Maria Haskins – Writer & Translator

About me

I’m a Swedish-Canadian writer and translator. My speculative fiction has been published in Shimmer, Cast of Wonders, Mythic Delirium, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Flash Fiction Online, Bracken, and elsewhere. I was born and grew up in Sweden, and debuted as a writer there, but moved to Canada in the early 1990s.…Continue reading “About me”

Me & my work

21 Jan 2018August 23, 2018

I’m a Swedish-Canadian writer and translator. My speculative fiction has been published in Shimmer, Cast of Wonders, Mythic Delirium, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Flash Fiction Online, Bracken, and elsewhere. I was…

Story notes for “It’s Easy to Shoot A Dog” in BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES

15 Sep 2018September 15, 2018

Read the story in BCS #260. I've had the story title kicking around in my head for a long time. That isn't often the case for me. I usually end…

Story day! Read “It’s Easy To Shoot A Dog” online in BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES #260

12 Sep 2018September 12, 2018

My dark fantasy story "It's Easy To Shoot A Dog" is now free to read online in Beneath Ceaseless Skies #260. It's a story about a girl, a dog, a…

Story notes for “It Begins in the Garden” & “Three Pieces of Gold, Three Pieces of Silver”

7 Sep 2018September 7, 2018

It's been a busy time, lately. In the last couple of weeks, four of my stories have been released into the wild: Kaiju Outside Hope at Escape Pod It Begins…

10 (extra) fabulous stories I read in August

6 Sep 2018September 9, 2018

August was a cornucopia of wonderful speculative short fiction. I know I say that every month, but only because it's true. Read my short fiction roundup for August at B&N's…

Read my August short fiction roundup at B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog

My latest speculative short fiction roundup is now at B&N's SciFi & Fantasy Blog. It's 10 fantastic stories I read in August. Read it. The stunning artwork that goes with…

Pick up BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES #260 & read my story “It’s Easy To Shoot A Dog”

It's not online just yet, but my strange dog story "It's Easy to Shoot A Dog" is now available in issue 260 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Subscribe, or pick up…

Book release! “Heroines: an anthology of short fiction and poetry” is now available

29 Aug 2018September 5, 2018

You can now order your copy of "Heroines: an anthology of short fiction and poetry" from Neo Perennial Press. It includes my story "Three Pieces of Gold, Three Pieces of…

Story day! Read “It Begins in the Garden” in ALITERATE

My story "It Begins In the Garden" is available to read right now in Aliterate. (It's been out for a few days, but apparently I totally missed that it's up.)…

Read “Fräulein Maria” written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast

27 Aug 2018August 29, 2018

The latest story prompt for the Word Count Podcast was this image: As soon as I saw this photo, I got an 80s vibe, and I also got a vampire…

Table of Contents Announcement for Gorgon: Stories of Emergence

25 Aug 2018August 25, 2018

Very excited to be part of this amazing TOC for Gorgon: Stories of Emergence. My story, Bioluminescence, was originally published in Phobos, and I am really happy to see it…

Listen to my flash story “Fräulein Maria” on R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST

There's a brand new episode of R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast available today, and it includes my flash story "Fräulein Maria". The story prompt for this episode was the photo…

Listen to my story “Kaiju Outside Hope” on ESCAPE POD!

16 Aug 2018August 28, 2018

My story "Kaiju Outside Hope" is now at Escape Pod, the science fiction podcast. This story was part of Escape Pod's flash fiction contest, and ended up in a three-way…

New at B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog: a short story collection roundup

My latest post at B&N's SciFi & Fantasy Blog is up now. It's a roundup of some excellent, recently published short story collections in the genres of horror, scifi, and…

8 (extra) wonderful stories I read in July

5 Aug 2018August 15, 2018

I travelled to and from Sweden in July, and let me tell you, short fiction is one of the best things you can read while on long-haul flights and airports.…

Monthly Recap…

Writerly recap for June & July 2018

3 Aug 2018August 28, 2018

June and July brought several story sales for me, and of course I am thrilled! I also have some other writerly news I can't share just yet, but the details…

Read my July speculative short fiction roundup at B&N’s SciFi & Fantasy Blog

1 Aug 2018August 15, 2018

My latest science fiction and fantasy short fiction roundup is now live at B&N's SciFi & Fantasy Blog. Read it. I spent most of July in Sweden visiting family, and…

Hear me talk about reading and writing short fiction on Unnerving Magazine’s podcast

I was recently invited to talk about reading and writing short fiction on Unnerving Magazine's Podcast, and I am so grateful to Eddie Generous for having me over for a…

A root cellar and a story

It's July and I'm in Sweden visiting family. It's a hot, hot summer for once, and everything is blue skies and sunshine. A few days ago we visited Bjuröklubb, and…

Read my flash story “Sunlit Surface, Depths Below”, written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast

9 Jul 2018July 9, 2018

The latest episode of R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast featured the following story prompt: You can listen to the episode, and if you're at ReaderCon you can check out a…

9 (extra) stunning short stories I read in June

7 Jul 2018July 5, 2018

June was full of excellent speculative fiction. Every month is. Here are 9 stunning stories I read this past month. You can also check out my monthly roundup for B&N…