About This Training
Delve into the evolution of horror, exploring where the genre has been, where it stands today, and where it’s headed next. This workshop will cover the influential voices that have shaped horror, the current major players, and the popular tropes and formats captivating audiences today. You’ll gain insights into how to keep your horror writing relevant by understanding trends and timeless elements alike. Whether you’re a seasoned horror writer or new to the genre, this session offers valuable perspectives to sharpen your craft and engage readers.
About Sage Tyrtle
R. J. Joseph is an award-winning, Stoker™ and Shirley Jackson awards nominated, Texas-based writer who earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University and who must exorcise the demons of her imagination so they don’t haunt her being. A lifelong horror fan and writer of many things, she joyously discovered and embraced writing in the academic arena about three important aspects of her life: horror, Black femininity, and popular culture. She has published works in various venues, including the Halloween 2020 issue of Southwest Review and The Streaming of Hill House: Essays on the Haunting Netflix Series. Her horror collection, Hell Hath No Sorrow like a Woman Haunted, was released in August 2022 by The Seventh Terrace.
When she isn’t writing, reading, or teaching, she can usually be found wrangling her huge blended family of one husband, five adult sprouts, six teenaged sproutlings, five grandboo seedlings, and one furry hellbeast who sometimes pretends to be a dog.
R.J. is also an instructor at The Speculative Fiction Academy, a co-host of the Genre Blackademia podcast, and the editor of a novella series with RDSP. Film/TV rep: Karmen Wells, The Rights Factory.
R. J. can be found lurking (and occasionally even peeking out) on various social media platforms from behind @rjacksonjoseph.
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