Margaret Killjoy
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Nationality | American |
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Notable works | Danielle Cain series |
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Website | birdsbeforethestorm |
Margaret Killjoy is an American author and musician. She has published fiction novels in the steampunk and folk horror genres, and is best known for her two-book ''Danielle Cain'' series. Killjoy is involved in several musical projects across genres including black metal, neofolk, and electronica. She founded the feminist black metal band Feminazgûl in 2018.
Life
Killjoy is an anarchist, feminist, and anti-fascist.[1] She is a transgender woman.[1][2] Killjoy spent much of her early adult life as a "squatter and wanderer", then in the late 2010s began building a small cabin in the Appalachian Mountains on an anarchist land project.[3]
Career
Writing
Killjoy's fiction writing includes
Killjoy has also edited and written non-fiction works, including the 2009 book Mythmakers & Lawbreakers: Anarchist Writers on Fiction, a collection of interviews with anarchist authors including
Music
Killjoy founded the feminist black metal band Feminazgûl in 2018.[1] She released the band's first EP, The Age of Men Is Over, as a solo project the same year. Joined by Laura Beach as lead vocalist and Meredith Yayanos as violinist and theremin player, the band released its first full-length album, No Dawn for Men, in 2020.[2]
Killjoy is involved in several other musical projects:
Podcasting
Killjoy hosts the anarchist survivalist podcast Live Like the World Is Dying[11] and launched her new podcast Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff on May 2, 2022.[12]
Written works
Fiction books
- What Lies Beneath the Clock Tower (2011)
- The Super-Happy Anarcho Fun Book (2013)
- A Country of Ghosts (2014)
- The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain series #1, 2017)
- The Barrow Will Send What It May (Danielle Cain series #2, 2018)
- We Won't Be Here Tomorrow (2022)[13]
- Escape from Incel Island (2023)[14]
Non-fiction
- Mythmakers & Lawbreakers: Anarchists Writers on Fiction (editor, 2009)
- A Steampunk's Guide to the Apocalypse (2012)
- We Are Many: Reflections on Movement Strategy from Occupation to Liberation (editor, 2012)
- Take What You Need and Compost the Rest: An Anarchist Introduction to Post-Civilization Theory (2013)
Discography
Alsarath
- Come to Daggers (2020)
Feminazgûl
- The Age of Men Is Over (EP, 2018)
- No Dawn for Men (2020)
Nomadic War Machine
- I have a gun. Give me all the money in the register. (2010)
- Always /// Forever (2018)
- Every Breath Our Last (2019)
- Creatures of the Wind (2020)
- Are We Not Monsters (2020)
Vulgarite
- Fear Not the Dark Nor the Sun's Return (2020)
References
- ^ a b c Kelly, Kim (November 12, 2020). "Inside Heavy Metal's Battle Against White Supremacy". Esquire. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Kendrick, Monica (April 17, 2020). "Feminazgûl spins anarchy, feminism, and literature into atmospheric black metal on No Dawn for Men". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ Killjoy, Margaret (March 31, 2020). "Inside Margaret Killjoy of Feminazgûl's Self-Built Home in the Woods". Astral Noize (Interview). Interviewed by George Parr. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- Bustle. Archivedfrom the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Liptak, Andrew (April 7, 2018). "Margaret Killjoy's Danielle Cain books are razor-sharp anarchist urban fantasies". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- Tor.com. Archivedfrom the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Dunn, Thom (October 9, 2020). "This new fiction anthology is punk as f*ck". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- Lambda Literary. March 7, 2019. Archivedfrom the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Oregon Live. Archivedfrom the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Allegra (2016). "Steampunk Magazine » Final Ever Issue! (and funding drive)". SteamPunk Magazine. Archived from the original on January 18, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Sugar, Rachel (December 29, 2020). "Are we doomed? An investigation". Vox. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ @magpiekilljoy (March 18, 2022). "on May 2, my new podcast is launching on @coolzonemedia. it's called Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff. it's about... cool people... who did cool stuff. come for the history of revolt, stay for the, i don't know, more history of revolt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "We Won't Be Here Tomorrow". AK Press. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Escape from Incel Island". AK Press. Retrieved August 15, 2023.