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Sep 29, 2026 · 36:05
Eric Del Carlo's short fiction has appeared multiple times in Analog , Asimov's , and Clarkesworld , as well as many other magazines and anthologies over the years. He returns to…
Sep 16, 2026 · 54:10
Kit (formerly Ekaterina) Sedia is a critically acclaimed writer of speculative fiction and noir, and a World Fantasy Award winning editor. He is the author of several novels and…
Sep 3, 2026 · 28:05
Tim Pratt (genderfluid, any pronouns) is the author of more than thirty-five novels, most recently multiversal space opera T he Jewel and the Comet . Pratt is a Hugo Award winner…
Aug 19, 2026 · 57:30
Jeremy Szal was raised by wild dingoes, which should explain a lot. He writes epic fantasy and dark space opera of a character-driven, morally grey nature. He sold The Common…
Aug 5, 2026 · 47:10
Seia Tanabe is a horror and weird fiction writer based in Osaka. She won the 15th Japanese Horror Novel Award in the Short Story category for her debut work, "Iki-byobu" (The…
Jul 22, 2026 · 49:47
T. K. Rex is a science fiction and fantasy author from the western United States, whose stories can be read in numerous publications, including The Wildcraft Drones , their debut…
Jul 8, 2026 · 44:41
Scott Edelman has published 135+ short stories, many of which have been collected in These Words Are Haunted , W hat Will Come After, Tell Me Like You Done Before , Things That…
Jun 17, 2026 · 57:29
Cat Rambo’s 300+ fiction publications include stories in Asimov’s , Clarkesworld Magazine , and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction . In 2020 they won the Nebula Award…
Jun 3, 2026 · 56:14
P.A. Cornell is a Chilean-Canadian speculative fiction writer. A two-time finalist for the Nebula Award, her stories have been published in over seventy magazines and…
May 20, 2026 · 40:05
Kenneth Mark Hoover is a professional writer who has sold over 70+ short stories, and several novels, including those of the Haxan series. He is a member of SFWA and HWA. His…
Apr 22, 2026 · 42:56
Kenneth Mark Hoover is a professional writer who has sold over 70+ short stories, and several novels, including those of the Haxan series. He is a member of SFWA and HWA. His…
Apr 8, 2026 · 34:14
Carrie Finch is a writer in San Francisco, California. Her published fiction includes fantasy, science fiction, and horror. She has two cats, who take turns lying down on the…
Mar 25, 2026 · 43:28
Main fiction: "Starpoop" Sandra McDonald is an avid writer, reader, foster mom, and cat wrangler. A military veteran and veteran teacher, she is the author of several books and…
Mar 11, 2026 · 54:54
Caren Gussoff Sumption lives in a nest of books, knitting, and rescue cats, south of Seattle, WA. The author of 6 books (most recently, her postcolonial, deep space, far-future…
Feb 18, 2026 · 1:03:12
Sandra McDonald is an avid writer, reader, foster mom, and cat wrangler. A military veteran and veteran teacher, she is the author of several books and several dozen published…
Feb 4, 2026 · 36:59
By day, Lori Selke is an ESL instructor (and stealth adjunct composition instructor) who lives in Oakland, California. But beneath that wholesome and mild-mannered facade lurks a…
Jan 21, 2026 · 1:02:47
Caren Gussoff Sumption lives in a nest of books, knitting, and rescue cats, south of Seattle, WA. The author of six books (most recently, her postcolonial, deep space, far-future…
Jan 7, 2026 · 38:43
K. Ceres Wright received her master’s degree in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University and her published cyberpunk novel, Cog, was her thesis for the program. Her…
Dec 24, 2025 · 1:10:53
Main fiction: "Stars in a Grave, Stars in a Skull" Jeremy Szal was born in 1995 and was raised by wild dingoes, which should explain a lot. He writes epic fantasy and dark space…
Dec 10, 2025 · 28:16
This story originally appeared in Wild & Wishful, Dark & Dreaming: The Worlds of Alethea Kontis (2016). Alethea Kontis is an actress, storm chaser, and New York Times…
Nov 26, 2025 · 1:01:45
This story originally appeared in Punktown (2000). Jeffrey Thomas’s books include Punktown , Deadstock , Blue War , The American , and T he Unnamed Country . He has been a…
Nov 12, 2025 · 29:17
Owen Kerr has been a writer, freelance editor, and indie game designer since 1999, but don't tell his mom; she thinks he's selling feet pix on MostlyPans. His most recent…
Oct 29, 2025 · 44:02
Rudy Vener's stories have appeared in The Saturday Evening Post , StarshipSofa , Sally Port Magazine , and The Beast Hunt Anthology Vol 1. He has won Connecticut's Tassy Walden…
Oct 15, 2025 · 45:42
Kelsey Hutton is a Métis author from Treaty 1 territory and the homeland of the Métis Nation, also known as Winnipeg, Canada. Kelsey was born in an even snowier city than she…
Oct 1, 2025 · 50:47
Jay Caselberg is an Australian author and poet whose work has appeared around the world and been translated into several languages. He currently resides in Germany and can be…
Sep 17, 2025 · 39:35
K. A. Teryna is an award-winning author and illustrator. She was born in two places at once, one of which is beyond the Arctic Circle. Her fiction has been translated from…
Sep 3, 2025 · 51:07
M The author of eight novels and two short story collections, Richard Dansky is widely regarded as a leading expert on video game narrative and writing. He has written for…
Aug 20, 2025 · 36:55
Robert Guffey is a lecturer in the Department of English at California State University – Long Beach. His books include The Expectant Mother Disinformation Handbook (Madness…
Aug 6, 2025 · 54:18
Gustavo Bondoni is a novelist and short story writer with over five hundred stories published in fifteen countries, in seven languages. He has published several science fiction…
Jul 23, 2025 · 32:12
Hugo- and Nebula nominated author Marie Vibbert’s short fiction has appeared over 90 times in top magazines like Nature , Analog , and Clarkesworld , and been translated into…
Jul 9, 2025 · 38:28
Libby Cudmore is the author of The Big Rewind (William Morrow 2016) and Negative Girl (Datura 2024) as well as the Wade & Jacks series in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine , Alfred…
Jun 25, 2025 · 42:35
Alex Shvartsman (Brooklyn, NY) is the author of Kakistocracy (2023), The Middling Affliction (2022), and Eridani’s Crown (2019) fantasy novels. Over 120 of his stories have…
Jun 11, 2025 · 59:33
Pedro Iniguez is a Mexican-American Bram Stoker, Elgin, and Rhysling Award-nominated horror and science-fiction writer from Los Angeles, California. He is the author of Mexicans…
May 28, 2025 · 27:54
Maggie Slater’s (she/her) speculative fiction has appeared in Apex Magazine, Metaphorosis, and Redivider, among other venues. She lives in an 1800s farmhouse in New England with…
May 14, 2025 · 55:03
Tina Connolly writes fantastical stories for kids, teens, and grown-ups. Some of them are serious and some of them involve flying bananas. Her books include the Ironskin and…
Apr 30, 2025 · 24:25
Akis Linardos is a writer of bizarre things, a biomedical AI scientist, and maybe human. He’s also a Greek that hops across countries as his career and exploration urges demand.…
Apr 16, 2025 · 1:01:08
Bogi's bios can be found scattered all over the internet. In the spirit of cooperation demonstrated in the story, Bogi would like to ask you to take a few moments to engage in a…
Mar 19, 2025 · 48:56
Sarah Day writes horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Her debut dark fantasy novella Greyhowler is available from Underland Press (https://books2read.com/b/greyhowler). Find her…
Mar 5, 2025 · 48:47
Main fiction: "The Ganymede Blues" by e rathke e rathke writes about books and games at radicaledward.substack.com. A finalist for the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award and recipient…
Feb 19, 2025 · 30:52
Guido Eekhaut is a European writer of weird, speculative fiction, crime and literary fantasy, residing in Spain and Belgium; Dutch-, English and French-speaking, published 70…
Feb 5, 2025 · 47:26
Eris Young is a transgender writer of speculative fiction. Their work has appeared in publications including Escape Pod , GigaNotoSaurus , Small Wonders , and the Immigrant…
Jan 22, 2025 · 35:03
Main fiction: "The Şehrazatın Diyoraması Tour" Selena Chambers is the author of Babes in Toyland’s Fontanelle for Bloomsbury Academic’s 33 1/3 series, and the Weird short story…
Jan 8, 2025 · 52:19
Main fiction: "The Godfall's Chemsong" Jeremiah Tolbert is a web designer and writer living in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife and son. He writes science fiction and fantasy. His…
Dec 11, 2024 · 1:12:47
Main fiction: "When Dessa Danced" Donyae Coles is the author of Midnight Rooms , has a variety of puffy princess dresses and one cat but she wants more of both. She has traveled…
Nov 27, 2024 · 41:49
Antony Paschos is a Greek author with short stories in Interzone , Galaxy’s Edge , ZNB Presents , Giganotosaurus , James Gunn’s Ad Astra , and other magazines. He has published…
Nov 11, 2024 · 1:27:15
Main fiction: "Not Responsible! Park and Lock It!" by John Kessel Born in Buffalo, NY, novelist and story writer John Kessel is emeritus professor of literature and creative…
Oct 30, 2024 · 37:05
Main fiction: "Spintered/Splintering" by Rhiannon Rasmussen Rhiannon Rasmussen is an author and illustrator of dark speculative works, not all of which involve exoskeletons.…
Oct 16, 2024 · 45:10
Main fiction: "Quirks" by Marie Vibbert Hugo and Nebula nominated author Marie Vibbert’s short fiction has appeared in top magazines such as Nature , Analog , and Clarkesworld ,…
Oct 2, 2024 · 32:33
Jay Caselberg is an Australian author and poet whose work has appeared in multiple venues worldwide and been translated into several languages. From time to time, it gets…
Sep 18, 2024 · 42:07
Main fiction: "Movie Night" by Matthew Kressel Matthew Kressel's many works of short fiction have or will soon appear in Asimov's, Analog, Lightspeed, Clarkesworld,…
Aug 28, 2024 · 58:22
Brian Trent is the award-winning author of the sci-fi thrillers Redspace Rising and Ten Thousand Thunders , and more than a hundred short stories appearing in the world's top…
Aug 14, 2024 · 1:00:26
Edward M. Lerner is the author of eighteen SF novels and many shorter works. The final novel in his InterstellarNet trilogy won the inaugural Canopus Award “honoring excellence…
Jul 31, 2024 · 48:11
Angela “A.G.” Slatter is the author of the gothic fantasy novels All the Murmuring Bones , The Path of Thorns , and The Briar Book of the Dead (Titan Books); the supernatural…
Jul 17, 2024 · 31:23
Main fiction: "Strata" by Benjamin Blattberg Benjamin Blattberg is a software developer, improviser, and writer currently living in Austin, TX, as long as there are no followup…
Jul 3, 2024 · 1:32:36
Main fiction: "Blood Relations" by Adam Troy-Castro Sofanauts: Just search in your favourite podcast app for us! Apple Podcasts:…
Jun 19, 2024 · 46:13
Main fiction: "The Bravest of Us Touched the Sky" by Carrie Vaughn Carrie Vaughn's work includes the Philip K. Dick Award winning novel Bannerless , the New York Times…
Jun 5, 2024 · 51:57
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May 22, 2024 · 45:19
Listen to Sofanauts: Apple: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65fa92b91c46ed0017ea13a2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0OK9R9yAKasMqcjcJ0BSat Paste our RSS into the…
May 8, 2024 · 51:11
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May 1, 2024 · 32:00
Join The Sofanuts each week; Just search in your favourite podcast app for us! Or click links below. Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Cut and paste this to your podcast player of…
Apr 23, 2024 · 1:21:46
Listen to the new Sofanauts: Just search in your favourite podcast app for us! Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Main fiction: "Nothing to Lose" by Edward M. Lerner Edward M.…
Apr 10, 2024 · 57:55
Main fiction: "The Glorious Tunnels of our Gravitydragons" by Paul Jessup Paul Jessup is a best selling video game designer, and award winning writer. He has several books out in…
Mar 27, 2024 · 53:19
Main fiction: "Stone by Stone" by Eric Del Carlo Eric Del Carlo's fiction has appeared in Asimov's , Strange Horizons , and other venues. "Stone by Stone" is set in his recurring…
Mar 13, 2024 · 46:30
Main fiction: "Conscript Sally" by Neil Willcox Neil Willcox lives in south east England where he has (briefly) studied space science, picked fruit, tutored, and analysed data…
Feb 28, 2024 · 27:32
Main fiction: "Trembling Blue Stars" by Richard Kadrey Richard Kadrey is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series. Sandman Slim was…
Feb 14, 2024 · 47:23
Main fiction: "Dwindling" by Rudy Vener Rudy Vener is a retired software engineer and the author of several stories that have appeared in Sci-Fi Shorts online magazine. He has…
Jan 31, 2024 · 27:12
Main fiction: "Side Effects May Vary" by Avra Margariti Avra Margariti is a queer author, Greek sea monster, and Rhysling-nominated poet with a fondness for the dark and the…
Jan 17, 2024 · 1:12:55
Main fiction: "Rubber Monkeys" by Mark Kenneth Hoover Kenneth Mark Hoover's fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , Beneath Ceaseless Skies , Strange Horizons ,…
Jan 3, 2024 · 39:35
Main Fiction: "Landing Day" by Michael Canfield Michael Canfield has published more than thirty short stories, appearing in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine , The Mammoth Book…
Dec 20, 2023 · 59:27
Main fiction: "Throwing a Haymaker" by Rick Novy Rick Novy is an engineer, writer, and musician. In his free time, he enjoys working out, playing guitar, and cooking healthy…
Dec 6, 2023 · 32:26
Main fiction: " Sassi's Last Ride" by Alethea Kontis Alethea Kontis is a storm chaser, adventurer, and New York Times bestselling author of over 20 books and 50 short stories.…
Nov 22, 2023 · 48:26
Main fiction: "Nice For What?" by Dominica Phetteplace Dominica Phetteplace writes fiction and poetry. Her work has appeared in Ecotone , Copper Nickel , PANK , T he Los Angeles…
Nov 8, 2023 · 38:56
Main fiction: "Other People's Things" by Jay O'Connell Jay O’Connell is a graduate of Syracuse University, Clarion West, Launchpad, and the school of somewhat hard knocks. He’s…
Oct 25, 2023 · 1:25:33
Main fiction: "Red Oil" by Lincoln Michel Bio: Lincoln Michel's debut novel, The Body Scout (Orbit), was named one of the ten best SFF books of 2021 by The New York Times and one…
Aug 9, 2023 · 41:02
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Jul 26, 2023 · 52:14
Karl El-Koura lives with his family in Canada's capital city and works a regular job by day while writing fiction at night. This is his second appearance in StarShipSofa (his…
Jul 12, 2023 · 1:13:01
Main fiction: "The Orb " by Tara Campbell With a BA in English, an MA in German, and an MFA in Creative Writing, Tara Campbell has a demonstrated aversion to money and power.…
Jun 28, 2023 · 34:39
Main fiction: "The Unveiling " by Christopher Rowe Christopher Rowe's stories have been printed, reprinted, and translated around the world and he has been a finalist for many…
Jun 14, 2023 · 46:17
William Meikle is a Scottish writer, now living in Canada, with over thirty novels published in the genre press and more than 300 short story credits in thirteen countries. He…
May 31, 2023 · 30:42
Main fiction: "I am the Grass" by Jeff Somers Jeff Somers (www.jeffreysomers.com) began writing by court order as an attempt to steer his creative impulses away from engineering…
May 17, 2023 · 1:09:49
Main Fiction: "The Big Whimper" by Laird Barron Laird Barron, an expat Alaskan, is the author of several books, including The Imago Sequence and Other Stories ; Swift to Chase ;…
May 3, 2023 · 39:53
Main Fiction: "In a Structure Simulating an Owl" by Ander Monson Ander Monson is the author of eight books, including the forthcoming I Will Take the Answer and The Gnome Stories…
Apr 19, 2023 · 1:13:33
Main Fiction: "Charlie's Angels" by Terry Bisson Terry Bisson is a science fiction writer and editor. Currently he is the series editor for PM’s Outspoken Author Series. He also…
Apr 5, 2023 · 31:31
Main Fiction: "With Frank and Lucinda Brewer at the East Pole" by Gregory Norman Bossert Gregory Norman Bossert is an author and filmmaker based just over the Golden Gate Bridge…
Mar 22, 2023 · 59:04
Steve Rasnic Tem is a past winner of the Bram Stoker, World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Awards. His novel Ubo (Solaris Books), a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award, is a dark…
Mar 8, 2023 · 42:05
Molly Tanzer is the award-winning author of five novels, two collections, and many works of short fiction. She lives outside of Boulder, CO with her notorious cat, the Toad.…
Feb 22, 2023 · 59:51
Main Fiction: "Mines" by Eleanor Arnason Eleanor Arnason published her first story in 1973. She is one of the flood of women writers who came into SF during the Second Wave of…
Feb 8, 2023 · 29:59
Main fiction: "Planet of Sarah" by David McGillveray David McGillveray was born in Edinburgh, Scotland but now lives and works in London. His fiction has previously appeared or…
Jan 25, 2023 · 1:06:43
Main Fiction: "Rockhoppers" by Ramez Yoakeim A one-time engineer and educator, Ramez Yoakeim’s work favors the darker side of speculative fiction but mostly he writes about hope,…
Jan 11, 2023 · 47:26
This story originally appeared in Uncanny Magazine , #40. José Pablo Iriarte is a Cuban-American writer, high school math teacher, and parent of two. Their fiction has been…
Jan 1, 2023 · 10:36
What Is Happening To StarShipSofa in 2023 Hey up, Just wanted to wish you all have MASSIVE and amazing Happy New Year for 2023. It truly means a lot to know you are still out…
Dec 28, 2022 · 40:30
Main Fiction: "An Elegy for the Bucephalus" by Rhiannon Rasmussen This story originally appeared in Unlikely Wonders (Robot Dinosaur Press, 2022). Illustrator and writer Rhiannon…
Dec 14, 2022 · 48:08
Main Fiction: "The Hunt" by Gerri Leen Gerri Leen lives in Northern Virginia and originally hails from Seattle. In addition to being an avid reader, she's passionate about horse…
Dec 1, 2022 · 37:40
Main Fiction: "That Feeling You're Feeling" by Matthew Sanborn Smith Matthew Sanborn Smith was born and raised in New England and has spent so many years in Florida, even his…
Nov 16, 2022 · 52:23
Main Fiction: "The Moon and Mahasti" by Peter Adrian Behravesh Peter Adrian Behravesh is an Iranian-American musician, writer, editor, audio producer, and narrator. For these…
Nov 2, 2022 · 25:25
Main Fiction: "Whale Meat" by Ekaterina Sedia Ekaterina Sedia resides in the Pinelands of New Jersey. Her critically-acclaimed and award-nominated novels, The Secret History of…
Oct 19, 2022 · 39:31
Main Fiction: "The Leader Principle" by Naomi Kanakia Naomi Kanakia is the author of YA novels (HarperTeen and Little, Brown), literary short stories ( West Branch , Gulf Coast…
Oct 5, 2022 · 48:34
Main Fiction: "After the Atrocity" by Ian Creasy Ian Creasey lives in Yorkshire, England. Several of his stories have previously been podcasted at StarShipSofa, most recently…
Sep 21, 2022 · 25:24
Main Fiction: "The Singing Bowl" by Genevieve Williams Genevieve Williams is a writer, librarian, and musician living in Seattle. Her short fiction has appeared in Strange…
Sep 7, 2022 · 59:58
M ain Fiction: "Walk in Darkness" by Emily Taylor Emily Taylor’s short fiction has appeared in such venues as Asimov's , Ecotone , and Terrain . Originally from New York where…
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