about Salon sinister

Salon sinister is dedicated to documenting the 2Slgbtqia+ experience through horror. Got poetry, art, op-eds, or short stories with a genre spin? if selected, Publication is free and comes with editing help if needed.

You are horror history. lend your voice.

FAQ

  • To remain accessible to all, Salon Sinister is unpaid and free to read.

  • The inaugural issue will be available Summer 2025. Deadlines and publication date are TBD.

  • Pieces by and for horror queers. This is up to individual interpretation.

    Find more here.

  • We do not accept previously published work. This includes anything shared or formally published by yourself or a third party. This doesn't include social media.

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about the creator

blayne waterloo (they/she/any) is a horror writer and editor living in georgia with their partner and a loud cat and dog. a published poet, blayne hosts the queer horror newsletter and podcast, ew, hag. they also occasionally write and edit for fangoria.