Thin Veil Press is an online literary magazine that publishes annually at midnight on All Hallows’ Eve.

Each year on October 31st, the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest and strange happenings begin. So, whether it be at a peculiar stranger at the Festival of Samhain, a lonely walk through a lively cemetery, or perhaps even a trick-or-treat at the wrong house—our press celebrates the best of dark fiction and art.

We also publish dark fiction and poetry in our Dark Reads collection throughout the year to keep the spirit of All Hallows’ Eve alive. Even if the sun is shining and the birds are chirping, it’s always Halloween at Thin Veil Press.

We are a small team of six who work voluntarily, meaning all the work we do for the nonprofit literary magazine is during our own time. To keep up to date on vacancies at Thin Veil Press, follow our Twitter & Instagram and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to know. See our skeleton crew below to become familiar with our team!

Meet the Skeleton Crew

  • Meg Keane

    Editor-in-Chief

    Meg Keane is a writer of speculative & feminist horror (horror where women win). Published by Creepy, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, Crow & Cross Keys, Dark Horses Magazine, Black Sheep Magazine, The Broken Spine, BMR Magazine, the evermore review and the 2024 anthology Good For Her: A Celebration of Women’s Wrongs. Nonfiction on her chronic illness can be found in WellBeing Magazine. With work commended by the Aurora Prize for Writing 2022 and the Ink Of Ages Fiction Prize 2023. Find her editing during witching hours or lurking in the shadows on X @megmkeane and insta @megkeanewrites

  • Stephen Black

    Senior Editor

    Stephen Black is a dark fantasy writer from Northern Ireland. He is the creator of the bestselling, critically acclaimed ‘Kirkwood Scott Chronicles.’ His fourth novel, ‘The Famine Witch,’ will be published in Jan 2024. He has over 20 years experience as a technical report writer in the public sector and last year launched his own freelance business, ‘Black Thoughts Editorial Services.’ He specialises in line and developmental editing of dark fantasy and gothic horror manuscripts. Stephen is married with three children.

  • Olivia Brooks

    Editorial Assistant - Fiction

    Olivia Brooks is a masters student at Florida State studying Rhetoric and Composition. She is the Managing Editor at Black Thoughts Editorial and the owner of the blog Chronicles & Coffee. She is an avid reader and writer, and is publishing her debut dark, urban fantasy novel next year.

  • Bronwen Harding

    Editorial Assistant - Poetry

    Bronwen Harding is a poet from Liverpool, with an MA in English Literature. She is currently working towards a full-length collection of feminist horror-themed poetry, using as many different poetic forms as possible. Her hobbies include watching horror films, listening to goth rock, and playing board games.

  • Grace Sparkes

    Editorial Assistant - Fiction

    Grace is a dystopian science fiction writer from North East Lincolnshire. She is an MA Creative Writing student at the University of Lincoln where she is completing a feminist sci-fi dissertation project. She is a fiction editor for Issue 4 of The Lincoln Review and Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Lincoln 2022/2023.

There are currently no vacancies at Thin Veil Press. Keep an eye on our Twitter for future openings or opt in for our emails below to be the first to hear about openings on the team.