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Weird West Author Spotlight: Andrew Slinde

10 Nov 202215 Oct 2022
Welcome, Andrew! Andrew Slinde is a screenwriter, novelist, and consummate cynic. He lives in Des Moines, Iowa, and cohabits with 3 apex predators. His books can be found here mybook.to/sinsoftheelders or on…
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Weird West Author Spotlight: Stephanie Rabig

26 Oct 20229 Mar 2023
Welcome, Stephanie! Stephanie Rabig has been into horror ever since she could read (a librarian remembered her decades later because she tried to check out Dracula in kindergarten). When not…
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Weird West Author Spotlight: Craig E. Sawyer

13 Oct 202222 Oct 2025
Welcome, Craig! Craig E. Sawyer is an American writer known for horror, western, sci-fi, and crime. He has been published by Quill & Crow Publications, Brigid's Gate Press, Shotgun Honey,…
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Weird West Author Spotlight: V.S. McGrath

28 Sep 202220 Feb 2023
Welcome, V.S.! V.S. McGrath (pseudonym) is the author of the four-book Weird West series The Devil’s Revolver. Vicki has also published six contemporary romances with Harlequin Enterprises under the pen…
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Weird West Author Spotlight: Michael Merriam

15 Sep 202216 Sep 2022
Welcome, Michael! Michael Merriam is the author of the steampunk series Sixguns & Sorcery, and his essays and stories have appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Cast of Wonders, and Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. He has published…
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Weird West Author Spotlight: Ronald Kelly

2 Sep 202220 Feb 2023
Welcome, Ronald! Born and bred in Tennessee, Ronald Kelly has been an author of Southern-fried horror and western fiction for 36 years, with fifteen novels, twelve short story collections, and a Grammy-nominated…
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Weird West Author Spotlight: Catherine Lundoff

25 Aug 202225 Aug 2022
Welcome, Catherine! Catherine Lundoff is an award-winning writer, editor and publisher. She is a recipient of a 2021 Ladies of Horror Fiction Writing Grant and the Author Guest of Honor…
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Dialog and Dialect in the Old West: A Writer’s Resource

27 Jul 202217 Aug 2022
Hey there partner! So, you want to write a Weird West story? Part of capturing that atmosphere is making sure your characters sound like they're in the Old West. Like…
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How To Write A Weird West Story

6 Mar 202215 Apr 2026
So you want to write a Weird Western? If you love your historical fiction with a dash of the weird, you may have already dabbled in weird western fiction. If…
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Updated! Weird West Story Submission Calls for 2023

15 Feb 202223 Mar 2023
Gather up your paper and inks, partner! Weird West anthologies pop up not infrequently. Check out the list below for a roundup of anthologies seeking stories, updated quarterly. (*Please note…

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    • Weird West Fiction: What To Read Right Now
    • Featured 2026 Weird West Book Releases
    • Weird West Games
    • Dialog and Dialect in the Old West: A Writer’s Resource
    • How To Write A Weird West Story
    • Magazines and Publishers that Accept Weird West Story Submissions
    • What is the Weird West: Overview and History
    • What are Splatter Westerns? (and Where to Read Them)
  • Featured Author Spotlights
    • Weird West Author Spotlight: Joe R. Lansdale
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    • Weird West Author Spotlight: KC Grifant
    • Weird West Author Spotlight: Lauren Lee Smith
    • Weird West Author Spotlight: C.R. Langille
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