Marie Croke

Marie Croke

Marie Croke is a fantasy & science-fiction writer with 30 stories in publication. She is a graduate of the Odyssey workshop, first place winner in the Writers of the Future contest, and her work has been published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Apex Magazine, Diabolical Plots, Zooscape, Fireside and Cast of Wonders among many other fine magazines and anthologies. She has worked as a slush editor for multiple magazines, including khōréō and Dark Matter Magazine, and has written reviews for Apex Magazine. She lives in Maryland with her family and enjoys crocheting, kayaking, and aerial dancing (lyra & hammock) in her free time.

Recent Publications – Apex Magazine, Space Fantasy, Fireside, FFO!

August 9, 2022

I have been a tiny bit remiss in my posts because July and August have been a whirlwind of publications for me! I’ve had two more flash pieces and two short stories come out in four different professional publications! First is “Your Space Between” that came out in Apex Magazine’s Issue 132. This is a … More Recent Publications – Apex Magazine, Space Fantasy, Fireside, FFO!

“A Hodgepodge House with Rooms to Spare” published in Dark Recesses Press

July 1, 2022

My flash story, “A Hodgepodge House with Rooms to Spare,” has been published today in Vol 6, Issue 16 of Dark Recesses Press! You can find a copy to purchase here! This is one of those stories that anything I say would be too much. It’s one of the tiniest pieces I’ve ever sold, at … More “A Hodgepodge House with Rooms to Spare” published in Dark Recesses Press

“Of Woven Wood” reprinted in Storyteller Series

June 28, 2022

One of my very first ever stories to be published, my novelette “Of Woven Wood,” has been reprinted in The Storyteller Series print edition (via Night Shift Media Group). This is the first time this story has been available online to read! You can read here! :) “Of Woven Wood” is the story about Lan, … More “Of Woven Wood” reprinted in Storyteller Series