Shane Hawk (Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma) is a history teacher by day and a horror writer by night. His writing journey began Halloween 2020 with the self-publishing of Anoka, a collection of Indigenous Horror stories released during the pandemic. Since then, his short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies, and he has carved out a space as both a writer and anthologist in the genre. He co-edited the internationally bestselling Never Whistle at Night, which reached its tenth printing within a month of release, and is currently curating its sequel, Never Whistle at Night, Part II: Back for Blood. Hawk also co-wrote the Indigenous Horror stage play The Land Has Spoken and remains dedicated to amplifying Native voices in literature. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and daughter.