Gwendolyn Kiste is an author of horror and speculative fiction.Kiste began her career as an independent film maker. Before becoming a full-time writer, she wrote theatre reviews for the Pittsburgh City Paper. She also wrote plays for the Massillon Museum.Kiste's work has appeared in Interzone, Nightmare, LampLight, Shimmer, and Daily Science Fiction. Her first novel, "The Rust Maidens," was published in 2018.