deena helm

BIO

Deena Helm (she/her) is a mixed Palestinian-American author, and Our Cut of Salt is her debut novel, forthcoming from Tor Nightfire and Orbit UK. Her other works can be found in Fikra Magazine and So To Speak. Alongside her literary endeavours, she has previously worked in social media, and you can find her @deenahlm in most places. She asks that you, the reader, do everything in your power to resist genocide and deepen your commitment to liberation for all.

MSWL

Horror that leans psychological, diaspora and generational stories, witches of all kinds, stories that examine the monsters within and without, anything weird or literary, ghost stories, stories written by and for people with marginalized identities, gorgeous prose, and anything speculative. 

A short list of favorites includes White is for Witching, Hangsaman, I Who Have Never Known Men, The Only Good Indians, Our Share of Night, Salvage the Bones, Pachinko, and There There.