Ariell Cacciola
Writer / Editor / Publisher
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About
Ariell Cacciola is a writer & editor based in West Yorkshire. She is also the publisher of Wild Hunt Books, an independent literary publishing house focused on darker genres and experimental forms.She holds an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University's School of the Arts.Ariell loves dark, gripping books with clear voices and evocative settings. The stories she enjoys tend to have an unusual mystery at their core. By day, she works as an editor for a commercial publisher where she concentrates on horror, gothic and darker genres, with a strong emphasis on author care and helping authors develop their voice and careers.
Writing
Ariell was awarded a Ladies of Fiction Horror grant and is a winner of the BPA Pitch Prize. She has also received bursaries through Arts Council England Free Reads Scheme and the Arvon Foundation.She is currently working on a horror mystery novel set in the Hudson Valley, where a strange disappearance leads to the uncovering of dark secrets and murder in a small town tainted by the rumours of a folkloric monster in the woods.Her inspiration for this novel comes from the beautiful yet wild landscape of Orange County, New York; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; the Hudson Valley School; and the array of myths, folklore and legends of North America.
Editor
Ariell is the publisher and editor of Wild Hunt Books. She works on distinct literary books that focus on dark, strange or uncanny narratives.She is also the editor of the Modern Decadent anthology, a collection of stories influenced by the ideals and aesthetic of the late Nineteenth century decadence arts movement. Coming soon.
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As an editor and reader, Ariell looks for darker stories that are reality-grounded. She likes horror, gothic, dark academia, mysteries and suspense, folk horror and uncanny fiction. She enjoys clear prose and developed characters. She tends to lean towards more contemporary set narratives opposed to historical fiction.She loves the classic writing of Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier. Recent authors she's enjoyed are Catriona Ward, Andrew Michael Hurley, Oyinkan Braithwaite,
Ottessa Moshfegh, Eliza Clark, Alison Rumfitt, Johanna van Veen, Virginia Feito, Julia Armfield, Olga Tokarczuk, Sarah Gailey, Lucy Rose and Rachel Harrison.For Wild Hunt Books, agents can reach out here.For commercial horror, authors can submit online. Agents are invited to email her directly at Storm Publishing.
Contact
Please note that I do not accept manuscript pitches through my website
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