Valjeanne Jeffers

Valjeanne Jeffers is a speculative fiction author, a Spelman College graduate and a member of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective (CAAWC) and Horror Writers Association (HWA). She is the author of nine books including: her Immortal series and her most recent Mona Livelong: Paranormal Detective series. She also co-edited the erotic/speculative fiction anthologies, Scierogenous: An Anthology of Erotic Science Fiction and Fantasy (Volumes I and I) with Quinton Veal, and She was chosen as a Seer (2016) by the Horror Writers Association (HWA).

Her writing has been published in numerous anthologies including: The City: A Cyberfunk Anthology; Steamfunk!; Genesis Science Fiction Magazine; The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (as Valjeanne Jeffers-Thompson); Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology; Liberated Muse I: How I Freed My Soul; PurpleMag; Drumvoices Revue; Griots II: Sisters of the Spear; Possibilities; Say it Loud, and Black Gold. Most recently she was published in: Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler (winner of the Locus Award, nominated for the Hugo award); Fitting In; Sycorax’s Daughters (nominated for the Bram Stoker Award); 100 + Black Women in Horror; Black Magic Women; The Bright Empire and Black Celebration: Amazing Articles on African American Horror. She is also one of the screen writers for the horror anthology film, 7Magpies (in production).

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