My first book—hand-written in shaky middle school lettering on unevenly stapled printer paper—was about a daring faerie who went on grand adventures. Since then a lot has changed, but the stories are still about magic, bold heroines, and venturing into the unknown.

Genevieve Sinha // (c) Ken Richardson Photography

Genevieve Godwyn

Genevieve Godwyn is a French-American fantasy and speculative fiction writer. Raised in a seventeenth century New England town where history and legend exist side by side, Genevieve’s writing explores themes of magic versus technology, industrialization, class, and family legacies. 

Genevieve is a graduate of the Viable Paradise Workshop, and her short stories have been published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Abyss & Apex, and Apparition Lit. After pursuing her education in both the U.S. and Japan, Genevieve now lives near Boston in a former colonial era tavern with her husband, son, and the occasional ghost.

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  • "Fabulous prose and storytelling."

    Mark Haskins/Maria’s Monthly, reviewing “Claudette Dulac and the Devil of the North”

  • "It’s another fun and thrilling story, and a thoroughly entertaining way to open up 2020. A wonderful read!"

    Charles Payseur/Quick Sip Reviews, reviewing “Claudette Dulac and the Devil of the North”

  • "This story is a rollicking good time, lightning-paced and spilling over with colorful characters."

    Gary Tognetti/The 1000 Year Plan, reviewing “Claudette Dulac and the Devil of the North”

 

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