Beatrice Winifred Iker

Beatrice Winifred Iker is a Southern Appalachian poet, author, and tarot reader. They are a Rhysling Award Finalist whose work can be found in Fantasy Magazine, FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, Nightmare Magazine, and others. Beatrice is a co-host of the Ignyte Award-winning Afronauts Podcast, which discusses and uplifts Black speculative fiction, and is a Voodoonauts Fellowship alum. Their debut adult horror novel I'll Make A Spectacle of You is forthcoming from Run For It, and their debut picture book Charley's Honky Tonk Mission will be out in 2026 from Kokila.