E.S. Magill is an urban fantasy and paranormal thriller author dedicated to crafting high-stakes, character-driven tales of magic, mystery, and resilience. Best known as the author of the Magica series, E.S. Magill centers her narratives on flawed, formidable 40+ protagonists who navigate extraordinary abilities that serve as both a blessing and a burden. Through world-weary heroines like Maggie Towne, E.S. Magill explores the delicate balance between supernatural duty and personal responsibility to family, friends, and community.
Before focusing full-time on novel-length urban fantasy and paranormal thrillers, E.S. Magill built a versatile career across dark fiction and editorial publishing. As an editor, E.S. Magill has curated and co-edited notable dark fiction anthologies, including Haunted Mansion Project Year One, Deep Cuts, Wily Writers Presents Tales of Foreboding, and Space Horrors. Her original short fiction has haunted the pages of acclaimed collections such as California Screamin' and Blood Lite III. Furthermore, E.S. Magill served as the Reviews Editor for Dark Wisdom magazine, where she also penned the regular column “The Dark Librarian”.
Beyond speculative fiction, E.S. Magill is a passionate advocate for mental health. In her candid nonfiction self-help book, Reveal Your Wings: Preparing for Ketamine Assisted Therapy for Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, & More, E.S. Magill shares her personal mental health journey. Written with empathy and deep understanding, the book offers hope to readers navigating their own struggles with depression and anxiety, helping them foster meaningful connection and healing.
E.S. Magill holds both a B.A. and an M.A. in English, specializing in the postmodern gothic. After a fulfilling twenty-year career as a middle school English teacher, E.S. Magill retired to writing full-time. A lifelong Californian now transplanted to Phoenix, E.S. Magill resides with her husband Greg, who is aspiring to be race car driver (not a boring moment in their household). When E.S. Magill is not summoning magical chaos on the page, she can usually be found reading, swimming, or solo camping.
E.S. Magill is an urban fantasy and paranormal thriller author dedicated to crafting high-stakes, character-driven tales of magic, mystery, and resilience. Best known as the author of the Magica series, E.S. Magill centers her narratives on flawed, formidable 40+ protagonists who navigate extraordinary abilities that serve as both a blessing and a burden. Through world-weary heroines like Maggie Towne, E.S. Magill explores the delicate balance...
Urban Fantasy’s grown up, now it’s got bills to pay and kids to raise. And you thought fighting evil was hard.
In the gripping and heart-pounding Paranormal Family Thriller Magica, readers are introduced to Maggie Towne, the Magica, the most powerful witch in the world and the guardian of Magic itself. Juggling the responsibilities of raising her...
The story continues in Magica: Book II - Rage of the Werewolves
MONSTERS ARE FIERCE. MOTHERS ARE FIERCER.
Maggie Towne is the Magica, the most powerful witch in the world—protector of Magic, Witches, & Supernaturals. She’s fought to protect her family from the malevolent forces that torment their lives and will keep fighting.
From derelict ships haunted by madness to alien planets steeped in dread, this chilling anthology of space horror and sci-fi terror takes you on a journey into the deepest, darkest reaches of the cosmos—where no one can hear you beg for mercy and no one cares.
