101 Weird Writers #34 — Amos Tutuola: “A Nightmare of Indescribable Adventures”: Style and "The Complete Gentleman"

This post is part of an ongoing series on 101 weird writers featured in The Weird compendium, the anthology that serves as the inspiration for this site. There is no ranking system; the order is determined by the schedule of posts. Amos Tutuola (1920 — 1997) was a largely self-taught Nigerian writer who became internationally praised for books based in part on Yoruba […]

101 Weird Writers #28 — Gahan Wilson: Hearts Like Oysters in "The Sea Was Wet As Wet Could Be"

This post is part of an ongoing series on 101 weird writers featured in The Weird compendium, the anthology that serves as the inspiration for this site. There is no ranking system; the order is determined by the schedule of posts. Gahan Wilson (1930 — ) is an iconic American writer and cartoonist who has received the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement […]

101 Weird Writers #24 — Olympe Bhêly-Quénum: Dreams, Death & the African Weird in "A Child in the Bush of Ghosts"

This post is part of an ongoing series on 101 weird writers featured in The Weird compendium, the anthology that serves as the inspiration for this site. There is no ranking system; the order is determined by the schedule of posts. Olympe Bhêly-Quénum (1928 — ) is a Beninese writer, journalist, literary critic, and researcher. Born in Ouidah, Benin, Bhêly-Quénum won the […]

WFR’s 101 Weird Writers #20 — Jamaica Kincaid: The Weird, Realism & Intensities of Language in "My Mother"

This post is part of an ongoing series on 101 weird writers featured in The Weird compendium, the anthology that serves as the inspiration for this site. There is no ranking system; the order is determined by the schedule of posts. Jamaica Kincaid (1949 — ) is a critically acclaimed Caribbean writer living in the United States. Her stories have appeared in […]