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Eden Royce

@edenroyce.bsky.social

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Writer of Southern Gothic for kids & adults. Walter Award Honoree. Shirley Jackson, Bram Stoker, & Ignyte Award winner. Nebula finalist. ROOT MAGIC | THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE | HOLLOW TONGUE she/her https://linktr.ee/edenroyce

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Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 6h

So glad you enjoyed - and have a new idea to run with!

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 1d

HAPPENING TODAY!

My workshop - I SCARE KIDS, AND YOU CAN TOO!
Writing Horror for Children

via Google Meet 6:30pm - 8:30pm UK time.

You can still get tickets and watch the replays of all the workshops if you aren't available to participate live.

www.eventbrite.com/e/autumn-fri...

Orange background with white and black skull and bones frame.
Text reads: I scare Kids, and you can too:
Writing Horror for children
A workshop with Bram Stoker award-winning author Eden Royce
Part of the Autumn Frights 6 week Horror writing workshop
7th October 2025
6:30-8:30 pm UK/1:30-3:30 pm EST

tickets available at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/autumn-frights-6-week-horror-writing-school-tickets-1405820038579

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning! We're only ONE PERCENT(1%!!) away from Apex Magazine opening to nonfiction submissions for the FIRST TIME! our nonfiction is full of new voices, fresh perspectives, and is scientifically*-proven to regrow brain cells ⚡🧠🌱

*probably. just trust us 👽👇

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

a cow being lifted into space in a UFO tractor beam. An astronaut floats in the corner, staring at the UFO in surprise. The cow's thought bubble reads, "$5, 797!"

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 3d

Delighted you both enjoyed!

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!!!

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for the follow!

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 3d

Hope you enjoy!

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you so much! I'd love to write more in this world one day!

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for sharing!

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 3d

My debut novel ROOT MAGIC is a great intro for both kids & adults to Hoodoo and Gullah Geechee culture, full of historical events, folklore, & rootwork.

If you're looking for a book about making a way when there’s no way, I hope you'll get a copy!

www.harpercollins.com/products/roo...

#booksky 📚

The cover of ROOT MAGIC on a light and dark green background, strewn with foliage. Young Black twins (boy and girl) stand back to back in the middle of a marsh of blue, yellow and green mist lined with trees and reeds. She is holding a book, and her doll is peeking out of the pocket of her blue dress. He is wearing dark blue overalls and holding a bottle of magic potion and had a mojo bag around his neck.

Text reads: "A must-read, sure to leave readers wishing for more after the final page." -Booklist (starred review)
Root Magic A Walter Award Honor Book Eden Royce
"Black Girl Magic has never been more powerful" - Ronald L. Smith, author of Hoodoo

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you and I'm glad this essay resonates. Take your time in processing everything and one day you will be able to write at length about your grandmother in a way that feels right to you.

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 5d

While I feel it's a bit early to nail down any best-of-the-year lists, I'm glad Bookbub enjoyed A GAME IN YELLOW and gave it a place among these terrific horror titles of 2025 so far by Alma Katsu, RF Kuang, Rachel Harrison, Stephen King, Stephen Graham Jones & more 💛
www.bookbub.com/blog/best-ho...

Riffing on the classic horror story The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, Bram Stoker Award–winning author Hailey Piper tells the story of Carmen, who is bored in her relationship and anxious that she’s losing her hold on her girlfriend, Blanca. In an effort to keep Blanca interested, Carmen has been pushing her physical boundaries, ultimately leading her to discover a play that makes its readers feel euphoric — at a cost. Carmen is warned that reading too much of the play will drive her insane, but she keeps chasing the high she feels when she reads it, seeking out more and more of the text. As she reads, her sense of reality begins to slip in horrifying ways… but she can’t stop.

The Best Horror Books of 2025, article by Jeff Somers, showing the cover of Katabasis by R.F. Kuang amid lit candles

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI:

“Laying someone to rest is the final act of care that leaves a lingering impression, not only on the dead, but on you.”

My essay "What My Grandmother’s Death Folder Taught Me About Love and Duty" is out with Lit Hub!
lithub.com/what-my-gran...

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Sonora Taylor @sonorataylor.bsky.social · 6d

It's here! @vlatinalondon.bsky.social and I have compiled our Fall 2025 reading list, filled with books we can't wait to read this autumn and beyond. What's on your reading list?

Fright Girl Fall: New Releases We’re Pumped For

It’s fall, y’all! Spooky season is upon us, and we’ve put together a list of several new releases — several scary, some not so much — that we’re excited for this…

frightgirlsummer.com

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks so much!!

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you for sharing!

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 6d

"Remembering can be a burden, just as final preparations for a loved one are a weight. That planning for the service is the last thing you will ever do for them while they are here on earth." Love this new essay by @edenroyce.bsky.social in @literaryhub.bsky.social

Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 7d

“Laying someone to rest is the final act of care that leaves a lingering impression, not only on the dead, but on you.” @edenroyce.bsky.social on the importance of funerary details in the face of grief.

What My Grandmother’s Death Folder Taught Me About Love and Duty

My grandmother showed me her death folder when I was eight years old. She was a practical woman, born on a farm in upstate South Carolina, married to a Gullah man from Johns Island when she was ba…

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you so much!

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 7d

“Laying someone to rest is the final act of care that leaves a lingering impression, not only on the dead, but on you.” @edenroyce.bsky.social on the importance of funerary details in the face of grief.

What My Grandmother’s Death Folder Taught Me About Love and Duty

My grandmother showed me her death folder when I was eight years old. She was a practical woman, born on a farm in upstate South Carolina, married to a Gullah man from Johns Island when she was ba…

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Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 7d

⚠️ Spread Me is an instant USA TODAY BESTSELLER ⚠️

True freaks buy books!!! 😭💕😈

A screenshot from the USA Today Bestseller List, which rounds up the top 150 bestselling books in the US weekly. This shows that Spread Me is #132 on the list.

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 7d

Huge congratulations! Been waiting to read this!

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 8d

STARRED review in @libraryjournal.bsky.social for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, the speculative activism anthology edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and yours truly! Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...

We Will Rise Again

From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...

www.simonandschuster.com

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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 8d

📚 New from me at Ruadán Books: 10 New Books I Read and Loved in 2025.

ruadanbooks.com/what-to-read...

What to Read: 10 new books I read and loved in 2025 - Ruadán Books

By Maria Haskins I read a lot. Partly I read a lot because it’s part of my work as a writer, reviewer, and editor. But I also read a lot simply because I love to read and 2025 has been a great year…

ruadanbooks.com

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you for mentioning PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE!

Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 7d

Enter to win an ARC of PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE in this @goodreads giveaway that's open 09/30/2025-10/14/2025!

75 winners will be chosen, so sign up and share widely! @TorDotComPub

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