Welkin: A Magazine of the Fantastic

Publication day! My story ‘The Kind of Man’ has been published in Volume I Issue 3 of ‘Welkin’, a magazine of fantastic literature, meticulously edited by J. McKenzie Nalley and beautifully illustrated by Zuzanna Kwiecien. This issue is a special issue of horror and dark fantasy, and I’m thrilled to be included in it! Just look at this amazing cover!

My story is a dark fable of the dangers of… kindness. At the end of a very long day, Theo wants nothing more than a warm fire and a good rest. But when magical Etta sees how kind a man he is, she proposes an alternate more magical plan…

The opening lines are below, and you can read the rest – as well as a bunch of other cool stories – and support the growth of a new and fantastical magazine – for just $3 over here.

Here’s that link again, this time as a web address for ease of sharing around: https://welkinmag.com/product/fall-2021/

Thank you for reading, and for your ever-glorious support!

Zena Shapter

Zena Shapter writes from a castle in a flying city hidden by a thundercloud, reaching across age and genre into the heart of storytelling. A multi-award-winning author of speculative and contemporary fiction, she teaches writing at festivals, libraries and schools, judges various literary awards, mentors and edits other writers, and encourages everyone to value the importance of creativity. She loves movies, frogs, chocolate, and potatoes, though not at the same time!

2 Comments:

  1. Well done again Zena and I love the cover of this book. I like that one of my writing teachers actually writes great books.

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