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Welcome to the website of fantasy, horror, and science fiction author Barbara A. Barnett.
If you’re interested in checking out my work, you’ll find my bibliography, links to free online stories, reviews, and more in the Fiction section.
You can learn more than you probably ever wanted to know about me on the aptly named About Me page.
Pop into Writerly Miscellany for links to interviews and a schedule of writerly type events I’ll be attending.
If you have an inexplicable desire to read my mostly writing-related ramblings, you can visit my blog, Writerly Wackiness, either here or at Livejournal.
And if that’s still not enough, feel free to Contact Me.
Latest News
Black Static #25
My story “The Holy Spear” is now out in issue 25 of the British Fantasy Award-winning horror magazine, Black Static.
“The way this story ends is what distinguishes it from the standard zombie tale and makes it worth reading.” — Sam Tomaino, SF Revu
“It is a very thought-provoking story as a discrete entity of fiction. And a compelling Zombie one, to boot.” — D.F. Lewis
Wilde Stories 2011
Wilde Stories 2011: The Year’s Best Gay Speculative Fiction, which includes my story “Mortis Persona” (originally published in Fantasy Magazine), is now out.
“A fine payoff for the subtly sad buildup … The worldbuilding is especially nifty, playing as it does with actual history and imagined history.” — Brit Mandelo, Tor.com
“This is one of the loveliest stories I’ve read in a long time … truly haunting and beautiful.” — Nicole McClain, The Portal
“Barnett’s lush prose does a fantastic job of building this world.” – Richard E.D. Jones, Tangent Online
