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21st Century Horror Fiction by Women and Nonbinary Writers

Mary Shelley and Shirley Jackson shouldn't be the only names appearing on lists of great horror writers, and even on lists today, sometimes they're the only ones I see. Is more horror fiction by women writers being published in the 21st century? How many of these authors and books are you familiar with, and how many have you read? Nonbinary writers are even more marginalized, and I hope the next time I make a list like this I'm able to find and include more of them (I think the only one I knew to include was Rivers Solomon). I challenge you to read something by an author on this list during Women in Horror Month. If you have additional suggestions, visit Monster Librarian on Facebook and share them there! Thanks!
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The Rust Maidens (Gwendolyn Kiste)
The Rust Maidens
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Gwendolyn Kiste
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
2
Carmen Maria Machado
The Hollow Places (T. Kingfisher)
The Hollow Places
3
T. Kingfisher
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
4
Nnedi Okorafor
When No One Is Watching (Alyss Cole)
When No One Is Watching
5
Alyss Cole
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily Danforth)
Plain Bad Heroines
6
Emily Danforth
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
7
Sarah Waters
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
8
Alexis Henderson
Monstress (Marjorie Liu)
Monstress
9
Marjorie Liu
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel
10
Simone St. James
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
11
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Ghost Summer: Stories (Tannarive Due)
Ghost Summer: Stories
12
Tannarive Due
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
13
Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Castle of Los Angeles (Lisa Morton)
The Castle of Los Angeles
14
Lisa Morton
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
15
Justina Ireland
A Collection of Dreamscapes (Christina Sng)
A Collection of Dreamscapes
16
Christina Sng
The Luminous Dead (Caitlin Starling)
The Luminous Dead
17
Caitlin Starling
The Worst Ys Yet to Come (S.P. Miskowski)
The Worst Ys Yet to Come
18
S.P. Miskowski
The Bone Weaver's Orchard (Sarah Read)
The Bone Weaver's Orchard
19
Sarah Read
Dear Laura (Gemma Amor)
Dear Laura
20
Gemma Amor
Kingdom of Needle and Bone (Mira Grant)
Kingdom of Needle and Bone
21
Mira Grant
Sycorax's Daughters (Kinitra D. Brooks)
Sycorax's Daughters
22
Kinitra D. Brooks
The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
The Deep
23
Rivers Solomon
The Monster of Elendhaven (Jennifer Giesbrecht)
The Monster of Elendhaven
24
Jennifer Giesbrecht
She Said Destroy (Nadia Bulkin)
She Said Destroy
25
Nadia Bulkin
Pretty Monsters (Kelly Link)
Pretty Monsters
26
Kelly Link
Through the Woods (Emily Carroll)
Through the Woods
27
Emily Carroll
In a Dark, Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark, Dark Wood
28
Ruth Ware
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
29
Alma Katsu
When Darkness Loves Us (Elizabeth Engstrom)
When Darkness Loves Us
30
Elizabeth Engstrom
The Grownup (Gillian Flynn)
The Grownup
31
Gillian Flynn
Agents of Dreamland (Kiernan)
Agents of Dreamland
32
Kiernan
Experimental Film (Gemma Files)
Experimental Film
33
Gemma Files
Garden of Eldritch Delights (Lucy Snyder)
Garden of Eldritch Delights
34
Lucy Snyder
What Should Be Wild (Julia Fine)
What Should Be Wild
35
Julia Fine
Nightingale (Amy Lukavics)
Nightingale
36
Amy Lukavics
Anna Dressed in Blood (Kendare Blake)
Anna Dressed in Blood
37
Kendare Blake
Lakewood (Megan Giddings)
Lakewood
38
Megan Giddings
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
39
Tamsyn Muir
#Murdertrending (Gretchen McNeil)
#Murdertrending
40
Gretchen McNeil
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