About V.P. Chandler
V.P. Chandler hails from a long line of Texas law enforcement—sheriffs, a pathologist, a forensic photographer, a parole officer, and a Criminal Justice professor—immersing her in a world of crime and justice from an early age. Fueled by a love of horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and westerns, it’s no surprise that she crafts stories with genre-blending twists. “VP Chandler, with a gritty sense of place and a deep undercurrent of reckoning, blends western, crime and horror. She states that her stories “pursue revenge and justice with generational echoes of the past.”- Scott Montgomery, editor of Austin Noir.
Holding a B.A. in Literature from Southwestern University, Chandler has worked as a paralegal, a teacher, and a West Texas rancher. She draws from all these experiences to bring depth and authenticity to her work. She’s received the Silver Falchion award and most recently, a short story was chosen by Otto Penzler and John Grisham to be included in the 2025 edition of The Best Mystery Stories of the Year.
She’s a member of Austin Mystery Writers, an administrative assistant at Writer Unboxed.
When she’s not writing or creating music, she’s working on the true crime podcast, The Dark Beat, with friend and suspense author, Alexandra Burt. She is also the co-founder of a boutique publishing company, where she helps develop and publish new literary voices, often with an emphasis on dark fiction, and boundary-pushing genre work.
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She can be contacted at vpchandlerauthor@gmail.com
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V.P. Chandler is a rising talent combining noir and western components in her stories that often involve confrontation and survival in desolate places. Scott Montgomery- The Hard Word