C. M. Rosens

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Author Spotlight Series (2026)

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6–10 minutes

Find Your Next Favourite Author

If you’re looking for your next read, check out these authors and their work.

Catch new releases, find your thing.

You will find the most recent interviews below, and as more are scheduled, this page will be updated with an A-Z list on the right.

Search my blog for tags like “vampire”, “YA Horror”, and “horrormance” to find related interviews, and “author spotlight” to see them all!

Author Spotlights 2024

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Poetry

SFF

Crime Thrillers/Mysteries

  • Parslow, WM – British Crime Thriller/Folk Horror
  • Taylor, Helen – British Crime Thrillers

Romance/Romantasy

  • Quince, C – M/M Romantasy
  • Wemakor, Liza – Sapphic Vampires

Horror, Paranormal, & Gothic Fiction

  • Alleva, PD – Gothic Horror Thriller series
  • Bells, Nadine – Gothic Romantasy
  • Ellis, TM – Horror Short Stories
  • Kaiser, Nikoline – Gothic Weird
  • Lew, Julie – Gothic Horror & YA Horror
  • Maria, Jillian – Ghost Horror
  • Mack, S.M. – Paranormal Ecohorror
  • Netal, Narcissa – Dark Flash Fiction
  • Parslow, WM – British Crime Thriller/Folk Horror
  • Walker, Laura Clarke – Gothic Paranormal Mystery
  • Wemakor, Liza – Sapphic Vampires
  • Wrightson, Thomas – Sci-Fi books & Horror audio drama

2026

Discover new-to-you authors, and get to know others a little better! Explore a diverse range of creative voices and genres from all over the world, and share their interviews widely so others can find them too!

These author bios are in chronological post date order. Scroll through to see who has been posted already and who is coming next!

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Chloe Clark (07 Jan)

Chloe N. Clark (she/her) is the author of Collective Gravities, Escaping the Body, Patterns of Orbit and more. Her next collection, Every Galaxy a Circle, is forthcoming from JackLeg Press. She is a founding co-EIC of Cotton Xenomorph. Find out more at www.chloenclark.com

Chloe’s Interview
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Thomas Wrightson (14 Jan)

Thomas Wrightson (he/him) has spent much of his life creating narratives and characters. Home schooled, he currently lives on the island Ynys Mon in Wales, surrounded by beautiful scenery and unpredictable weather. Find out more at thomaswrightson.co.uk

Thomas’s Interview
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eskay (21 Jan)

eskay (no pronouns/eskay) is a queer millennial who has successfully managed to turn a hobby of reading visual novels on YouTube into a hobby writing original fiction. eskay works as a proofreader and editor for video game writing. Check out eskay on Itch.io: 8pr.itch.io

eskay’s Interview
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Anna Verner (28 Jan)

Meet indie fantasy & horror author Anna Verner (she/her). She published her first book The Assassins Raven about a female assassin in 2025, and has had one short story and one flash fiction published in magazines in 2026.

Anna’s Interview
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Nadine Bells (04 Feb)

Nadine Bells (she/her), is a Gothic fantasy & horror author with a passion for whimsical, romantic and magical stories. Born and raised in the South of Germany, she draws a lot of inspiration from medieval castles, dark forests and classic fairytales. Find out more at nadine-bells.com

Nadine’s Interview
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PD Alleva (11 Feb)

PD Alleva (he/him) is a native New Yorker, award winning author, psychotherapist and hypnotist writing profound, in-depth horror, scifi, and psychological thriller stories. Find out more at pdalleva.com.

PD’s Interview
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Tasha He (18th Feb)

Tasha He (they/them) is a speculative fiction author, disability advocate, and founder of Disenfranchised Writers’ Voices, a nonprofit supporting low-income and disabled writers. Follow them on Insta @hethe.author

Tasha’s Interview
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Alexis Ames (25th Feb)

Alexis Ames (she/they) is a speculative fiction writer with short fiction in publications such as Pseudopod, Radon Journal, and Escape Pod. The Chamos Project is her first novel. Check out their linktree for more information: linktr.ee/alexis.ames

Alexis’ Interview
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Astrid Abell (04 Mar)

Astrid E. Abell (they/she/zhe/fae) is an autistic and ADHD author with a passion for storytelling, drawing, and languages. They have a bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies with a minor in Japanese. Find out more at: astridabellauthor.com

Astrid’s Interview
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Jillian Maria (11th Mar)

Jillian (she/her) is a sapphic author who loves stories with big feelings and a lot of heart — even if that heart is a little bloody and bruised. When not writing, you can usually find her doting on her cat. Find out more at: byjillianmaria.com

Jillian’s Interview
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March is Women In Horror Month: I’ve got a dedicated page for the responses here!

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Stefanie Carter / Wayward Sparx / Fox N. Locke (18th Mar)

Stefanie Carter (they/them) is an AuDHD trans femme enby from the UK, who writes queer genre fiction under the pen names Fox N. Locke and Wayward Sparx. They are an on again off again journalist, poet, comms professional, and amateur romancer of mech pilots. Find out more at foxenlock.com

Stefanie’s Interview
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A.E. Bross (25 Mar)

A.E. Bross (they/them or xe/xem) is queer, agender, disabled, autistic, and exhausted. They are a multigenre author of fantasy and modern romantasy, with a queer cyberpunk retelling of Snow White out in 2026. Find out more at addyelsewhere.com

A.E.’s Interview
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Laura Clarke Walker (01st Apr)

Laura Clarke Walker (she/they) is a writer, teacher, and lover of all things Gothic. When she’s not immersed in the world of Coldharbour, she can be found drinking espressos darker than the night, listening to podcasts in other languages, and running around her local lakes. Find out more at lauraclarkewalker.com

Laura’s Interview
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S.M. Mack (08th Apr)

S.M. Mack (she/her) is a 2019 MFA recipient in popular fiction from USM Stonecoast, the 2017 first place winner of the Katherine Patterson Prize for Young Adult Writing, and a Clarion 2012 grad. Find out more at whatsmacksaid.com.

S.M.’s Interview
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Pixie (15th Apr)

pixie (any pronouns) is a creative chaos goblin king who paints, writes poetry, collages, and refuses to settle on one medium. she lives and works in gothenburg, sweden, with their cat narya. Find out more at pixiewithpens.com

Pixie’s Interview
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Nikoline Kaiser (22nd Apr)

Nikoline Kaiser (she/her) resides in Denmark, and writes short stories, novels and poetry. She has published several pieces in both English and Danish, and been longlisted for the Lee Smith Novel Prize. Find out more at nikolinekaiser.dk

Nikoline’s Interview
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WM Parslow (24th Apr)

WM Parslow (he/him) is a horror writer based in Oxford, UK. He is inspired by his own experiences, folklore, and ghost stories. His dependents include two cats and a Venus fly trap called Steve. He can often be found walking Oxford’s streets, looking for a nice pub to sit in and write. Follow him on IG & Threads @wmparslow

WM’s Interview
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Liza Wemakor (29th Apr)

Liza Wemakor is a writer and a Ph.D. candidate in UC Riverside’s English Department. Her fiction has been published in Strange Horizons, Anathema Magazine, Baffling Magazine, and elsewhere. Her debut novella, Loving Safoa, was published by Neon Hemlock Press in February 2024. Find out more at lizawemakor.com

Liza’s Interview
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Julie Lew (06 May)

Julie Lew (she/they) loves all things fantasy and horror, the darker and queerer the better. They are the author of adult gothic horror novel, THE WIVES OF HERRICK HALL (May 2026), and the YA fantasy mystery, DEATH IN VERSE (Fall 2026). Find out more: julielew.com

JULIE’s Interview
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Michael Colon (13th May)

Michael Colon (he/him) is a creative freelance writer and novelist, born and raised in the Big Apple, New York City. His inspiration comes from various societal art forms, cultural differences, and his own life experiences. Explore his author page at TWB Press: twbpress.com/authormichaelcolon

Michael’s Interview
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TM Ellis (20th May)

TM Ellis is the pen name of Tommy (he/him) and Margot (she/her) Ellis. They are Wales’ bestselling husband-and-wife horror writing team, and they specialise in short-form horror. They have released three books to date: Grisly Deeds, Grisly Deeds 2 and Grisly Deeds: Mini Edition. Find out more at: tommyellisauthor.wordpress.com

TM’s Interview
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Helen Taylor (27th May)

Helen Taylor (she/her) is a crime fiction author whose thrillers are grounded in real places, real experiences, and a detective readers follow across continents. Her DI Matthew Goodwin series blends British police procedural grit with international mystery. Find out more at linktr.ee/helentaylorauthor

Helen’s Interview
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Alice G. Brooks (03rd June)

Alice G. Brooks (they/she), formerly published under Alice Brooks, is a sapphic indie author writing LGBTQIA+ fiction, heavily focused on deep-seated trauma and pain. When they’re not writing, they enjoy hiking, videogames, rewatching the same shows over and over again, and reading queer books. Find out more at alicegbrooks.com

Alice’s Interview
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Narcissa Netal (10th June)

Narcissia Netal (she/they), formerly published as Andi Galupa, is an 18yo dark fiction writer from New York. Her goal is to write and publish a book a season and build worlds out of these books. Follow her on IG and Threads @narcissia_netal.

Narcissa’s Interview
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Fetin Sardaneh (17th June)

COMING SOON

Fetin’s Interview
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C. Quince (24th June)

C. Quince (he/they) is a MENA/SWANA British author who lives in England, enjoys Sci-Fi and Fantasy, History, and Halloween. Find out more at cquince.my.canva.site

C’s Interview

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2026 IS NOW CLOSED

CURRENTLY CLOSED for Author Spotlight Interview requests from authors/agents/presses – 2027 will be open for requests towards the end of this year.