Author Spotlight… Weird West Author Spotlight: Julie Bozza 6 May 2022 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.…
Author Spotlight… 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,…
Author Spotlight 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…
Fiction… 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…
books… 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…
History Damsels With Derringers: Women of the Old West Who Shot, Fought and Earned Their Place in History 24 Dec 20215 Jan 2024 Trick shooters, peacemakers, warriors and outlaws--these real-life fighting women of the Wild West counter the stereotypes often portrayed in popular Old West and Weird Western stories. Their jaw-dropping feats can…
books What are Splatter Westerns? (and Where to Read Them) 23 Dec 202121 Feb 2023 Good news for fans of gory horror and pulpy Westerns: Splatter Westerns are here! This subgenre takes elements of "splatter horror" and mixes them with the Old West genre to…
Essay What is the Weird West: Overview and History 1 Dec 20202 Oct 2022 “Howdy, partner.” A figure silhouetted in a hat and dusty jacket bursts into a bar. Poker players and prostitutes scramble as the loner saunters in, steely eyes prepping for a…
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