The Black Girl Survives in This One

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By Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell &

Publisher Description

INSTANT INDIE BESTSELLER

“This anthology makes a statement: Black women belong in horror…Projects like this — brave, necessary — celebrate Black women, and will hopefully inspire the future of the genre.” —The New York Times Book Review

A YA anthology of horror stories centering Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, and who survive to the end

Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one.

Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and acclaimed Black writers, The Black Girl Survives in This One makes space for Black girls in horror. Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death. Prepare to be terrified and left breathless by the pieces in this anthology.

The bestselling and acclaimed authors include Erin E. Adams, Monica Brashears, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Desiree S. Evans, Saraciea J. Fennell, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Daka Hermon, Justina Ireland, L.L. McKinney, Brittney Morris, Maika & Maritza Moulite, Eden Royce, and Vincent Tirado. The foreword is by Tananarive Due.

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53 Reviews

4.0

Pants Free Cayse

Created about 18 hours ago

“This was so good!!!! I absolutely need a full novel version of every single one of the stories. Badass, strong, smart characters and some really scary mythology based stories. So so good, please read this!”

Believable charactersDiverse charactersMulti-layered charactersBeautifully writtenEasy to readOriginal writingAddictiveFast-pacedSuspensefulTwisty

jæ.28

Created 3 days ago

“This was so worth the read! I would 100% recommend this to someone who needs a soft launch into reading horror. I’m not a horror reader or watcher or anything really—but this was a fun and enlightening experience. Not gonna lie, a handful of the stories weren’t scary, they ranged from horror to thriller to suspense and that balance is what made me able to get through the anthology. I wouldn’t say I loved all the stories or that I was satisfied with the direction they all took, but I loved seeing the difference between each author’s writing and execution. And (not to be cliche) it was comforting knowing the black girls survived.”

Reviewed in:Black to Front

Characters change and growMulti-layered charactersDescriptive writingAddictiveSuspensefulDark settingComing of ageDarkRacism

Danica Lamphere

Created 3 days ago

“A large variety of short stories the first one especially I wanted more of. Definitely wants me to read more of several of the authors”

Diverse charactersMulti-layered charactersOriginal writingAddictiveSuspensefulTwistyImmersive settingThought-provokingRacism

Latia Bryant

Created 3 days ago

Descriptive writingEasy to readSuspensefulTwisty

Anija

Created 4 days ago

“Definitely horror. Definitely mind bending and able to keep your spine from slacking. No two stories are the same and they don’t all scream bloody-murder but they make sure to take you somewhere.”

About Desiree S. Evans

Desiree S. Evans (editor) is a writer from the Louisiana bayou. She currently lives in New Orleans, where she spins spooky and fantastical tales for kids, teens, and adults. Desiree holds an MFA in Fiction from the Michener Center for Writers at The University of Texas at Austin, as well as degrees in journalism from Northwestern University and international affairs from Columbia University. Connect with Desiree on her website at desiree-evans.com and on Instagram/Twitter at @literarydesiree.

Saraciea J. Fennell (editor) is a Black Honduran American writer, founder of The Bronx is Reading, and creator of Honduran Garifuna Writers. She is also a book publicist who has worked with many award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors. She is the editor of the nonfiction anthology, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed, and her work has appeared in Popsugar, Refinery29, and Culturess, among others. Sign up for her newsletter, Black Girl Dreaming, on Substack for more of her writing. She lives in the Bronx with her family and black poodle, Oreo.

Contributors:
Camara Aaron
Erin E. Adams
Monica Brashears
Charlotte Nicole Davis
Zakiya Dalila Harris
Daka Hermon
Justina Ireland
L.L. McKinney
Brittney Morris
Maika & Maritza Moulite
Kortney Nash
Eden Royce
Vincent Tirado
Tananarive Due (foreword)