Shane Hawk

Shane Hawk is a horror writer, editor, and creator of the Native Horror Index. He serves as a contributing editor at Counterpoint Press, where he exclusively acquires and edits works by Indigenous North American writers. Hawk is the coeditor of the bestselling anthology series Never Whistle at Night and cowriter of the horror stage play The Land Has Spoken. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and daughter, and is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.

back for blood publishes in:

    CALENDAR:

    Date(s)EventLocation
    Aug 8John Garrigan's Dark Summer Book FestivalFramingham, MA
    Aug 18NWAN 2 Launch @ The Book CatapultSan Diego, CA
    Aug 24Wordfest Presents Shane Hawk & Jessica JohnsCalgary, AB
    Aug 29-30Panels and a Reading @ WorldCon 2026Anaheim, CA
    Sep 16Virtual Talk @ Texas Christian UniversityVirtual
    Sep 26Write On, Oceanside! Literary FestivalOceanside, CA
    Oct 7with Joey Clift @ Mysterious GalaxySan Diego, CA
    Oct 9-11Author Visit @ Oklahoma Center for the HumanitiesTulsa, OK
    Oct 15with Mathilda Zeller @ Mysterious GalaxySan Diego, CA
    Oct 17Panels & Signing @ Scream DiegoSan Diego, CA
    Oct 21-24Author Visit @ Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH
    Oct 31The Land Has Spoken @ UH MānoaOahu, HI
    Nov 1Speaking Engagement @ UH MānoaOahu, HI
    Nov 3with Tommy Orange @ Local EconomyOakland, CA
    Nov 13Author Visit @ Oceanside LibraryOceanside, CA

    Short Fiction

    ANOKA (2020)A collection of six short horror stories that is no longer in print. Click here for the free ebook. If you find any value in these early stories I wrote, please consider sending me that value back via PayPal:

    NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT (2023)An award-winning and bestselling anthology of 26 dark fiction stories all authored by Indigenous North American writers.Winner of the 2023 Electa Quinney Award. Nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Bram Stoker Award, Locus Award, and Shirley Jackson Award.Over 300,000 copies sold.
    100 weeks on Indie Bestsellers List.    The audiobook edition features a cast of 10 Indigenous voice actors, including Kaniehtiio Horn and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers.Seen on Netflix's The Four Seasons on S02E03.
    Chosen by Obamas to be featured inside the President's Reading Room at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

    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.

    Starred review from Library Journal

    Summer 2026 LibraryReads Pick

    Stage Plays

    THE LAND HAS SPOKEN (2024)A horror stage play I cowrote with Andrea L. Rogers, produced by Indigenous Performance Productions. Dramaturged by Kyla Garcia who is also the lead actor, alongside actors Lorna Bowen, Kalani Queypo, and Andrew Roa.TLHS debuted October 2024 in Olympia with 745 seats filled, then 860 seats filled the following night in Bellingham, Washington. Will tour three Hawaiian Islands (Big Island, Maui, and Oahu) during Halloween week 2026.

    Contact

    For all requests (booking, film/tv),
    please reach out to:
    Rachel[AT]transatlanticagency.com    For all Counterpoint queries,
    please send pitches and manuscripts to:
    submissions[AT]shanehawk.com    For queries specific to the Native Horror Index,
    please contact me using:
    horror[AT]shanehawk.com    For everything else,
    please contact me directly at:
    Shane[AT]shanehawk.com