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Editorial

Preface

by Wendy N. Wagner

Published in Oct. 2014 (Issue 25) – Women Destroy Horror! Issue | 214 words

Welcome to issue twenty-five of Nightmare Magazine!

You may have noticed that this issue is a little heftier than usual—that’s because it’s Women Destroy Horror!, a special double issue that celebrates the women writing and editing horror. It’s all part of the exciting Destroy project that includes Women Destroy Science Fiction!, an all-SF special double issue of our sister-magazine, Lightspeed, and Women Destroy Fantasy!, which launches this month at sibling site Fantasy Magazine. All of this fantastic women-powered fiction is brought to you by an amazing group of Kickstarter backers.

For this issue, we’ve brought on a special guest editor to run the show: the multi-award-winning Ellen Datlow. She and Nonfiction Editor Lisa Morton have lined up an impressive array of chilling reads.

I’m delighted and honored to help bring you this very special project. If you enjoy this issue and would like to learn more about the Destroy projects (Women Destroy Science Fiction!, Women Destroy Fantasy!, and, of course, Women Destroy Horror!), visit our special Destroy projects website at DestroySF.com.

—Wendy N. Wagner
Managing Editor

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Wendy N. Wagner

Wendy N. Wagner is the author of the horror novels Girl in the Creek and The Deer Kings, as well as the gothic novella The Secret Skin. Previous work includes the SF thriller An Oath of Dogs and two novels for the Pathfinder Tales series. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Theodore Sturgeon and Shirley Jackson awards, and her short stories, poetry, and essays have appeared in more than seventy venues. A two-time Locus award finalist for her editorial work here, she also serves as the senior editor of Lightspeed Magazine, and previously served as the guest editor of our Queers Destroy Horror! special issue. She lives in Oregon with her very understanding family, a large cat, and a Muppet disguised as a dog.

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