Author of Horror and SFF | THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD (Orbit, July 2026) | PhD @ Maynooth University | she/her | rep: @literaryclara.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈 https://linktr.ee/megbontrahttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mmhfqugz6k2yAn excerpt of THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD is available to read on the Orbit blog RIGHT NOW! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/orbit-books/excerpt-the-sea-hides-its-dead-by-megan-bontrager/?lens=orbit22 May 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhfqugz6k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mmcqhxnbcs2mThe finale of The Boys annoyed me just enough that I’m tempted to write an urban fantasy horror book about superheroes just to scratch the itch20 May 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcqhxnbcs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mkkgjiekms22Canadian friends! Now is the time to get 25% off THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD, along with all the other titles on Indigo’s ‘Most Anticipated Horror of 2026’ list!28 Apr 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkgjiekms22https://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mjanubfmrk2bSeeing my comically large face in The Bookseller felt like a good enough reason to buy Dolly Parton brand prosecco today. And it’s good, too!11 Apr 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjanubfmrk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mj5g2p6tzc2nContrary to the name of the panel, you will NOT be trapped in a room with me and Frances White, but you WILL want to be! We’re talking horror at Cymera this year, and I couldn’t be more excited. Panel and festival details on the Cymera website!10 Apr 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5g2p6tzc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mihenvyx2k2nSO proud to see this book flying the nest. Agents, you’re gonna want this one!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihenvyx2k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3midmi2ust22lOne day (soon?) someone will feel seen by the protagonist of THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD in her struggle to break free from narcissistic abuse (which was my struggle) and unlearn its patterns (which still is my struggle) and then it genuinely will all be worth it. GENUINELY.31 Mar 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3midmi2ust22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mhx3m6ndx22yCome and get it, y’all! THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD is available on NetGalley in the US! UK is coming soon — but in the meantime, off to the sea caves with ye!26 Mar 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhx3m6ndx22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mh6nhxggfc25GOODREADS GIVEAWAY! ✨ Head on over to the link below (and in my linktree) to enter for a chance to win an eARC of THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD. US only, unfortunately - but keep an eye out, because international giveaways are on the horizon!16 Mar 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6nhxggfc25https://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mgckj3dzbs2uThe urge to turn my current WIP into a horrormance with a Leon Kennedy coded love interest is overwhelming. Y’all would not believe the state of my saved TikToks after finishing RE9. 😮‍💨05 Mar 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgckj3dzbs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mf53bfi6qs2eTHRILLED to share the UK cover of THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD! TSHID is a cult aquatic horror about a group of academics trapped in a sea cave who must reckon with cosmic horrors as they're forced to atone for their greatest sins. Cover design by Charlotte Stroomer, cover art credit by Andreea Dumuta.18 Feb 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf53bfi6qs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mf53bfi6qs2eTHRILLED to share the UK cover of THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD! TSHID is a cult aquatic horror about a group of academics trapped in a sea cave who must reckon with cosmic horrors as they're forced to atone for their greatest sins. Cover design by Charlotte Stroomer, cover art credit by Andreea Dumuta.18 Feb 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf53bfi6qs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mf2m5hbkjc2eTHE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD is getting its UK cover reveal... TOMORROW! Y'all, it's so good. You aren't ready. 🌊🔪🪸🖤 Keep an eye on the Orbit UK socials for the reveal, and for some... other interesting tidbits 👀17 Feb 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2m5hbkjc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mdnu2sqhyc24One of my favorite reads of the year, if not of all time. Y’all — READ THIS BOOK! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jan 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnu2sqhyc24https://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mcxbecoi6225I have a western horror short story that I LOVE that’s just floating around in the ether of my unsubmitted works, so if anyone knows of any historical/western horror anthologies looking for pieces soon… let a gal know 👀21 Jan 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxbecoi6225https://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mc6fryip7s2m✨GIVEAWAY TIME!✨ Thank y'all SO much for getting THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD (coming July of THIS YEAR!) to 1000 adds on Goodreads! My mind is truly blown, so we're doing a crafty giveaway. Open internationally! Like and share this post to enter. Thank you so, so, SO much again for all the support! 💙11 Jan 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc6fryip7s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mbowelftfs2fSO excited to be working with @nordlichtinla.bsky.social on her mind-bending post-apoc sci-fi horror mind-blowing RIDE of a book!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jan 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbowelftfs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mbgoxbbuk22iThe fact that I have to WAIT to announce my RTM mentee…. free me from yap jail. I want to lift up both my mentees and spin them like a disco ball.02 Jan 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbgoxbbuk22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/megbontra.bsky.social/post/3mbeuuwj6vs2nI'm SO excited to be working with @spottedsnake.bsky.social on THE WORLD BENEATH during this year's WriteHive mentorship program! I was genuinely hooked on this book from the jump, and couldn't stop thinking about it from the moment I started reading. Agents... get ready. This is a good one. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jan 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:colo5ob2oz44zg4ribwotkqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbeuuwj6vs2n