About

SYLVIA HEIKE (she/her) 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. She’s a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) and Codex Writers.

She is the author of stories such as “Quantum Love,” “Midsummer Magic,” “Birding With My Human,” “We Are the Moor” and “The Bones and Their Girl.”

Sylvia often draws her inspiration from nature, birds, and magical Nordic summer nights. She resides in a small house with a tangled garden with an Englishman and many future pet rabbits. When not writing, she enjoys knitting, gardening, hiking, playing video games, and watching birds.