Candice Lola is a horror writer and sociopolitical commentator based in New York City. She earned her masters in Experimental Humanities from New York University, where her research concentrations included Black protest literature, human rights, and creative writing.

Her horror work has been published with Skidmark Zine, In the Words of Womyn International, Midnight & Indigo Inaugural Issue, Midnight & Indigo Horror Edition, Furious Lit Anthology, and have been presented at the Las Artelitas gallery. Her political commentary has been featured in The Huffington Post, Honeysuckle Magazine, NBC’s Today, and Curls, Kinks & Culture.

She is also a TEDx presenter on the topics of Vodun, horror, and self-identity.