Kaitlin Schmidt
I am a queer, neurodivergent author and editor from the Pacific Northwest. I most enjoy writing queernorm fantasy and fantasy romance. When I'm not writing or falling in love with the latest book I'm editing, I'm swing dancing the night away.
Novella
The Cartomancer's Curse
A standalone Cards of Passion story
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Short Stories
"Be Kind and Rewind" in Wyngraf, 2025
Coauthored with S.C. Mills
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"Witches Willow Grove" in Rosy Wellness, 2023
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Achievements
6th Place for "Fixing the Music Box" in NYC Midnight's 2024 Microfiction Contest, earning a prize of $400
9th Place for "My Big Sister and I Color Athena Robot" in NYC Midnight's 2025 Microfiction Contest, earning a prize of $125
Poetry
"Until We Can Look" in HamLit, 2024
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"Zebra mussel, you were originally native" in Unloved: An Encyclopedia of Ostracized Animals, 2017
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"My father, who art in heaven" in the Inlander, 2016
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"Father" in the Talking River Review and Railtown Almanac, 2014
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Book Reviews
Through Chanticleer Book Reviews
Content Hospital
My writing critique group, Content Hospital, has become a collective with the mission of supporting other authors. If writing is giving you trouble, check out our blog and services:
