in The Pixel Project 12th annual Fall Edition of the Read For Pixels campaign! Join me for a live YouTube reading and Q&A at 6.00pm PT, Saturday September 5th 2026 (YT 🔗 in bio). It’s time to stop violence against women together!
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: The Pixel Project will be kicking off the 12th annual Fall Edition of the Read For Pixels campaign on 4 September 2026 with Horror author Angela Sylvaine doing a livestream with us at 6.00pm PT, 5th Sep 2026. For more details: tinyurl.com/ASylvaineR4P
Just $3.99 to preorder the Lonesome and Festering ebook, which features "The Chalk Martyrs," my favorite story I've ever written about the bodily, occult, systemic horrors of education. This is just one of many bangers in the collection. www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/lone...
I talk about my formal fictive attempt at writing a haunted house story here 💖
We celebrate SILK & SINEW contributors with a look at the inspiration behind @sundialgirl.bsky.social Gabriela Lee's story, "In the Heart of the Forest, a Tree" kpkulski.substack.com/p/the-idea-o... #badhandbooks #silkandsinewantho #folkhorror #authors #bramstokeraward #asiandiasporastorytelling
What a week. Sick cat (he’ll be okay!), ER vet and reg vet bills, and now my surgery bills are triple what I was quoted. (Buy my books please?) I did get to see some cool secret stuff, though 😍
Not all art has to be good. What matters is it's true. Or playful. Or energetic. Or striving. That's why sometimes we love things labeled bad. And maybe we encounter them at just the right intersection of time & growth where something ridiculous is made profound only in the privacy of our heart.
Power outage today, but before that I got to see art for a secret project and I can’t believe how perfectly rendered these characters are. First time seeing an artist interpret this bunch and I’m a little emotional about it 🥹
*gently grabs your face* listen to me LISTEN TO ME y'all need to start buying the rights to Horror books written by women instead of trolling Reddit for scraps of creepypasta. There are SO MANY BOOKS that would make great movies just sitting there, complete with PLOTS and THEMES and CHARACTER ARCS.
Brainstorming different werewolves for a commission I'm working on. I've never been able to decide if I'm more of a "wolf man" fan or a "full-on wolf" fan. Both have their perks I guess.
We celebrate SILK & SINEW contributors with a look at the inspiration behind @chrishannhorror.bsky.social Christopher Hann's story, "Under Blades We Lie Still"! kpkulski.substack.com/p/the-limbo-... #badhandbooks #silkandsinewantho #folkhorror #authors #bramstokeraward #asiandiasporastorytelling
Just a little over $2000 to go before we're FULLY FUNDED! We're down to the wire folks, with about three days to go, so let's get this over the hump and across the finish line! 🙌
Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...
Please help if you can. khoreo does amazing work and is an important venue for voices from the diaspora. I’m so proud to have a story with them.
6 days left and we are 70% funded—toss a coin, spread the word, help us reach the finish line!
“Dina had never seen her dad cry until the day he left.” Playing Tricks by Angela Sylvaine Narrator: Laura Pearlman Host: Scott Campbell Audio Producer: Graeme Dunlop pseudopod.org/2026/07/10/p... C/W: mental illness, gaslighting, child abuse
PseudoPod 1037: Playing Tricks
Dina had never seen her dad cry until the day he left. His face was puffy and wet with tears when he leaned down to kiss her cheek. “I’ll see you soon, okay, Button?” Dina stared at the scarred wood…
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Just paid one of my hospital bills with money from recent book sales! Thank you to everyone who bought books and spread the word 🖤
Cindy is one of the kindest people in the community. www.gofundme.com/f/helping-ci...
Donate to Helping Cindy O’Quinn After Severe Cervical Spine Injuries, organized by Elijah Weikel
It is with much regret that I am letting everyone know that C… Elijah Weikel needs your support for Helping Cindy O’Quinn After Severe Cervical Spine Injuries
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Muñeca, my queer witchy historical Gothic book dropped 5 weeks ago today -- my birthday! My wish is this: if your library doesn't carry the book, today would be a wonderful day to request it. If you liked the book and want to sing its praises, please sing them, wherever/however you would like.
THE SUNDOWNER'S DANCE is out for the first time in paperback today! @toddkeisling.com's latest novel, selected as one of the Best Books of 2025 by Library Journal, "is an unforgettable journey of grief, cosmic horror, and making the most of the time we’ve got left" (Gwendolyn Kiste).
Khoreo's Kickstarter is almost 7k away from funding with only nine days to go!!! Let's do this for a magazine that has always been promoting marginalised authors and brings a fresh perspective to the sff community ❤️
Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...
Just turned in info for an exciting project!This is going to be so cool and I can’t wait to share it when I can. It’s been a nice distraction while I’m recovering and my imagination is running wild with how this is going to turn out.
One thing you as a writer can do to distinguish yourself as human? Be divisive. Slop is sycophantic; it grovels & apologizes as it tries to give you what you want at all times. You're not a sniveling slop bot. You're an artist. So stop trying to tell readers what they want to hear. Give them art.
This afternoon, your girl is contacting libraries and bookstores about doing author events. I'd love to do something at a brewery or festival too. Hey, if you have a witchy shop and want to host an author signing, DM me! 🖤 My next event will be July 11th! doylestownbookshop.com/veronareynolds