ABOUT SAMI ELLIS
Sami Ellis is a queer horror writer inspired by the horrific nature of Black fears and the culture’s relation to the supernatural. Don’t mess with teeth. Never give a stranger your hair. Hexes, Haint Blue, and hearing hymns from the ancestors.
You can support her by following her @themoosef on Twitter, checking out her work as the the co-founder of the Write Team Mentorship Program, using her writing resource, the Agent Adjacent Cheat Sheet, and checking out her words in the upcoming Black horror anthology, All These Sunken Souls (2023) and in her debut novel Dead Girls Walking (2024).
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Sami Ellis is a queer horror writer inspired by the horrific nature of Black fears and the culture’s relation to the supernatural. She is also the co-founder of the Write Team Mentorship Program. You can follow her @themoosef on Twitter, use her writing resource, the Agent Adjacent Cheat Sheet, or check out her words in the upcoming Black horror anthology, All These Sunken Souls (2023) and in her debut novel Dead Girls Walking (2024).
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
From newest to oldest.
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Campaign for the American Reader: Sami Ellis's "Dead Girls Walking," the movie
The Nerd Daily Guest Post: Horror Book Double Features
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Her Campus at NYU: Author Spotlight: Sami Ellis
Campaign for the American Reader: Q&A with Sami Ellis
Words, Images, & Worlds with Jason DeHart: Words, Images, & Worlds with Sami Ellis
Afronauts Podcast: 2024 Debuts Pt 2: Sami Ellis, Ashton Lattimore, Avione Lee, and Rae Giana Rashad
All These Sunken Souls: Virtual Launch Event
Afronauts Podcast: All About Anthologies with Shari Pennant and Sami Ellis
#PitBLK: Pitch your book on Twitter: A #PitBLK Workshop!
With Elnora Gunter: Writing Stories to Tell in the Dark: Sami Ellis