Sirrah Medeiros is an award-winning author, editor, and anthologist, and the Editor-in-Chief of Tundra Swan Press. She is a Marine Corps veteran, staunch LGBTQ+ ally, and began writing horror, poetry, and dark fantasy while a member of the Vicious Writers consortium in 2009. She recently partnered with Vince A. Liaguno to co-edit Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell: An LGBTQ+ Horror Anthology. Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell released June 2025 and supports the charity, Modern Military Association of America. 

Other works include The BookFest award-winning charity anthology, The Haunted Zone: A Horror Anthology by Women Military Veterans, and The Malediction Plague, a zombie novella published in 2024. Her debut novel, Secrets of Mother, from the Cristiane Bradford series, won the National Association of Book Entrepreneur’s Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Best in Fantasy.

She lives in Northern Virginia with her family and two energetic, playful rescue dogs. She takes pleasure in supporting causes, mentoring writers, hiking with her pups, drawing on occasion, and uniting experienced authors with new voices in genre fiction.

Sirrah’s short fiction and poetry are found in numerous anthologies. The best way to stay apprised of new releases is to sign up for her newsletter and follow her on Goodreads, Facebook, and Instagram.

The Malediction Plague, Tundra Swan Press, April 2024. Horror.

Secrets of Mother, Tundra Swan Press, October 2022, Dark Urban Fantasy. 

• Winner, Best in Fantasy, Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards, National Association of Book Entrepreneurs. 

The Emerald Curse, Tundra Swan Press, October 2021, Urban Fantasy. 

Short Stories

“A Mother’s Sacrifice.” Hotel of Haunts, Watertower Hill Publishing, October 2025. Horror.

“Edie of Witches Pond.” The Haunted Zone, Tundra Swan Press, April 2024. Horror.

“Once Bitten – Not So Shy.” I Believe in Werewolves, Netbound Publishing, July 2011. Horror.

“The Emerald Curse.” Vicious Spirits, Key Publications Network, October 2010. Horror.

“Misguided Science.” The Vicious Dead, Key Publications Network, May 2010. Horror.

“Dodging Raindrops.” Vicious Bites, Key Publications Network, July 2010. Horror.

Poetry

“Chesapeake Bait and Hook.” Dark Corners of the Old Dominion, Death Knell Press, September 2023. Horror.

Seasons of Sentiment: A Collection of Poetry and Prose, Independently Published, January 2014. Lyric and Narrative Poetry. 

“Unhinge a Phantom.” Vicious Spirits, Key Publications Network, October 2010. Horror.

“Lilith’s Reign.” Vicious Bites, Key Publications Network, July 2010. Horror.

Editorial Credits

Co-Editor with Vince A. Liaguno, Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell, Tundra Swan Press, June 2025. Horror.

Editor, The Haunted Zone, Tundra Swan Press, April 2024. Horror.