SYLVIA HEIKE is a fantasy & science fiction writer from Finland. Her short fiction has appeared in Nature Futures, PodCastle, Cast of Wonders, Apparition Lit, Hexagon Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, and more. Her work has been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize and been longlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction. When not writing, she enjoys knitting, gardening, playing video games, and watching birds.

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Recent releases

• “When the Head Comes Knocking” reprinted in Small Wonders Issue 18 (Dec 2024)
• “Raindrops” published in Short Circuit #15 and Short Édition’s short story dispensers around the world (Oct 2024)
• “Midsummer Magic” appeared in Hexagon Magazine‘s Year Four Anthology (Jul 2024) (for patreon subscribers, all levels)
• “The Bones and Their Girl” translated to German and published as “Die Knochen und ihr Mädchen” in Phantastikon and their Miskatonic Avenue podcast (March 2024)