✨GIVEAWAY TIME!✨ Thank y'all SO much for getting THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD (coming July of THIS YEAR!) to 1000 adds on Goodreads! My mind is truly blown, so we're doing a crafty giveaway. Open internationally! Like and share this post to enter. Thank you so, so, SO much again for all the support! 💙

SO excited to be able to share the US cover of THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD! Coming July 2026, from @orbitbooks.bsky.social Trapped in an underwater cave, a group of academics searching for the cult of the mythical Leviathan learn that the only way out of her ever-changing cloister… is further in. 👀🌊🔪

I hear that if y'all like cover reveals for cool aquatic cosmic horror books, you should keep an eye on the @orbitbooks.bsky.social socials on December 5.... 👀🌊🗡️🖤

To the #amquerying crowd: I will be closing to queries tomorrow, with currently no plans to reopen in the new year. If you'd like to query me, please do so before the weekend! I'm looking forward to reading your queries and to catching up on submitted materials!

THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD is now available for preorder in the US! Barnes & Noble, Target, and other major retailers — but don’t forget to support your local indies, too ;)

SO thrilled to be a WriteHive mentor for another year! Yes, you're counting right - I'm a part of 2 mentorship programs this year! Double the fun, y'all! My MSWL is, as ever, very loose. This is so that you don't self-reject, and so that you don't pigeon-hole yourself into not applying. Just do it!

You’re def going to want this one!!! And I’m so proud to have my story “Corpus” included 😊🖤

WOOHOOOO! I'm so excited to be joining the Round Table Mentor team this year. MSWLs will go up shortly. We're going to have a blast, y'all!

This review!!!! 😭🥹🖤 thank you!!!!

Thank you so much for getting THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD to (and past, since making this graphic) 100 adds on Goodreads! And without a cover, no less. No small feat! TSHID is my aquatic cosmic horror, coming 14 July, 2026, from @orbitbooks.bsky.social in the US and UK! Pre-order and add today! 🌊🖤✨

I’m reopening to queries today! I’m still looking for adult fiction, queer romance and romcoms, commercial and upmarket SFF and horror, and anything genre-blend-y set on a spaceship. Link to my query form below! #MSWL querytracker.net/query/ClaraC...

Who else is celebrating Sapphic September?🩷 I love wlw horror and these are two of mine 💜 When the Devil is a novelette from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social Exquisite Hunger was a chapbook but is now in my debut collection The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social

It’s a beautiful day out, perfect for the release of Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day ☀️ Thank you to my early readers, my amazing agent @literaryclara.bsky.social and my publisher @apocalypseparty.bsky.social 🖤 Also thank you to all my ARC reviewers & everyone who preordered/ordered today 🥰

THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD is live on Goodreads! Head on over to the link in my bio (or copy and paste the one I’ll slap down below) to add THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD to your TBR, and to keep up with all upcoming updates, giveaways, and general shenanigans. 🌊 www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD is available for pre-order in the UK! 🖤🌊👁️ When a group of academics are trapped in a sea cave, they must reckon with the eldritch horrors within as they are forced to atone for their greatest sins - or die. Coming July 2026 from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. US order links soon!

Friendly reminder that this is on Sunday!! It's entirely online, and entirely free. I would love to see y'all there!

Querying writers: I will be closing to queries at the end of the week, with plans to reopen in September. If you were planning on querying me, please do so before the 4th! Looking forward to reading your queries and to catching up on the submissions in my inbox!

SO stoked to share that I have a piece in WET SCREAMS, a @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social anthology! Ever wondered what might happen if a hot monster gargoyle came to life and chased you (consensually) through a hedge maze in a night aflush with heady magic? Well now you can find out! 😈 #booksky

📚 Don't miss out! #SHOOTMEINTHEFACEONABEAUTIFULDAY by @emmaemurray.bsky.social is now available for preorder on Amazon and Barnes & Noble! This dark and unforgettable #novel is out August 26, 2025 from #ApocalypsePartyBooks. ☀️🖤 Preorder on B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shoot-me-i...

New interview is up! Thank you to Sydney for such a great conversation and getting to the heart of my collection 🖤 writeordiemag.com/author-inter...

Some familiar faces on this list… 👀 (spoiler: one of them is ME 😈)

SO excited to be welcoming the brilliant @keithlafountaine.bsky.social to my list. I've been a fan of his dark and immensely imaginative novels for a long time and I'm thrilled to now be working with him! 🥳

SO excited to be leading a workshop at this year's WriteHive Conference! "Building a Story" will take place on Discord. I also plan to make my slides & notes available to those who feel uncomfortable joining via video/audio, and for accessibility purposes. ✨ Tickets June 1st: www.writehivecon.org

It's time!! This year, I'm teaching my first ever solo workshop: 'Building a Story." It'll take place on Sunday 13 July, alongside a full weekend of amazing panels, workshops, and the like. Check out the WriteHive website for more info, or drop me a line if you have questions! 🐝✨

Sooo excited!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

🚨PREORDER AVAILABLE!!🚨 Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day is now up for preorder at Amazon and Barnes & Noble! Out Aug. 26 from @apocalypseparty.bsky.social a.co/d/7x57NXd Or www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shoot-me-i...

🎉KIRKUS REVIEW🎉 Read it here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... Out August 26th from @apocalypseparty.bsky.social

Congratulations @alexwest.bsky.social! What’s better than cats and horror? A deep dive into cats in horror! Get your paws on it Fall 2026.

Thank you so much Christi for interviewing me for #womeninhorrormonth! 🖤😊

Well, the world's on fire but it's still WiHM, so I'm going to tell you a bit about my latest release: The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions 18 stories that maybe be just the catharsis you're needing right now. Full of pain, sorrow, and rage, with an emphasis on the struggles of womanhood 🌊 1/3

Thank you so much Lindsey and Weird Wide Web for interviewing me!! Check it out!!! 🖤 And consider picking up my debut collection The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions from UndertakerBooks.com

okay y'all as promised, it's march and my general queries are open again! i am specifically open to romance, sci-fi, graphic novels, and picture books across all age groups. querytracker.net/query/2005

My debut collection The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions is out and available many places, but if you’d like a signed copy plus the extra goodies, DM me or purchase from my TT shop 🖤 Signed copies of Crushing Snails and When the Devil are available as well 🖤

🎉book release day!!!🎉 Thank you so much to @eerieyore.bsky.social @brettkent.bsky.social and @undertakerbooks.bsky.social for helping make this come true 🖤 And thank you to everyone who has preordered, read, plans to read, and cheered on The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions 🌊

Out now from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social: #THEDROWNINGMACHINE AND OTHER OBSESSIONS by @emmaemurray.bsky.social! 📚 18 dark, gripping stories of love, lust, and loss that will leave you breathless. Dive in—if you dare. 🌊 Get yours now: https://buff.ly/4345xwy #pubday #bookrelease #shortstories

I'm very late to the #agentguide trend, but I want to jump in now! I'll be looking through the hashtag and liking pitches I would love to see in my query inbox. If I ❤️ your pitch and you think we might be a good fit, please consider querying me at this link: querytracker.net/query/ClaraC...

Paperback giveaways! Author Q&A! Readings! If you're free next Friday, 21st, at 8pm EST, join my book launch event!! Sign up below: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-drowni...

Doing a paperback giveaway (your choice of my three books!) on my Instagram! I’m emmaemurray_ over there 🖤

Yay!!! The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions is out 2/21! 🖤🌊

It's PM official! I've moved to The Rights Factory from Olswanger Literary. To celebrate, I'm opening to queries! Querying writers, if you think we'd be a good fit, please query me at this link: querytracker.net/query/ClaraC...

So excited!!! Hope to see y’all there!🖤🌊

Another Monday excerpt from THE DROWNING MACHINE and this time it’s from “Exquisite Hunger”: my sapphic cannibal story is back in print on 2/21!!! Preorder now at undertakerbooks.com or your favorite online bookstore. Eat your heart out 😉🫀🩸 #booksky #horrorsky

Hi! I’m thrilled to be joining this bandwagon and meeting new folks on here. A little bit about me: I’m a literary agent with Olswanger Literary, who’s drawn to all types of fantasy and romance. A more in-depth wish list can be found on my site: www.madisonpotterliteraryagent.com/my-wish-list

There’s still time to nominate my disturbing, transgressive debut novel CRUSHING SNAILS for the 2024 Literary Nasties Awards 🐌 Just fill out the form on filthyloot and also nom your favorite horror short story and antho/collection of 2024 www.filthyloot.com

Can’t wait for the launch party!!! Hope I’ll see a lot of you there!!! 🖤

THE DROWNING MACHINE & OTHER OBSESSIONS virtual launch party is coming up! Get your free tickets at the link in the comments. Fun times and book giveaways! Hear from the author, @emmaemurray.bsky.social! Q&A! #launchparty #booklaunch #undertakerbooks #horrorwriters #horrorreaders #horrorcommunity

Now feels like a fairly apt time to remind editors about DEAD WEST... anti-capitalist and anti-oligarchical themes in an Old West setting, led by a loud lesbian who has issues with institutions and authority figures that silence disabled queer folks. Just uh. Feels timely. #booksky

EYE OF THE OUROBOROS is an Indie Ink Awards finalist in THREE categories! Thank you so, SO much to everyone who voted for my silly little book. I'm endlessly grateful for the support, and can't wait to support all my fellow finalists as we head toward the judging period! 💙✨ #booksky #indieinkawards

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

I'm open for submissions. I'm limiting the genres & will only be open for a short window. I'm not open to fantasy/romantasy, or thrillers at this time. I'll do a specific submission window for fantasy/romantasy (hoping early February!) Link to query: querytracker.net/query/2640