Elated to share @mathildazeller.bsky.social’s cover art for her Indigenous horror debut, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU IN THE DARK, which expands her short story “Kushtuka” from that one anthology. It’s out October 13, 2026 and you should consider preordering it today :) us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

After a week of urgent care and ER visits and my 13mo daughter being lethargic and miserable, I’m happy to say she’s definitely on the mend! My girl is smiling and giggling again 🥹

If you’re late to the game like me, check out this 15min short film written & directed by @tai-leclaire.bsky.social that features @kaniehtiio.bsky.social too! It’s on HBO Max as the 6th episode of “Reframed: Next Gen Narratives.” A really cool Indigenous take on Mark Twain’s classic story.

Turned 35 today. Had a perfect dinner date with my wife. 5 years into my literary career, and I feel like I’m just warming up. Now I’m stepping into a new opportunity to keep paying it forward, amplifying even more Native voices, and making sure that rising tide lifts every boat.

Agents… hit me up with your best manuscripts from Native and First Nations writers.

We’re thrilled to see Shane Hawk step into his new role as Contributing Editor at Catapult Book Group - where he’ll focus on acquiring Indigenous voices across fiction and nonfiction. Shane is a visionary in the world of horror and beyond, and we can’t wait to see what’s next for him!

BIG NEWS! Thrilled to share that I’ve officially joined Counterpoint Press as a contributing editor, exclusively acquiring outstanding fiction and nonfiction from Native and First Nations writers. Queries welcome at [email protected]—can’t wait to read your work!

Made a move behind the scenes. Something that’ll help get more Native writers on more shelves. Can’t say more yet… …but soon. :)

I love trippy dreams but the one last night really spooked me. It was a sleep paralysis one where I was trying my hardest to get up off the couch, even smashing my phone into my face to wake up and screaming, and feeling my demon pull my legs, but it felt so real. So gnarly. Anyone else get those?

Today I was among fellow Penguin Random House authors in a panel titled Battle of the Genre wherein we discussed our respective genres. I think I made a respectable case for #Indigenous #Horror. Bonus: This week Ted and I signed 180 copies of NWAN and I signed 15 copies of ANOKA, and both sold out!

From our signing at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 25, 2025. We had so many people in line! So great to see and talk to all of you. Part II: Back for Blood is coming Fall 2026. #Indigenous #Horror #NeverWhistleAtNight #PenguinRandomHouse #VintageBooks @tvayyyy.bsky.social

Cool to see the anthology on this big-ass PRH banner and all of us in-house author names on their wall. . Don’t miss our signing tomorrow at 11:30-12:15 at the Penguin Random House booth (#1515)! #ComicCon #Indigenous #Horror

Comic-con anyone? Stop by if you’re around. #SDCC2025 with @shanehawk.com

We’re back! NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT took a brief hiatus from the Indie Bestsellers List, but it’s now back for its 85th week. Here’s my homage to 1985’s Fright Night to celebrate. NeverWhistleAtNight.com #NeverWhistleAtNight #Indigenous #Horror

Reminder that elite U.S. universities like Harvard once championed eugenics, sterilization laws, and racial pseudoscience that directly inspired Nazi policy. Academia has a long, well-documented history of siding with power over justice. Don’t mistake prestige for moral clarity.

Here’s my detailed San Diego Comic-Con 2025 schedule. See you in the pit!

Based on the simple joke construction, King is implying the list is in fact nonexistent. He’s oddly aligning himself with the latest claims of the White House. Really making me squint here to find a positive interpretation.

It’s wild to say we’ve been parents for a year. Emma Rae Hawk had her first birthday today, and we celebrated at our home with family and friends. It was a fantastic time. Our baby girl is now a toddler. Wow! Thank you to all who came to celebrate our little girl and family.

Jonathan Joss getting murdered, Ann Coulter loudly declaring that the US didn't kill enough Indians, Disney celebrating 30 years of Pocahontas, Nani giving up Lilo to CPS, Beyoncé calling Natives "enemies to peace and order, " Listen yall, it's been a very rough time.

Black babies were used as alligator bait in the American South. White companies poked fun at this fact like these licorice drops. Now Trump’s got a prison in the Everglades with a gator moat. This is why his movement tries to erase BIPOC history. This country recycles its cruelty.

Wrote a short story to help develop and package my trippy #Indigenous #Horror television series. Pretty proud of how it turned out. Like a lot of things in development, it probably won’t ever be public… but fingers crossed. 🤞😲🤞

Had a good dream last night, for most people a nightmare, and this morning I decided to expand one of my short stories from ANOKA into a novella. Adding more to my plate this summer. Anyone down?

no pilot. no pitch deck. just wrote a tv show bible for something i’d love to watch. now talent is attached via letter of intent. a dev exec has read my #Indigenous #horror series bible and needs to know more. it’s not sold, but it’s moving… feels surreal. grateful just to get to this point.

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day for the relatives up north around or past that silly invisible border line. Wanted to highlight new and forthcoming books from First Nations writers. I’ll attach 6 books each with a blurb below. Please consider purchasing or preordering at least one!

One of my all-time favorite books, NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT is getting a sequel! Part II: Back for Blood and look at this amazing line-up 👀 it's not coming until Fall 2026 but while we wait, we can read books from these contributing authors! Follow @shanehawk.com for more

We’re thrilled to finally share the contributor list for Never Whistle at Night, Part II: Back for Blood, the sequel to our bestselling Indigenous horror anthology. Coming Fall 2026 from Vintage Books. In the end, we brought together 21 stories to shape this bloodier, bolder, stranger follow-up.

My first Father’s Day. Wow, what a feeling. June 15, 2025 Fujifilm Pro 400H

Los Angeles. Just wow.

Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

San Diego #NoKings

Israel just bombed Iranian nuclear sites and assassinated top officials, escalating toward global war while still carpet-bombing Gaza. This isn’t defense. It’s empire. A rogue nuclear state backed by Western elites, immune to law, slaughtering with impunity. Now to watch the alliances…

Only other parents will get it—watching her grow is the most beautiful heartbreak. Every milestone fills me with joy… and a quiet fear. She’s not even one yet, and already I feel time slipping. One day she’ll spread her wings and leave the Hawk nest, but for now I’m just holding tight to every laugh

Summer fashion has arrived.

Every badge, dollar, and soldier diverted to ripping families apart is a badge, dollar, and soldier taken from finding stolen women, returning lost children, and sheltering our neighbors. (1/2)

Every story is different, I know, but on average, do you enjoy short chapters or long chapters in #horror #books? :) I prefer the fast-paced shorter ones that make it feel like a sprint, personally.

Was the Cheeto Man & Tesla Boy thing staged to root out Republican “traitors” and guarantee the bill’s passing? The mainstream media freaked out while JD Vance and Kash Patel were live on alt media podcasts like Theo Von & Joe Rogan to calmly explain the situation in a clippable format.

Mini update 6/6/25: -Novel is outlined by chapter -Wrote the novel’s prologue -My tv show bible is with some promising people

Summer goals: -Write the first draft of my debut novel -Write a tv show -Write a feature film -Lose 50lbs to start I’ll update my progress on Sept 22nd, the fall equinox

NDN and LatinX horror chat. Live on YouTube right now! www.youtube.com/live/hjIUsrF...

Daniel H. Wilson’s HOLE IN THE SKY is a forthcoming sci-fi thriller that reimagines first contact through Cherokee beliefs, embracing the unknown rather than mirroring the colonial violence found in typical alien invasion stories. Preorder it from your favorite book shop today as it’s out Oct 7th.

THE EL by Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. is a blistering, no-holds-barred novel that rides the rails of 1979 Chicago. Amazing map illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre. This one hits shelves Aug 12, 2025. You know you’re gonna wanna preorder… reserve a copy from your favorite store! #THEEL #VintageOriginal

Recent stuff: Started developing an Indigenous Horror tv series, namely establishing its 'show bible' full. Pilot writing starts this weekend. I'll be on 3 panels at San Diego Comic Con (2 w/ @tvayyyy.bsky.social) and signing books at the Penguin Random House booth!

Looking to support a debut poetry collection from a Black and Native woman? Consider preordering this one that’s out on Juneteenth 2025 (June 19th) via Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Sweetgrass and Soul Food is some good medicine. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sweetgrass...

Finally got to see SINNERS. HOLY F**K. WHAT A SPECTACULAR PIECE OF CINEMA.

BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added.

my next personal painting project "TRANSFORMATION" - a homage to my physical gender transition and self gonna be painting this on a skate deck

Went to the backyard, grabbed four lemons. Squeezed the life out of them into a bottle, added cold water and sweetener, shook it like it owed me rent. Took a sip. Sat in silence. Re-evaluated everything. I’m calling it Citrus Emotion. It’s a new, refreshing mocktail for summertime. Get in on it.

I just learned one of the people who perished today in the plane crash near my wife’s elementary school was Daniel Williams, the original drummer of The Devil Wears Prada. Been a fan since 2006. It was emo day at my school today and I played the Plagues album front to back. Wow.

This time, we’ve got 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street to celebrate NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT’s 84th week as a bestseller. We editors want to thank the writers, booksellers, librarians, and readers for supporting this #Indigenous nightmare of a book. NeverWhistleAtNight.com #NeverWhistleAtNight

Just bought this cool story bundle. Support these mad-talented writers from Africa and the diaspora. Bundles ends tomorrow, May 22.