Dan Coxon

Still blown away by the fact that Heartwood won a World Fantasy Award last night. Such a fantastic weekend at the World Fantasy Convention, topped off in spectacular style. Wonderful to meet @joe-hill.bsky.social and @ericlarocca.bsky.social too. Now, back to work!

Tomorrow night! Join me, Matt Hill, V Castro and Tiffani Angus at Waterstones Cambridge, launching UNEARTHED and UNHALLOWED GIFTS and discussing all things spooky for Halloween. Tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev... #horror #cambridge

Well that's a nice surprise: Shortlist has named our book WRITING THE REAL as one of their 9 Must-Read Non-Fiction Books for the autumn and winter, alongside David Byrne, Stephen Graham and Jon Ronson. I'll take that. www.shortlist.com/books/9-must...

Next week! Join us in Cambridge on Wednesday, as we discuss Unearthed, Unhallowed Gifts, and all things spooky in the run-up to Halloween. www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

Particular favorites included "Live Forever" by @amshine.bsky.social, "Dog's Paw Drift" by @hildur.bsky.social, "ReHistory" by @cavan.bsky.social and "None Went Out" by @premeemohamed.com (with a particular sword and sorcery flair!). So many fun stories!!

A perfect autumn anthology!! UNEARTHED is a globetrotting collection of horrors with a gothic flare. With rot in the foundations, ancient secrets, and the lure of long-forgotten wisdom, this collection of 19 stories haunts Stonehenge, Pompeii, the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, and ME! Great stuff!!

We're hitting the road! I'll be taking both Unearthed and Unhallowed Gifts on tour this autumn, with live events in London, Norwich, Cambridge and Bristol. The blog post below gives links for all tickets. See you there! www.dancoxon.com/2026/10/the-... #horror #horrorbooks #booktour #halloween

Dear Tesco. When I shoplift sandwiches from your stores, I hereby pledge to eat them ethically.

Those of you who bought Beasts of England might want to come along to this event at Waterstones Cambridge. Not only will we be signing copies of Unhallowed Gifts and Unearthed, but bring your Beasts of England and Matt and I will gladly sign our stories too. www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

Seriously, SoA - what the hell is this? How can you claim to be a 'trade union' 'empowering authors' when you've just signed a deal with the very people stealing from them and threatening to end their livelihood? This is beyond naive - someone's been drinking the KoolAid.

A little late, but my Best Reads of September is up! So much goodness to choose from this month ❤️📚 @elisabethgmark.bsky.social @clhellisen.com @titanbooks.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social @pippinacious.bsky.social @3ambooks.bsky.social

🚨✷ In Lancaster this Sunday! ✷🚨 Come and see myself @squintywitch.bsky.social @gavthorpe.co.uk @oliverklangmead.bsky.social & Inés G. Labarta talking about fantasy world building! Book your ticket here ⬇️ dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/the... Hope you see you there! :-)

And in the same session, @dancoxon.bsky.social shares part of his story from @deadinkbooks.bsky.social’s Beasts of England collection.

Have we stopped putting 'Fight me' at the end of social media posts? Is it just implied now?

As a reminder for anyone who's interested (and for me), here's where I'll be over the next couple of days. Today at 4pm I'll be reading from my story in the Dead Ink anthology Beasts of England, so come along to grab an early peek at that...

Just a reminder that Writing the Magic is up for Best Non-Fiction at the British Fantasy Awards this weekend. Regardless of the outcome, I'm very proud of what we've managed with this series, now in its fifth volume (Writing the Real, Dead Ink Books). Best of luck to everyone on the shortlist!

Out today! Join some of the best editors in the business as we demystify the arcane process of anthology curation. Or join us at the official launch at Fantasycon this Saturday!

Lovely review of Unearthed over at Bloody Flicks. "...this collection puts some unique spins on some established and breaks new ground to give us original stories." bloody-flicks.co.uk/2026/10/04/u...

Here are a couple of short story anthologies I’ll be reading through October, dipping in as the days grow ever shorter to Halloween... ALL HALLOWS' EVE edited by Ellen Datlow @datlow.bsky.social & UNEARTHED edited by Dan Coxon & Philip Fracassi @dancoxon.bsky.social @pfracassi.bsky.social

With only a week until this year's Fantasycon in Glasgow, it's time to get organised. Here's a handy list of where you'll find me over the weekend - other than that, maybe try the bar...

Happy book birthday to us! This cursed tome hits shelves today, featuring uncanny stories by Paul Tremblay, Charlie Higson, Evelyn Hollow, Eric LaRocca, Daisy Johnson and many more. www.waterstones.com/.../dan-coxo... #horror #horrorbooks #horrorcommunity

Join us at 7pm tonight as we launch Collective! There will be an in-person event at Fantasycon next week, but in the meantime why not beam some anthology editors into your eyeholes. youtu.be/Lu2RX8mgfTc?...

Lovely to see Waterstones getting behind Unhallowed Gifts. Officially published tomorrow! #horror #horrorbooks #horrorcommunity

Join us tomorrow night at 7pm UK time on YouTube and meet the amazing contributors of Collective! youtu.be/Lu2RX8mgfTc?... @dancoxon.bsky.social

Unhallowed Gifts is a collection of spine-chilling tales exploring haunted and malignant objects and gifts... from possessed brooch to bloodthirsty needle, from some of our favourite terrifying authors (see cover's alt txt for the list!) & edited by @dancoxon.bsky.social Out 1st Oct #Horrorsky 🪐📚💙

While I try and bend today to my (waning) will, you get my thoughts on @dancoxon.bsky.social's very readable ‘Come Sing For The Harrowing' collection. Erm, want to swap? @clashbooks.bsky.social lordsamperlibrary.blogspot.com/2026/09/come...

If anyone's looking for Death Cab for Cutie tickets, I have a pair up for sale on Twickets for Saturday at the Troxy. Wish I could still make it: twckts.com/gwQj #DeathCabForCutie

I had an absolute blast on the short fiction panel at Edge Lit yesterday. Had the privilege of being on with some great people which makes it very easy work! Thanks to @dancoxon.bsky.social for moderating and @alexdavis1981.bsky.social for having me. Edge Lit was probably my top con experience!

The first Amazon review of UNEARTHED is in... and it's a banger. Very happy with that.

Happy pub day to editors @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social and all of the contributors to UNEARTHED: NEW HORROR OF ANCIENT RUINS. I had an absolute blast writing "Radio Kraken," my story in this anthology. I hope you all enjoy it!

UNEARTHED is out today! Join me in celebrating by indulging my video for a minute. Really proud of this anthology, co-edited with the great @pfracassi.bsky.social - available now from pretty much anywhere you buy books. titanbooks.com/72519-uneart... #booklaunch #horror #horrorbooks

Out today! UNEARTHED, edited by @dancoxon.bsky.social & @pfracassi.bsky.social and featuring REHISTORY, a new story with a difference from me. Find out how QUATERMASS and DOCTOR WHO: THE DAEMONS influenced my tale of midwinter Stonehenge shenanigans here - www.cavletter.com/behind-the-s...

Out today!

Published today - my selfish, self-centred, self-obsessed essay 'The Ink Prisoner' in 'Writing The Real', edited by @dancoxon.bsky.social & @richardvhirst.bsky.social for @deadinkbooks.bsky.social deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...

Happy book birthday to us! The latest anthology of writing craft essays edited by Richard V. Hirst and myself is out today from Dead Ink! Writing the Real focuses on creative non-fiction. Out now wherever you buy books - or direct from Dead Ink below: deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...

Can someone make this happen?

Come along and witness @manylittlewords.bsky.social , @cavan.bsky.social , @dancoxon.bsky.social and me being UNEARTHED, live! Free tickets. www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk/live-music/e...

Watch out for this new #horror anthology inspired by ancient ruins: caverns, catacombs, ruined temples and monoliths, authored by a whole host of your favourite horror writers (see alt txt) & edited by @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social. Unearthed is out 15/9! #SFF #Horrorsky 🪐📚💙

Fancy a free book event? Of course you do. Join me, @dancoxon.bsky.social @manylittlewords.bsky.social and @timlebbon.bsky.social at Bristol Folk House on Thursday 5th November as we celebrate the launch of UNEARTHED from @titanbooks.bsky.social

Bristol folk! Come join me, Cavan Scott, Gemma Amor and Tim Lebbon at The Folk House on November 5th, launching my new anthology UNEARTHED and discussing all things horror! Tickets are free but make sure you book one - link below: www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk/live-music/e... #horror #bristol

I have arrived home from holiday to a box of bouncing, beautiful copies of Writing the Real. This is a collection of essays on crafting creative nonfiction which is edited by me and @dancoxon.bsky.social and is published by Dead Ink next month. deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...

For those who owned iSpy Birds growing up (as I did), here's a photo of the wild hoopoe I saw today.

Another unboxing video! This time for WRITING THE REAL, the brand-new collection of essays on crafting Creative Non-Fiction, coming 10 September from Dead Ink. Grab a copy below - and keep it real... deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...

@jonezyboy.bsky.social says @dancoxon.bsky.social's WHERE ONCE HE STOOD "...cleverly morphs into a mystery that blends missing-person crime fiction with paranormal horror." Now out from @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social! #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/where-...

Just a quick blog post today on winning the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Edited Anthology, and the current offer from Dead Ink on all pre-orders of the follow-up volume, Unhallowed Gifts. Get ordering! www.dancoxon.com/2026/08/unqu... #horror #horrorbooks

What's your favorite writing craft book?

Fantastic review of my collection Come Sing For The Harrowing in the Ancillary Review of Books, alongside Enriquez & Wilkinson. "In all three of these books, the intrusions of the weird upend both metaphor and mimesis to confuse the boundaries between them" ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/11/p...

Shirley Jackson Award unboxing video! (Well, almost...) My physical award finally arrived, but in my hurry to open it I forgot to record an unboxing video. Fortunately, time is malleable in 2026 - so here's my reverse reboxing video of the award. #unboxing #ShirleyJacksonAwards