Taylor Cooper

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Gothic Music, Gothic Fashion, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Animation, Fiction, Film and TV, Poetry, Tourism and Travel
Regions and Cultures: African Gothic, American Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Taylor Cooper is a full time worker, part time student, and hobby reader who loves to devour gothic, gothic horror, and fantasy literature!

Email: taylorcooper4244@gmail.com

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C. E. Smith

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Children and YA, Poetry, Theatre and Performance
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, Black Gothic, Canadian Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Latin American Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Southern American Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

C. E. Smith is an independent scholar. Graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a PhD in Contemporary Gothic Literature, her areas of research include twenty-first century literature, gender and queer studies, identity studies, ecocriticism, and theoretical approaches beyond postmodernism. Her book, Metamodern Gothic: Exploring Identity in the Twenty-First Century, is due to be published by University of Wales Press in 2026.

Email: cesmith96@hotmail.com

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Saide Harb-Ranero

Affiliation: University of the Balearic Islands

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Fiction, Poetry, Theatre and Performance
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, English Gothic, Irish Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Saide Harb-Ranero is a PhD candidate at UIB focusing on the Irish postcolonial Gothic in Anne Enright’s The Gathering and Tana French’s The Likeness.

Email: suehr81@gmail.com

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Sarah Worgan

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Comics and Graphic Novels, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, Asian Gothic, Canadian Gothic, Caribbean Gothic, English Gothic
Creatures: Monsters

Scholar of dark arts and dark humour.

Email: sworgan90@hotmail.co.uk

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Amanda Harrington

Affiliation: University of Oregon

Research Areas:
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic
Genres and Media: Animation, Film and TV, Children and YA, Theatre and Performance

I am working on a PhD in journalism and communication. My work examines the intersections of fandom, autistic depictions, Disney, cute aesthetics, and horror.

Email: alhar@uoregon.edu

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Hayley Louise Charlesworth

Affiliation: Manchester Metropolitan University

Research Areas:
Period: 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Gothic Music
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Theatre and Performance, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, English Gothic, Irish Gothic, Nordic Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Hayley Louise Charlesworth recently submitted a PhD on bisexuality, biphobia and bisexual erasure in contemporary supernatural American television. Based in Greater Manchester.

Email: hayleylouisecharlesworth@gmail.com

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Dalton Sikes

Affiliation: Manchester Metropolitan University

Research Areas:
Period: 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, English Gothic, Southern American Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts

Dalton Sikes is a West Coast writer, poet, essayist, and spectrality enthusiast. His work has appeared in the Third Coast Magazine, Arkansas Review, and Chaotic Merge, among others. Dalton’s work has been recognized with various awards across genres. His work ranges from dark to delightful through poetry and prose.

Email: daltonsikes@me.com
Website: https://www.daltonsikes.com

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Adriana Raducanu

Affiliation: Yeditepe University

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Theatre and Performance, Tourism and Travel
Regions and Cultures: English Gothic, European Gothic, Middle-Eastern Gothic, Scottish Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Adriana Raducanu is Professor of English and Comparative Literature, with a particular interest in Gothic Studies, Shakespeare Studies, Gothic and Mythology and Contemporary Literary Theory. She is the author of Speaking the Language of the Night: Aspects of the Gothic in Selected Contemporary Novels (Peter Lang, 2014), and many other book chapters and articles on Comparative Literature, Gothic Studies and Shakespeare Studies.

Email: araducanu@yeditepe.edu.tr

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Jodie Passey

Affiliation: Lancaster University

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Gothic Music
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Theatre and Performance
Regions and Cultures: Asian Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Jodie Passey is currently completing a PhD at Lancaster University in Gothic musical theatre.

Email: jgpassey@hotmail.com

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Posted January 13, 2026

UPDATE: Secretary to The Allan Lloyd Smith and Justin D. Edwards Memorial Book Prizes DEADLINE EXTENDED

Applications for the role of Secretary to The Allan Lloyd Smith and Justin D. Edwards Memorial Book Prizes has been extended to January 19, 2026

We are pleased to share that applications for the role of Secretary to The Allan Lloyd Smith and Justin D. Edwards Memorial Book Prizes has been extended to January 19, 2026.

We can also confirm that the successful applicant will receive a fee of £300.

If you are interested in applying, please send a copy of your CV and a short statement of support to Joseph Crawford at J.Crawford@exeter.ac.uk, CC-ing the International Gothic Association (members@globalgoth.org).

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