Margaret Killjoy is a respected author and editor with a focus on anarchist and transgender themes. She has written several steampunk novels, and has also edited a number of literary works, including short fiction and magazines. Killjoy is the author of 'What Lies Beneath the Clock Tower', a choose-your-own-adventure style novel, and co-edited the anthology 'We Are Many: Reflections on Movement Strategy from Occupation to Liberation.' She is also the founder of Steampunk Magazine.
Killjoy's short fiction has been featured in various fantasy and fiction magazines. She has a particular interest in writing about marginalized characters, including rebels, criminals, anarchists, queers, travelers, and squatters. In addition to her own writing, Killjoy has also worked as a ghostwriter for heterosexual romance books. However, she prefers to work on her own novels, many of which are unpaid.
Killjoy is a transfeminine author and editor currently based in the Appalachian mountains. She is the author of the anarchist demon hunters novella 'The Barrow Will Send What it May', published by Tor.com. In her free time, she enjoys crafting and critiquing authoritarian power structures. Killjoy can be found online at birdsbeforethestorm.net, and she tweets at @magpiekilljoy. She is passionate about using typography and editing to help underrepresented voices in society gain a platform.
In addition to her writing and editing work, Killjoy is involved in a number of community-based projects. She runs Anarcho Geek Review, a pop culture review site, and Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness, a zine publisher. She is also a volunteer at Combustion Books, a community-run publisher. Through these endeavors, Killjoy aims to help marginalized voices be heard and to promote social justice and equality.