About the Author

C.M. Sullivan (she/her) is a queer American writer with Irish roots born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. A lifelong fiction writer, she received her bachelor’s degrees from Creighton University in English and journalism with a focus on American literature and creative writing, and her master’s degree in English from Creighton with a research focus on Southern gothic literature. She is a graduate of two professional speculative writing workshops, Taos Toolbox 2024 and Viable Paradise 2025. She is a first reader for Apex Magazine and an active member of Codex. 

Sullivan writes queer high fantasy stories about unlikely heroes facing cosmic odds, mean lesbians, and usually at least one horrifying eldritch deity. She spends a lot of time lurking in libraries, photographing abandoned buildings, and herding her cats, Rowan and Ophelia.

She is currently drafting her second (and hopefully debut) adult novel.