Fran Wilde writes science fiction and fantasy. She can also tie a bunch of sailing knots, set gemstones, and program digital minions. Her novels and short stories have been finalists for three Nebula Awards, a World Fantasy Award, and two Hugo Awards, and include her Andre Norton- and Compton-Crook-winning debut novel Updraft, its sequels Cloudbound and Horizon, and the Nebula-, Hugo-, and Locus-nominated novelette The Jewel and Her Lapidary. Her short stories have appeared in Asimov’s, Tor.com, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Shimmer, Nature, and the 2017 Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror. Her poetry has appeared in The Marlboro Review, Articulate, and Poetry Baltimore. She holds an MFA in poetry and an MA in information architecture and interaction design. You can find her on Twitter, Facebook, and at franwilde.net.
- “Ruby, Singing” — Issue #261, Tenth Anniversary Month Double-Issue I, September 27, 2018
- “Bent the Wing, Dark the Cloud” — Issue #181, September 3, 2015
- “The Topaz Marquise” — Issue #152, July 24, 2014
- BCS 224: Ruby, Singing, narrated by Tina Connolly — Issue #261, Tenth Anniversary Month Double-Issue I, September 27, 2018
- BCS 157: Bent the Wing, Dark the Cloud, narrated by Folly Blaine — Issue #181, September 3, 2015
- BCS 131: The Topaz Marquise — Issue #153, August 7, 2014
- BCS Audio Vault 027: Bent the Wing, Dark the Cloud — Issue #233, August 31, 2017
- BCS Audio Vault 024: The Topaz Marquise — Issue #199, May 5, 2016