03/16/2025: WOMEN IN HORROR: Lee Murray
- Candace Nola
- Mar 16
- 2 min read
Welcome to Women in Horror Month for 2025.
For all of March, come back here to see a daily spotlight post for incredible women in the horror industry. While these posts will mostly be dedicated to indie horror authors, you will also find some mainstream authors, artists, actresses and other creatives in the horror industry! Also, be sure to check the Facebook Books of Horror group all month long for more events!
LEE MURRAY
Meet this incredible woman of horror!
Lee Murray ONZM is a multi-award-winning author-editor, essayist, poet, and screenwriter from Aotearoa-New Zealand. A USA Today Bestselling author, Shirley Jackson and five-time Bram Stoker Awards® winner, she is a New Zealand Prime Minister's Award-winner for Literary Achievement in Fiction. Lee lives in the sunny Bay of Plenty with her well-behaved family and a naughty dog.
A short list of some of her incredible achievements is below but please just check out her full bio on her website. This woman is a force in the industry and is a constant source of inspiration for all that engage with her. Lee carries a quiet dignity and grace about her that is captivating and charismatic. She is kind and soft-spoken, and one of the most genuinely supportive creatives that I have ever met. Distinctions
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for literature, particularly speculative literature, 2025
New Zealand Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Fiction, 2023
Grimshaw Sargeson Fellow, 2021
Honorary Literary Fellow of the New Zealand Society of Authors, Waitangi Day Honours, 2020
Horror Writers Association Mentor of the Year 2019
Life Member of Tauranga Writers, New Zealand's longest standing writing group, 2020
Life Member of SpecFicNZ (Speculative Fiction Writers of New Zealand), 2018
Co-founder and facilitator for youngNZwriters (2012-2022)
Co-founder Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers
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