I’m so happy to share the cover reveal for K.A. Teryna’s English language short story collection! I’ve been a huge fan of KA Teryna’s writing for many years and have been privileged to translate many of her stories into English. They’ve appeared in great venues such as Reactor, F&SF, Asimov’s, Strange Horizons, and more.
So it was only natural to gather all of these great stories into a book. Except, it’s difficult to sell a short story collection by any writer. Let alone a writer who doesn’t also have novels published. Let alone a writer who is from outside the Anglosphere.
Fortunately, Patrick Swenson of Fairwood Press recognizes great stories when he sees them. After all, he’s published short story collections by Caroline Yoachim, Tina Connolly, Greg Frost, and many other amazing writers. He was willing to take a chance on the translated collection.
He also allowed K.A. Teryna (who is an award-winning artist) to create the cover for the book, on a perfectly reasonable assumption that no one will work harder to make the cover awesome than the book’s author. I think you might agree it worked out nicely.
Please consider preordering this book directly from Fairwood Press. Not only will you be helping out Patrick, Katerina, and me, but you’ll also be helping to prove that translated collections can sell well enough to invest into them and increasing the chances of more such gems appearing from quality smaller presses down the line.
Preorders are live now at the link below, and the book will be published in October.
https://fairwoodpress.com/store/p188/BLACK_HOLE_HEART_AND_OTHER_STORIES.html
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