Nicole M. Wolverton is a fear enthusiast and Pushcart-nominated writer. Raised in the rural hinterlands of northeast Pennsylvania, she spent childhood nights imagining what lurked in the cornfields outside her window, a curiosity that only grew when she moved to Philadelphia.

Nicole writes speculative fiction, horror, and thrillers. She is the author of the forthcoming MEAT SWEATS, a YA vegetarian-turned-accidental-cannibal novel (Horrorsmith Publishing, March 2027) and the novella MOTHER MORT’S CARNIVAL PHANTASMAGORICA (Ethereal Visions Publishing, October 2027), which will be produced with an oracle card deck. Additionally, her already-published novels are A MISFORTUNE OF LAKE MONSTERS (CamCat Books/Marble Press, July 2024), and THE TRAJECTORY OF DREAMS (Bitingduck Press, 2013). She served as Editor/Curator of BODIES FULL OF BURNING (Sliced Up Press, 2021), the first short-story anthology to examine horror through the lens of menopause. Her short works of literary, horror, and creative nonfiction shows up in 50+ anthologies, magazines, and podcasts.

She lives in a creaky hundred-year-old (plus) house near Philadelphia with her long-suffering husband and Myrtle, their goofy rescue dog. Nicole holds a B.A. in English from Temple University and an M.L.A. in storytelling, horror, and society from the University of Pennsylvania, and she’s currently pursuing a Masters of Philosophy in gastrohorror. When not writing, she’s a magazine editor, speechwriter, webmaster, ardent traveler (25+ countries), and dragon-boat steersperson and coach.