Lillah Lawson is the author of novels Monarchs Under the Sassafras Tree (2019; nominated for Georgia Author of the Year 2020); So Long, Bobby (February 2023; nominated for Georgia Author of the Year 2024); The Dead Rockstar Trilogy (’20-’24); Tomorrow & Tomorrow with Lauren Emily Whalen (October 2023), and Doomed Girls of Jefferson (January 2025); novel The Vamp is set to release in early 2026.
Lillah was a recipient of the UGA Willson Center/Flagpole Magazine’s Micro-Fellowship for her short story Shoofly (2020). Her horror short The Lady and the Tall Man was published in the Shiver Anthology (Nico Bell) in 2021. Her essay A Last Blood Benediction: Anne Rice, Type O Negative and Religious Imagery in Vampire Lore appeared in Pop Culture & Theology Magazine in January 2022, and was chosen as one of their five best pieces of the year. Her story Burn the Witch appeared in the Stoker-nominated anthology Chromophobia, in 2022. Another story, Oblong Objects in the Mirror (Are Closer than they Appear) appeared in the Aseptic and Faintly Sadistic Anthology by Cosmic Horror Monthly in May 2023. A historical true crime piece A Close Shave with Death: The Framing of Henry Drake appeared in Scalawag Magazine in August 2023. Her latest, “Ghost”, appeared in the anthology And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Based on the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel in January 2025.
Lillah enjoys writing across genres, specializing in historical fiction, southern gothic, and horror, with much of her work set in Georgia. In addition to writing, Lillah works at a non-profit, and is a genealogist who recently completed her BA in History and English Literature. An avid music lover, she’s happiest at metal shows.
