Erika T. Wurth

Erika T. Wurth

@erikatwurth

Erika T. Wurth is a novelist and professor of creative writing at Western Illinois University specializing in contemporary horror and speculative fiction. Her novel White Horse is a New York Times Editor’s Pick, Good Morning America Buzz Pick, Indie Next selection, and Target and Book of the Month title. A Kenyon and Sewanee fellow and Kenyon faculty member, she has published in Buzzfeed, McSweeney’s, and The Writer’s Chronicle, and contributes to Meow Wolf Denver.

Joined Apr 2026 New York City, United States
4 Writeups
Erika T. Wurth posted a new writeup in Writing 2h ago
Erika T. Wurth: Continuing to Shape the Future of Horror and Speculative Fiction
Writing Erika T. Wurth: Continuing to Shape the Future of Horror and Speculative Fiction

Erika T. Wurth’s career reflects steady growth, creative discipline, and a clear artistic vision. As a novelist and full professor of creative writing at Wes...


Erika T. Wurth posted a new writeup in Writing Apr 30, 2026
Erika T. Wurth: Landscape, Atmosphere, and the Power of Place in Horror
Writing Erika T. Wurth: Landscape, Atmosphere, and the Power of Place in Horror

In the fiction of Erika T. Wurth, place is never a passive backdrop, something that’s clear in her novels White Horse and The Haunting of Room 904 (both publ...


Erika T. Wurth posted a new writeup in Books Apr 21, 2026
Erika T. Wurth and Her Place in Contemporary Horror Literature
Books Erika T. Wurth and Her Place in Contemporary Horror Literature

Erika T. Wurth, with her novels, White Horse and The Haunting of Room 904 both published by Macmillan/Flatiron in 2022 and 2025, respectively) aid ...


Erika T. Wurth posted a new writeup in Self-Improvement Apr 10, 2026
Erika T. Wurth: Horror Writer and Professor
Self-Improvement Erika T. Wurth: Horror Writer and Professor

Author Erika T. Wurth has established herself as a distinctive and compelling voice in contemporary horror and speculative fiction with her novels White...