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. His writing career began in 2020 with the release of his short story collection Anoka. 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.

CALENDAR:

  • June 4-7: StokerCon 2026

  • Aug 8: Dark Summer Book Fest

  • Oct 9-11: Author visit @ University of Tulsa

  • Oct 29-31: The Land Has Spoken Hawaii Tour

when back for blood will publish:

    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.

    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 illustrations from Brent Learned.

    Stage Plays

    THE LAND HAS SPOKEN (2024)A horror stage play I cowrote with Andrea L. Rogers, produced by Indigenous Performance Productions. Two shows in October 2024 in Olympia and Bellingham, Washington. Will tour the Hawaiian Islands during Halloween 2026.

    Contact

    For all requests (booking, film/tv),
    please reach out to:
    [email protected]    For all Counterpoint queries,
    please send pitches and manuscripts to:
    [email protected]    For queries specific to the Native Horror Index,
    please contact me using:
    [email protected]    For everything else,
    please contact me directly at:
    [email protected]