Shane Hawk

Shane Hawk is a horror writer, editor, and creator of the Native Horror Index, a comprehensive database of Indigenous horror. He is a coeditor of the bestselling Never Whistle at Night series and cowriter of the horror stage play The Land Has Spoken. At Counterpoint Press, Hawk exclusively acquires and edits books authored by Indigenous North Americans. You can find his work in numerous anthologies, magazines, and academic volumes. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and daughter, and is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.

upcoming events

short fiction books

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ANOKA (2020)My debut horror collection that includes my first written stories: Soilborne, Wounded, Orange, Imitate, Dead America, and Transfigured.Available in pocketbook-sized paperback, ebook, and audiobook. (Want a signed paperback for $10 shipped? Email me.)

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NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT (2023)An award-winning and bestselling anthology of 26 dark fiction stories all authored by Indigenous North American writers. Available in trade paperback, large-print hardcover, ebook, and audiobook. The audiobook features a cast of 10 Indigenous voice actors, including Kaniehtiio Horn and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers.Winner of the 2023 Electa Quinney Award. Nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Bram Stoker Award, Ignyte Award, Locus Award, and Shirley Jackson Award.—Over 300,000 copies sold.
—100 weeks on Indie Bestsellers List.
—Translated edition in Portuguese.
—Featured on Netflix's The Four Seasons — S02E03, "Down the Shore"
—Featured inside the 'President's Reading Room' at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, a specific room with non-circulatory titles handpicked by the Obamas.(Want a signed paperback for $20 shipped? Email me.)

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BACK FOR BLOOD: NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT, PART II (2026)The highly anticipated follow-up to the original Never Whistle at Night anthology. 21 new stories from Indigenous North American authors, all accompanied by Brent Learned's spooky illustrations. Available in trade paperback, large-print paperback, ebook, audiobook, and audio CD. The audiobook features 13 Indigenous narrators, including Lily Gladstone.

—Starred review from Library Journal
—Summer 2026 LibraryReads Pick
—Will be available at most WALMART locations and airports soon


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stage plays

THE LAND HAS SPOKEN (2024)A horror stage play I cowrote with Andrea L. Rogers, produced by Indigenous Performance Productions. Kyla Garcia is its dramaturge and performs in it alongside actors Lorna Bowen, Kalani Queypo, and Andrew Roa. Each performance features live foley artistry by Ed Littlefield and a creepy piano theme song by Chantil Dukart.TLHS debuted October 2024 in Olympia with 745 seats filled, then 860 seats filled the following night in Bellingham, Washington. Will tour across three Hawaiian Islands (Kona, Maui, and Oahu) during Halloween week this year. I will be at the Oahu date on Halloween night!

short stories

"Imitate"
_{Originally published in ANOKA, 2020
Reprinted in First Peoples Shared Stories, 2022}


“Dead America”
_{Originally published in ANOKA, 2020
Reprinted in Diabolica Americana, 2022}


"She's Taken Away"
_{Originally published in Howls from Hell, 2020}


"Vé'otsé'e (Warpath Woman)"
_{Originally published in MOTHER, 2022}


"Night Woman"
_{Originally published in A Howl: An Indigenous Comic Anthology of Wolves, Werewolves, and Rougarou, 2022}


"Skin Maps"
_{Originally published in Morbidologies, 2023}


"Behind Colin's Eyes"
_{Originally published in Never Whistle at Night, 2023}


“The Settler Method”
_{Originally published in Nightmare Grifters, 2026}


"IVOЯIES"
_{Originally published in Never Whistle at Night, Part II: Back for Blood, 2026}


"Heritage Night"
_{Publishing soon in Views From the Overlook, 2027}


"Where the Land Opened Its Mouth"
_{Publishing soon in Howls from the Drive-In, 2027
Will be reprinted in The Best Native Writing from IAIA, 2027}

nonfiction

"Portals, Possessions, and Prose:
The Multifaceted World of The Babysitter Lives"
_{Nightmare Magazine | Issue 134 | Nov 2023}


Preface for Global Indigenous Horror (2025)
_{edited by Naomi Simone Borwein}


Preface for XicanXfuturism: Gritos for Tomorrow, Codex II (2026)
_{edited by Scott Duncan Russell}


Foreword for We've Been Here the Whole Time!
_{by Joey Clift, illustrations by Julie Fiveash}

editorial at counterpoint

"Red Ants: Stories" by Kimberly Blaeser was my first acquisition as a contributing editor at Counterpoint Press. Kim writes beautifully, and it was such a pleasure to work with her on this prose debut. Consider preordering today as it releases on October 20, 2026.

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news media

NWAN, Part II: Back for Blood

never whistle at night

reviews

podcast appearances

contact

For all requests (booking, film/tv),
please send to my agent:
rachel[AT]transatlanticagency.comFor all Counterpoint queries,
please send pitches and manuscripts to:
submissions[AT]shanehawk.com
(I only acquire and edit Indigenous books.)For queries specific to the Native Horror Index,
please contact me using:
horror[AT]shanehawk.comFor everything else,
please contact me directly at:
shane[AT]shanehawk.com