Devan Barlow is a poet and writer of speculative fiction. She was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Poem in 2025.
Writing career
First published in 2016, Barlow has published more than three dozen speculative fiction short stories and forty poems in a variety of outlets, including the magazine Strange Horizons.
Barlow has self-published two novels and a collection of her short works, which focus on reimagining fairy tales and folklore through the perspective of characters that were minor to the original story. Her works incorporate elements of musical theater.
Bibliography
Novels
Curses and Curtains series
An Uncommon Curse (2023) An Uncertain Murder (2024)
Collections
Foolish Hopes and Spilled Entrails: Retellings (2025)
Awards YearTitleAwardCategoryResultRef2025Your Visiting DragonHugo AwardHugo Award for Best Poem
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