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Contact

sofia.ajram@gmail.com
Montreal, Canada

About

Sofia Ajram is a multidisciplinary artist based in Montreal. He earned a BA in Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies and East Asian Studies from McGill University. He is a moderator for the Horror and HorrorLit forums on Reddit and has given lectures on contemporary horror films at Monstrum Montreal. They are the editor of Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror (Ghoulish Books). Their debut novella, Coup De Grâce, released Oct 1, 2024 with Titan Books. She is an Active member of the Horror Writers Association, and Ethical Metalsmiths. Sofia lives in Montreal with their cat Isa. 

Find them on Twitter/X, BlueSky, Threads, TikTok, and Instagram @sofiaajram.

Social Media

Sofia Zakia | Instagram | Twitter

Professional

Costume and Prop-Making
Digital Photography and Retouching
Fine Jewelry Design and Production
Graphic Design
Illustration
Public Speaking
Writing

Advance Praise for COUP DE GRÂCE

Fangoria - Review (Oct 2024)

⭐ Publishers Weekly - STAR Review (Aug 2024)

⭐ Booklist - STAR Review (Sept 2024)

FanFiAddict - Review: COUP DE GRÂCE by Sofia Ajram (Sept 2024)

F(r)iction - A review of COUP DE GRÂCE by Sofia Ajram (Aug 2024)

BARNES & NOBLE BEST HORROR 2024 

A POLYGON MUST READ BOOK OF FALL 2024 

A BOOK RIOT MOST ANTICIPATED HORROR NOVEL FALL 2024 

A PASTE MAGAZINE MOST ANTICIPATED HORROR BOOK FALL 2024 

AN ESQUIRE BEST HORROR BOOK OF 2024






Writing & Editing

COUP DE GRÂCE pub. Titan Books (Oct 1, 2024)

Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror pub. Ghoulish Books (Editing; March 2024)

"The Roses of Heliogabalus". THE PLEASURE IN PAIN ANTHOLOGY, pub. The Dragon's Roost Press (March 2024)

"The Brazen Bull". PLAYLIST OF THE DAMNED, pub. Weird Little Worlds Press (June 2024)

"Acid Bath" in Little Mutilations. pub. Crystal Lake Publishing (April 2023)

"The Arborglyph". LOST CONTACT, pub. Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing (2021)

Select Clients & Collaborators

Atticus
Bullett Magazine
Crystal Lake Publishing
DreamHack
Kathe Koja
Kesha
Lyndsie Alguire
Mark Z. Danielewski
Riot Games
Tor Nightfire
Urban Outfitters
Vice Magazine

Achievements & Features

Interviews & Lectures

Talking Scared - Episode 215 - "Sofia Ajram & The Architecture of Despair" (2024)
The ARC Party Podcast - "Sofia Ajram COUP DE GRÂCE" (2024)
StokerCon: "Exploring Queerness as 'Otherness' in Horror" (Panelist) (2024)
Scarred for Life Podcast - Episode 184: "Author Sofia Ajram and Rose Red (2002)" (2023)
Ghoulish Podcast - Episode 136: "The Afterlife with Sofia Ajram!" (2022)
Dead Headspace Podcast - Episode 101: "Sanitized Queerness & Horror" (2021)
Montreal Monstrum - Time-Loop Horror (2019)
Jewelry Independent Summit NYC - "Success Comes in Many Forms" (2019)

Selected Awards & Exhibitions

Rencontres de la Photographie de Montreal Exhibition, Montreal (Group, 2015)
ARTV + MassivArt Exhibition - Place Des Arts, Montreal (Group, 2014)
Twenty Thirteen - United Kingdom (Group, 2013)
MassivArt Chromatic 2013 - Montreal (Group, 2013)
Galerie McClure - Montreal (Group, 2013)
Beware 4e Anniversary - Paris (Group, 2013)