Writing

I conjure worlds where women struggle with desire, unearth the repressed and battle monsters both mystical and human. If you like heightened language, queerness, camp and bodily fluids, you’re in the right place.

For current project slate, email g3nnamaria@gmail.com.

For women-led / LGBTQ+ indie horror films, follow Carmilla Productions. Our debut short, Brian Won’t Wear Condoms, is currently in post-production.

Scripts (Produced)

Brian Won’t Wear Condoms - Short body horror film. In post-production.

INTERVIEW: Genna Edwards Talks Reproductive Health and Her Film ‘Brian Won’t Wear Condoms’

Parts (Part 1: A Corpse is Found Outside Bikini Barbie’s Mansion) - Short horror/comedy stop motion film.

Premiered Madness Film Festival 2023. Finalist: Athens International Art Film Festival 2023. ONED International Festival Official Selection 2023: screening in Beijing 2023, France 2024.

Two - Short experimental film.

Premiered BFI Future Film Festival 2019. Category Semi-Finalist: Best Experimental North America 2020, Ontario Alternative Film Festival. Finalist: Flickfair Official Selection for Independent Shorts 2020. Lift-Off First Time Filmmaker Sessions Official Selection 2021. Les Mains Gauches Festival Selection 2021. Kalakari Film Fest Official Selection 2021.

Intermission - One hour play. Satire. Performed by Downingtown STEM Academy Player’s Troupe, 2016.

Publications (Prose / Poetry)

Welcome to Hell - Beyond Queer Words Anthology. 2024.

10 Places to Kill Yourself in Bumfuck, Ohio - Coffin Bell Journal. 2023.

Neckless - Marrow Magazine. 2022.

Unreliability as It Relates to Gender - Marrow Magazine Notables Interview. 2022.

with the intention of not resurfacing - Oral Rinse Magazine. Print. 2022.

Stain - The Susquehanna Review. 2021.

Cafe Amore (Gratuity Included in Price) - ANGLES Issue 7. 2020.

April 27 - Flora Fiction Volume 1 Issue 2. 2020.

alternatives - Train River Publishing: Anthology. 2020.

How to “Read” Queer Cinema - Queer Horror Guide, University of Pittsburgh Library System. 2020.

Marlboro Lights - Forbes and Fifth Volume 13. 2019.

You Have Three New Voicemails - Three Rivers Review. Print. 2018.

Residencies

Writer in Residence - Chateau D’Orquevaux 2023.

In the Works

Debut novel - Coming soon.

© 2021 Genna Edwards

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