Riley Black

Bestselling and Award-Winning Writing

Welcome! Here you'll find details about Riley Black’s books, her latest articles, and where to see her enthusing about paleontology. Dig in!

Werewolves vs Everything

Slide” is Riley’s lyrical contribution to this final anthology of the long-running werewolf series.

Dog Teeth Issue 1: Interspecies

Werewolf transformation as trans allegory, Riley contributed “10:30AM Bite Appointment!” to the first issue of Dog Teeth: Interspecies.

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The Moon Through a Pinhole,” a poem that will take you back to the nighttime seas of the Carboniferous. It is also the inspiration for the first volume’s cover art.

Lilac Peril: Idols

The xenomorph queen is an icon. Riley slimes her way through the monster’s queer and personal meaning in Lilac Peril Issue 2, Idols. Pre-order now.

The Kaiju Papers Literary Magazine Issue. No. 1

What do monsters really want? “m4m” is a poem of what such earth-shaking giants might feel when yearning for each other’s teeth and claws.

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