“Rivero is a master when it comes to pushing reality to the edges (…) hers is an exceeded realism, a portrait of excess, each word shakes with desperation, madness and desire.” – María José Navia

“In sumptuous and evocative prose, Sheila Armstrong writes stories which make you go, wait, wait, what was that?” – Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground

“Kirsty Logan is one of the darkest and most playful of writers working right now” – Stylist

Where can you run when you are the horror? Three masters of the uncanny, Giovanna Rivero, Kirsty Logan and Sheila Armstrong represent three international horror traditions, but many of their unsettling tales return to the body, our neighbours, and the inescapable eye of those who hold power over our lives. No matter the setting, these stories cut to the bone of our deepest fears.

Giovanna Rivero’s new collection, Fresh Dirt from the Grave, reworks the boundaries of the gothic to engage with pre-Columbian ritual, folk tales, sci-fi and eroticism, searching for the humanity in the horror. Likewise, Sheila Armstrong’s disquieting debut collection, how to gut a fish, uses her sharp, lyrical prose to find unsettling images in the Irish everyday. Also an acclaimed novelist, Kirsty Logan’s short fiction is where her ghastliest skills shine, as her recent collection Things We Say in the Dark builds an oppressive and thrilling atmosphere of dread.

Rivero, Armstrong & Logan will be in conversation with award-winning writer and teacher Deirdre Sullivan.

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Giovanna Rivero was born in the city of Montero, Santa Cruz, Bolivia in 1972 and is a writer of short stories and novels. Her literary work is regarded as a major factor in the renovation of the fantasy genre in Latin America.

Sheila Armstrong is a writer from the northwest of Ireland. Her first collection of short stories, How To Gut A Fish, was published in 2022 and her debut novel, Falling Animals, will follow in 2023.

Kirsty Logan is a fiction writer, book reviewer, freelance editor and writing mentor based in Glasgow. She is currently working on a short musical, a short story collection, and a very long novel.

Presented in partnership with Literature Ireland, with support from Scottish Books International.