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Gwendolyn Kiste

Gwendolyn Kiste is a speculative fiction writer based in Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared in Nightmare, Shimmer, Interzone, Daily Science Fiction, and LampLight among others. Her debut collection, AND HER SMILE WILL UNTETHER THE UNIVERSE, was released through JournalStone in April 2017. She currently resides on an abandoned horse farm with her husband, two cats, and not nearly enough ghosts.

Awards: Stoker (2019) see all

Genres: Horror

Novels

   The Rust Maidens (2018)
   Boneset & Feathers (2020)
   Reluctant Immortals (2022)
   The Haunting of Velkwood (2024)

Collections

And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe (2017)

Novellas and Short Stories

Pretty Marys All in a Row (2017)
The Invention of Ghosts (2020)

Books containing stories by Gwendolyn Kiste

Mother Knows Best (2024)
Tales of Homemade Horror
edited by
Lindy Ryan

Howls from the Scene of the Crime (2024)
A Crime Horror Anthology
edited by
Timaeus Bloom and Jessica Peter

Euroschlock Nightmares (2024)
Lurid Tales of Cinematic Continental Horror
edited by
Jonathan Raab

More books

Awards

	2019 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction : The Eight People Who Murdered Me (Excerpt from Lucy Westenra's Diary)
	2018 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel : The Rust Maidens

Award nominations

	2023 Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : Reluctant Immortals
	2022 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel (nominee) : Reluctant Immortals
	2020 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (nominee) : The Invention of Ghosts

Gwendolyn Kiste recommends

Incidents Around the House (2024)
Josh Malerman
"This haunting exploration of the perils of childhood is a story that will stay with you for a long time to come."

Bless Your Heart (2024)
(Bless Your Heart, book 1)
Lindy Ryan
"Lindy Ryan is among the most electrifying voices in the horror genre today. Her writing is devastating, beautiful, and horrifying in all the best ways. With her new novel, she's created a group of characters you won't ever forget set in a world that's sure to get under your skin. Bless Your Heart is everything you could want in a horror novel and more. Highly recommended."

The Briar Book of the Dead (2024)
A G Slatter
"Angela Slatter hits it out of the park again. With gorgeous prose and a heart-breaking story about family, magic, and the weight of the past, this is a darkly fantastic masterpiece that shouldn't be missed."

The Daughters of Block Island (2023)
Christa Carmen
"Christa Carmen has long been one of my favorite horror authors, and The Daughters of Block Island is further proof that she's among the most important voices in the genre today. A clever inversion and exploration of gothic tropes, this is a debut novel unlike any other. A true macabre masterpiece, this book is a must-read."

Who Lost, I Found (2023)
Eden Royce
"Eden Royce is among the most vital and vibrant voices working in the horror and fantasy genres today. Now with her latest collection, Who Lost, I Found: Stories, she once again delves into the haunted lives of women and girls in ways that are by turns surprising, heartbreaking, horrifying, and utterly empowering. Needless to say, every tale in this table of contents is a knockout. Read this incredible book, and then be sure to recommend it to all your friends."

Frost Bite (2023)
Angela Sylvaine
"Fast-paced, clever, and nostalgic, Frost Bite single-handedly proves that Angela Sylvaine is a major rising star in the horror genre. This book's even got its own fabulous '90s playlist. Be still, my horror heart."

Bloom (2023)
Delilah S Dawson
"Sumptuous, strange, and horrifying, Bloom walks the tenuous line between the ultimate romance and the ultimate nightmare. Delilah S. Dawson has created quite an intense and terrifying couple in her characters of Ro and Ash, and by the time you've finished the last page of this book, you won't soon forget them."

Silenced (2023)
Ann Claycomb
"Ann Claycomb is a name in speculative fiction that all readers should know. Her newest novel, Silenced is not always an easy story, but it's a necessary one. Read this book; it will break your heart in all the best possible ways."

Sister, Maiden, Monster (2023)
Lucy A Snyder
"Unsettling and unexpectedly timely, Sister, Maiden, Monster is horror at its best. Snyder pulls out all the stops with this powerful and unflinching novel, dealing with the fallout of a pandemic and the omnipresent, creeping terror that can only come from your own body turning against you. Put this book at the top of your reading list immediately."

The Best of Our Past, the Worst of Our Future (2023)
Christi Nogle
"Without a doubt, Christi Nogle is one of my favorite new voices in horror. Her fiction is by turns devastating, horrifying, and beyond beautiful. With her collection, The Best of Our Past, the Worst of Our Future, she's created something truly remarkable, the kind of horror that's filled with grit and heart. Don't miss this book; it's sure to be one of the very best collections of 2023."

Wendy, Darling (2021)
A C Wise
"A dark and delightful retelling of Peter Pan. Wendy, Darling is a gorgeous achievement, and one you don't want to miss."

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