{"id":1355,"date":"2025-02-02T22:29:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T22:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katieconrad.ca\/?page_id=1355"},"modified":"2026-02-01T20:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T20:25:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/katieconrad.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Conrad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Katie Conrad<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Fantasy and Science Fiction Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">About Me<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/katieconrad.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Headshot-square-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Katie Conrad\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:25px;border-top-right-radius:25px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;width:186px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">I am a fantasy and science fiction writer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I live with my partner and two adorable cats. I write a monthly fiction newsletter, Saffron and Bear, about the adventures of a witch and her cat. I have had short fiction published in a variety of venues. You can find links to all of these below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">I am currently querying my first novel, a portal fantasy about a wizard whose magic costs her memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Clove and Moose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Clove and Moose is serial fiction newsletter about a former witch and her cat cleaning up pockets of corrupt magic in the wake of a near-apocalyptic event known as the Cataclysm. I release a&nbsp; new chapter on the third Sunday of every month. You can catch up on the story by reading the previous posts, and subscribe below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.katieconrad.ca\/clove-moose\/\">Read the archive<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height: 40vmin;min-height: 360px;padding: 20px 0px;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/ghost\/signup-form@~0.3\/umd\/signup-form.min.js\" data-background-color=\"#08090c\" data-text-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-button-color=\"#FF7D00\" data-button-text-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-title=\"Katie Conrad\" data-description=\"A serial story about a former witch and her cat searching for hope in a post-apocalyptic world\" data-icon=\"https:\/\/newsletter.katieconrad.ca\/content\/images\/size\/w192h192\/size\/w256h256\/2024\/01\/Icon.png\" data-site=\"https:\/\/newsletter.katieconrad.ca\/\" data-locale=\"en\" async><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Short Stories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Science Fiction<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Feathers &amp; Wax&#8221;, published in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exileeditions.com\/shop\/through-the-portal-tales-from-a-hopeful-dystopia\/\" title=\"\">Through the Portal: Tales from a Hopeful Dystopia<\/a><\/em> from Exile Editions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;The Protector of the Forest&#8221;. Published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0BRGWD4FS?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_1&amp;storeType=ebooks&amp;sr=8-35\" title=\"\">Proton Reader<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Soar Away and Never Sigh&#8221;, published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mosaic-Winners-TL-DR-Press-ebook\/dp\/B0B6TF2J4Q\">Mosaic<\/a> from TL;DR Press. Republished in audio form by <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/episode\/https%3A%2F%2Fc10.patreonusercontent.com%2F4%2Fpatreon-media%2Fp%2Fpost%2F140013507%2F8428c0c788444de0a6bc6bcc492dcb79%2FeyJhIjoxLCJpc19hdWRpbyI6MSwicCI6MX0%253D%2F1.mp3%3Ftoken-hash%3D7nM8yZE1axs0XlLBhXX9vjikVWH7wNLYrgznlWwuug8%253D%26token-time%3D1770595200&amp;podcastId=4053072\" title=\"\">Manawaker Studio&#8217;s Flash Fiction Podcast<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Your Hero Can&#8217;t Save You Now&#8221;. Read for free on <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysciencefiction.com\/science-fiction\/science-fiction\/katie-conrad\/your-hero-cant-save-you-now\">Daily Science Fiction<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Something to Run From&#8221;, published in <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoeticpress.com\/nbr-issue-23\">NonBinary Review<\/a><\/i>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;The Genealogy of Rebellion&#8221;, published in <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hope-Anthology-Hopeful-Stories-Poetry-ebook\/dp\/B08TV86SBQ\">Hope<\/a><\/i> from TL;DR Press.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;To Go With You&#8221;, published in <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Endless-Pictures-Word-Competition-Winners-ebook\/dp\/B08BWN7YKW\">Endless Pictures<\/a><\/i> from TL;DR Press. Nominated for the Pushcart Prize.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Do We Build a House to Stand Forever?&#8221;, published in <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beneath-Strange-Stars-Science-Fiction-Speculative-ebook\/dp\/B082PSGF12\">Beneath Strange Stars<\/a><\/i> from TL;DR Press.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;How to Lie in Martian&#8221;. Winner of the 2019 Songs From Luna 48-hour flash fiction contest. Read for free on <a href=\"https:\/\/songsfromluna.wordpress.com\/sfl-winner-2019\/\">their website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Fantasy<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&#8220;Weathering Boredom&#8221;, published in <i><a href=\"http:\/\/graceandvictory.ca\/afternoon2.html\">A Quiet Afternoon 2<\/a><\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Horror<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Flesh Unknown&#8221;. Read for free on <a href=\"https:\/\/horrortree.com\/trembling-with-fear-07-31-2022\/\">Trembling With Fear<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Too Hungry, Too Bloody&#8221;, published in <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nope-Quarterly-TL-DR-Press-ebook\/dp\/B07K1MZNCQ\">NOPE<\/a><\/i> from TL;DR Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Literary<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Cultivation&#8221;, published in <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudlakeliterary.ca\/shop\/cloud-lake-literary-volume-two\">Cloud Lake Literary<\/a><\/i>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;So Long as We Float&#8221;, published in <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1798618184\">Kindred<\/a><\/i> from TL;DR Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Stay In Touch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-bluesky  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/katieaconrad.bsky.social\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.3,4.2c2.3,1.7,4.8,5.3,5.7,7.2.9-1.9,3.4-5.4,5.7-7.2,1.7-1.3,4.3-2.2,4.3.9s-.4,5.2-.6,5.9c-.7,2.6-3.3,3.2-5.6,2.8,4,.7,5.1,3,2.9,5.3-5,5.2-6.7-2.8-6.7-2.8,0,0-1.7,8-6.7,2.8-2.2-2.3-1.2-4.6,2.9-5.3-2.3.4-4.9-.3-5.6-2.8-.2-.7-.6-5.3-.6-5.9,0-3.1,2.7-2.1,4.3-.9h0Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Bluesky<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-instagram  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/katiecontinues\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,4.622c2.403,0,2.688,0.009,3.637,0.052c0.877,0.04,1.354,0.187,1.671,0.31c0.42,0.163,0.72,0.358,1.035,0.673 c0.315,0.315,0.51,0.615,0.673,1.035c0.123,0.317,0.27,0.794,0.31,1.671c0.043,0.949,0.052,1.234,0.052,3.637 s-0.009,2.688-0.052,3.637c-0.04,0.877-0.187,1.354-0.31,1.671c-0.163,0.42-0.358,0.72-0.673,1.035 c-0.315,0.315-0.615,0.51-1.035,0.673c-0.317,0.123-0.794,0.27-1.671,0.31c-0.949,0.043-1.233,0.052-3.637,0.052 s-2.688-0.009-3.637-0.052c-0.877-0.04-1.354-0.187-1.671-0.31c-0.42-0.163-0.72-0.358-1.035-0.673 c-0.315-0.315-0.51-0.615-0.673-1.035c-0.123-0.317-0.27-0.794-0.31-1.671C4.631,14.688,4.622,14.403,4.622,12 s0.009-2.688,0.052-3.637c0.04-0.877,0.187-1.354,0.31-1.671c0.163-0.42,0.358-0.72,0.673-1.035 c0.315-0.315,0.615-0.51,1.035-0.673c0.317-0.123,0.794-0.27,1.671-0.31C9.312,4.631,9.597,4.622,12,4.622 M12,3 C9.556,3,9.249,3.01,8.289,3.054C7.331,3.098,6.677,3.25,6.105,3.472C5.513,3.702,5.011,4.01,4.511,4.511 c-0.5,0.5-0.808,1.002-1.038,1.594C3.25,6.677,3.098,7.331,3.054,8.289C3.01,9.249,3,9.556,3,12c0,2.444,0.01,2.751,0.054,3.711 c0.044,0.958,0.196,1.612,0.418,2.185c0.23,0.592,0.538,1.094,1.038,1.594c0.5,0.5,1.002,0.808,1.594,1.038 c0.572,0.222,1.227,0.375,2.185,0.418C9.249,20.99,9.556,21,12,21s2.751-0.01,3.711-0.054c0.958-0.044,1.612-0.196,2.185-0.418 c0.592-0.23,1.094-0.538,1.594-1.038c0.5-0.5,0.808-1.002,1.038-1.594c0.222-0.572,0.375-1.227,0.418-2.185 C20.99,14.751,21,14.444,21,12s-0.01-2.751-0.054-3.711c-0.044-0.958-0.196-1.612-0.418-2.185c-0.23-0.592-0.538-1.094-1.038-1.594 c-0.5-0.5-1.002-0.808-1.594-1.038c-0.572-0.222-1.227-0.375-2.185-0.418C14.751,3.01,14.444,3,12,3L12,3z M12,7.378 c-2.552,0-4.622,2.069-4.622,4.622S9.448,16.622,12,16.622s4.622-2.069,4.622-4.622S14.552,7.378,12,7.378z M12,15 c-1.657,0-3-1.343-3-3s1.343-3,3-3s3,1.343,3,3S13.657,15,12,15z M16.804,6.116c-0.596,0-1.08,0.484-1.08,1.08 s0.484,1.08,1.08,1.08c0.596,0,1.08-0.484,1.08-1.08S17.401,6.116,16.804,6.116z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katie Conrad Fantasy and Science Fiction Writer About Me I am a fantasy and science fiction writer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I live with my partner and two adorable cats. 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