L. Marie Wood is the bestselling author of 2 novels and over 125 short stories. She has been published in print and online, in newspapers, anthologies, chapbooks, magazines, and comic books and has won several awards for her short fiction. Her first novel, Crescendo, and first short story collection, Caliginy, were on the long list for the coveted Bram Stoker award. Her recent short story, “The Ever After,” was part of the Bram Stoker Award Finalist anthology, Sycorax’s Daughters. She has been recognized in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15, and is one of the authors chronicled in the 100+ Black Women in Horror Fiction (2018). She is Director of Curricula and Outreach for DWASF.