Speculative fiction
Kate Francia
Writer and editor in the New York area. Her stories have appeared in Electric Literature, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Flash Fiction Online, and elsewhere.
- Inkmark 2026 WinnerSmall Prayers for the God of Sow Thistle Hill
- Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist2026 · Small Prayers for the God of Sow Thistle Hill
- Apex Microfiction Reader's Choice Award2021 · The Dragon and It
- Best Microfiction2022 · The Dragon and It
- Editor, Megara PublishingThe Haunted Quill, 2021
Selected fiction
Stories
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Anthology
Bad Romance: An Anthology of Trash Couples
Twenty-three short stories and five poems of speculative fiction about dysfunctional relationships.
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Reprint
The Dragon and It (Reprint)
★ Apex Microfiction Reader's Choice Award 2021
I was still rattly in my new skin when I ate the first one.
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Small Prayers for the God of Sow Thistle Hill
★ Inkmark 2026 Winner (Ink Foundry)
★ Wigleaf Top 50 Very Short Fictions 2026 Longlist
Linnea’s done it all properly: incense and banners, a white bull done up with ribbons. Mostly white, I should say.
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Holly on the Mantel, Blood on the Hearth
★ BSFA Awards 2026 Longlist, Best Short Fiction
The night before Modraniht, Hereswith sat awake listening to the storm rattle ice against the walls.
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Audio
Poets of Painswick (Audio)
I am sorry to tell you that Fanny is out hunting Poets again. It’s such a bore. She’ll be tiresome when she gets back, obv. sans Poets.
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Good Mothers
…good mothers shut their doors tight.
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Poets of Painswick
★ BSFA Awards 2023 Longlist, Best Short Fiction
I am sorry to tell you that Fanny is out hunting Poets again. It’s such a bore. She’ll be tiresome when she gets back, obv. sans Poets.
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A Minor Demon in Adams B-12
I would like to remind everyone that this college has a zero tolerance policy for demon-summoning.
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The Dragon and It
★ Apex Microfiction Reader's Choice Award 2021
I was still rattly in my new skin when I ate the first one.
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A Bird in the Window
The first time I saw her, she stood in the arch of the gate, a black spindle against the open stretch of road…
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Souls
Nina hunched over her desk with her wings curled around her. Three more files, and then she could take a break…
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Eating for Two
Bad things happen when you don’t invite the right people to your parties…
Published in
Electric LiteratureBeneath Ceaseless SkiesFireside FictionApex MagazineAugurCast of WondersLady Churchill's Rosebud WristletFlash Fiction OnlineSmall Wonders