About Steve Westenra

Steve is a trans author of fantasy, science fiction, and horror (basically, if it’s weird he writes it).

He grew up on the eldritch shores of Newfoundland, Canada, and currently lives and works in (the slightly less eldritch) Montreal. He holds advanced degrees in Russian Literature, Medieval Studies, and Religious Studies. His current academic work focuses on marginalized reclamations of monstrous figures, and he has published on Resident Evil & disability, fungal monsters, and queerness in zombie video games. He has taught The History of Satan; Religion & its Monsters; and Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion. As an academic expert, he is available to speak on these, and related topics.

In 2018, Steve’s lesbian Viking novel, Ash, Oak, and Thorn, was selected for the Pitch Wars mentoring program and agent showcase. During Pitch Wars, Steve was lucky to receive mentorship from fellow queer author, K. A. Doore. His queer horror comedy, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle, was mentored by romance author Mary Ann Marlowe in the inaugural #Queeryfest mentorship program.

Steve is passionate about queer representation, Late Antiquity, and spiders.

Contact Steve

You can reach him on Bluesky at @stevewestenra.bsky.social‬ or via e-mail at: stevehughwestenra@protonDOTme.