Vampires & Literature
Wanted to see more book content during #BIPOCVampDay? Well, Good news! Author Briana Cox is helping curate the bookish part of this year’s BIPOC Vampire Day!
This year we’ll be hosting a series of interviews & panels during our event this year featuring a wonderful roster of authors and creators:
- V Castro, Maria the Wanted
- Tonja K Johnson, Dark Star: A Magical HBCA Horror Story
- L Marie Wood, The Promise Keeper
- Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves
- Kenya Moss Dyme, The Forever Souls
- Jalen Tellis, West of Damnation
- K Murry Johnson, Image of Emeralds and Chocolate
- Dawn Chen, A Vampire in Beijing
- And special guest, Sinners (2025) concept artist Nikkolas Smith
Make sure to check this space in September to see our schedule of interviews, panels, written interview features and more!
MORE BOOK/LITERARY CONTENT TO ENJOY:
Apply to join our Itch.io Bundle!
This year we’re trying out something new. We’re organizing an comic & book bundle for BIPOCVampDay on itch.io! If you’re a BIPOC or marginalized creator with a comic, zine, or novel featuring BIPOC vampires and have an itch.io shop – please apply to join our bundle!
Application closes on 8/31 at 11:59pm PST. Apply here.
VAMPIRES OF COLOR ANTHOLOGY
For the last four years, we have released an anthology zine showcasing original BIPOC vampires and their stories, artwork, RPGs and more. Every year our creative community continued to inspire and amaze us with their work. We’ll be releasing another zine for 2026 in September during #BIPOCVampDay – so stay tuned!
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