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Welcome to the Weird West, a place where the line blurs between good and evil, and where heroes and villains alike must keep their wits about them and muster stoic bravery in the face of the cosmic unknown.

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Horses, cowboy hats, six-shooters. Ghosts, monsters, demons. The Weird West genre combines the Old West aesthetic with the frontier of the supernatural. It has spawned beloved games, movies and books combining the genres of horror, scifi, dark fantasy and speculative. This website is a resource for writers, readers and fans…Continue reading “Resources”

Quote of the Day

“Aim at a high mark and you’ll hit it. No, not the first time, nor the second time. Maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect.”

Annie Oakley

“I aim to misbehave.”

Annie Oakley

“If a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and just be one.”

Calamity Jane

“Teach your children what we have taught our children: that the earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the children of the earth. If we spit upon the ground we spit upon ourselves. This we know.”

Chief Seattle

“Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.”

Wyatt Earp

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…

Author Spotlight…

Middle Grade Weird West Author Spotlight: Catt Colborn

23 Jun 202213 Jun 2022

Welcome, Catt! Catt Colborn is a writing professor at Stockton University and has three books published under PFI Press and one from Bizarro Pulp Press, an Imprint of JournalStone Publishing.…

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Weird West Author and Editor Spotlight: David Boop

12 Jun 202220 Feb 2023

Welcome, David! David Boop is an author, editor, screenwriter, and award-winning essayist. He debuted with the sci-fi/noir, She Murdered Me with Science from WordFire Press. His follow-up, The Soul Changers, is a Victorian…

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Weird West Author Spotlight: Edward J. Knight

5 Jun 202212 Jun 2022

Welcome, Edward! Edward J. Knight writes fantasy and science fiction from his home in Colorado. He’s put three satellites into orbit and is raising two children with his partner, Sarah.…

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Weird West Author Spotlight: Ken Hoover

3 Jun 20223 Jun 2022

Welcome, Ken! Ken Hoover is the word slinger of two weird western novels in the Midnight Agency series. His short fiction has appeared in magazines and anthologies, and he’s been a semi-finalist…

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Weird West Author Spotlight: Julie Bozza

Welcome, Julie! Julie Bozza is an Aussie-Anglo hybrid empowered by writing, fuelled by espresso, calmed by knitting, overexcited by photography, and madly in love with Amy Adams and John Keats.…

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Weird West Author Spotlight: Tim Meyer

22 Apr 202220 Feb 2023

Welcome, Tim! Tim Meyer dwells in a dark cave near the Jersey Shore. He’s written and published over fifteen novels and novellas, including Malignant Summer, The Switch House, Dead Daughters,…

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Weird West Author Spotlight: Edward M. Erdelac

10 Apr 202222 Apr 2022

Welcome, Edward! Edward M. Erdelac is the author of fourteen novels including Rainbringer, Andersonville, Monstrumfuhrer and The Merkabah Rider series. His stories have appeared in dozens of anthologies and periodicals…

How To Write A Weird West Story

6 Mar 20223 Oct 2022

So you want to write a Weird Western? If you love your historical fiction with a dash of the weird, you've probably already dabbled in weird western fiction. If not?…

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…