Elise Stephens (she/her)
@elisestephens.bsky.social
SFF Writer. Stories in Analog, Fiyah, Galaxy's Edge & Escape Pod.
Theater geek. Mom. Painter. Swing dancer. SFWA.
She/her
Rep'd by Vaughne Hansen, Virginia Kidd Agency
www.EliseStephens.com
Theater geek. Mom. Painter. Swing dancer. SFWA.
She/her
Rep'd by Vaughne Hansen, Virginia Kidd Agency
www.EliseStephens.com
There are two men playing magic in the sunny spot of my neighborhood coffee shop and one of them has a baby on his shoulder. I love this so much.
October 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There are two men playing magic in the sunny spot of my neighborhood coffee shop and one of them has a baby on his shoulder. I love this so much.
What wonderful news!! Thyme Travellers has won the Ignyte Award for Outstanding Anthology!
Congratulations @soniasulaiman.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works for THYME TRAVELERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION
October 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
What wonderful news!! Thyme Travellers has won the Ignyte Award for Outstanding Anthology!
Husband (doing Pilates in our living room): This is hard.
Me: (checks what he's doing) You mean swimming with weights?
Husband: (grunting) Yeah.
Me: That's called drowning.
Me: (checks what he's doing) You mean swimming with weights?
Husband: (grunting) Yeah.
Me: That's called drowning.
October 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Husband (doing Pilates in our living room): This is hard.
Me: (checks what he's doing) You mean swimming with weights?
Husband: (grunting) Yeah.
Me: That's called drowning.
Me: (checks what he's doing) You mean swimming with weights?
Husband: (grunting) Yeah.
Me: That's called drowning.
17 years ago today I married this wonderful man. He has been so very good, patient and kind in our time together. I'm blessed to have him as friend, partner, love, co-parent and so much more. I love you, James! Happy Anniversary! Here's to many many more.
September 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
17 years ago today I married this wonderful man. He has been so very good, patient and kind in our time together. I'm blessed to have him as friend, partner, love, co-parent and so much more. I love you, James! Happy Anniversary! Here's to many many more.
This kid logged onto his homework (from the homeschool resource center) and immediately started tackling it while he waited for his sister to finish her piano lesson. Super proud of the student he is growing into!
September 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This kid logged onto his homework (from the homeschool resource center) and immediately started tackling it while he waited for his sister to finish her piano lesson. Super proud of the student he is growing into!
I continue to be grateful for the chance to share this story.
This story is the first of our stories sought specifically from writers of Palestinian descent. Elise Stephens is smart, and articulate, and brave. She is talented, witty, and a spectacular writer.
Check out "Suspension" by Elise Stephens @elisestephens.bsky.social
Check out "Suspension" by Elise Stephens @elisestephens.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I continue to be grateful for the chance to share this story.
I'm excited for you, this book, and bringing your story to the world @chrismarnone.bsky.social!
I've been waiting and waiting to make this announcement official. Coming fall 2026, My Name Was Baby: An Intersex Memoir, by me. This is my story. The most important work of my life, and I'm thrilled that it's part of the birth of Plainspoken Books. #booktok #books #intersex #memoir #nonfiction
September 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I'm excited for you, this book, and bringing your story to the world @chrismarnone.bsky.social!
Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians. I just donated to unrwausa.org and wck.org to help these starving and displaced people. I can't imagine not being able to feed my kids.
UNRWA USA: Showing Palestine refugees that Americans care
UNRWA USA is an independent 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides support for the humanitarian work of the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) through advocacy, fundraising and e...
unrwausa.org
September 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians. I just donated to unrwausa.org and wck.org to help these starving and displaced people. I can't imagine not being able to feed my kids.
Reposted by Elise Stephens (she/her)
Leading global experts just confirmed what we’ve long known: Gaza is in famine. At least half a million Palestinians are facing starvation, acute malnutrition and death. And it’s likely to spread.
The U.S. government is not a bystander to this genocide. We can end it today.
The U.S. government is not a bystander to this genocide. We can end it today.
Gaza City officially in famine, says global hunger monitor
Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, and it will likely spread, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday, an assessment that will escalate pressure on Israel to allow more aid into the Palestinian enclave.
www.reuters.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Leading global experts just confirmed what we’ve long known: Gaza is in famine. At least half a million Palestinians are facing starvation, acute malnutrition and death. And it’s likely to spread.
The U.S. government is not a bystander to this genocide. We can end it today.
The U.S. government is not a bystander to this genocide. We can end it today.
This bottle of sake totally matches my vibe. And then I realized I was wearing black and gold after I took the picture.
September 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This bottle of sake totally matches my vibe. And then I realized I was wearing black and gold after I took the picture.
Summer is on its way out, and that is always hard for me, but I found this wind chime/garden art at the garlic festival in Centralia and is going to help brighten my patio as the days grow a little darker.
August 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Summer is on its way out, and that is always hard for me, but I found this wind chime/garden art at the garlic festival in Centralia and is going to help brighten my patio as the days grow a little darker.
Thank you to @reecallahan.bsky.social for this awesome picture she captured of me during barcon at @seattlein2025.org Worldcon last night!
August 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Thank you to @reecallahan.bsky.social for this awesome picture she captured of me during barcon at @seattlein2025.org Worldcon last night!
Dear @seattlein2025.org Worldcon, I had such a beautiful time connecting with old friends and making new ones and having science fiction and Fantasy and writing adventures. Here's to many more to come!
August 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Dear @seattlein2025.org Worldcon, I had such a beautiful time connecting with old friends and making new ones and having science fiction and Fantasy and writing adventures. Here's to many more to come!
Hey Seattle! I'm at Worldcon and having so much fun!
August 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hey Seattle! I'm at Worldcon and having so much fun!
When you get together with dear writer friends for a week, the rest of life shines brighter.
July 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
When you get together with dear writer friends for a week, the rest of life shines brighter.
Woohoo!!! Thyme Travellers is a finalist for the Ingyte Award! Congratulations to @soniasulaiman.bsky.social and all my fellow authors!
June 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Woohoo!!! Thyme Travellers is a finalist for the Ingyte Award! Congratulations to @soniasulaiman.bsky.social and all my fellow authors!
Had a rough parenting and homeschooling day yesterday and shared it with a mama friend. She dropped this off on the bench outside my house! (Made me cry.) Thank God for friends who see our hard days and respond with love!
May 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Had a rough parenting and homeschooling day yesterday and shared it with a mama friend. She dropped this off on the bench outside my house! (Made me cry.) Thank God for friends who see our hard days and respond with love!
My new fantasy short story with singing magic is just about ready for its first submission!! I love the complexity of music and what it requires of us emotionally and relationally to be able to sing in harmony (literal and metaphorical) with another person. And yes, the story touches on that. ;)
May 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
My new fantasy short story with singing magic is just about ready for its first submission!! I love the complexity of music and what it requires of us emotionally and relationally to be able to sing in harmony (literal and metaphorical) with another person. And yes, the story touches on that. ;)
Thyme Travellers is a #Locus award finalist for Best Anthology! Congratulations to all my fellow authors! @soniasulaiman.bsky.social @fernpub.bsky.social
locusmag.com/2025/05/2025... #palestine
locusmag.com/2025/05/2025... #palestine
2025 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists
Congratulations to all of the Locus Awards top ten finalists! The Locus Awards winners will be announced June 21, 2025, during the in-person Locus Awards Ceremony, held in the historic Nile …
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May 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Thyme Travellers is a #Locus award finalist for Best Anthology! Congratulations to all my fellow authors! @soniasulaiman.bsky.social @fernpub.bsky.social
locusmag.com/2025/05/2025... #palestine
locusmag.com/2025/05/2025... #palestine
Well, that was a lovely Norwescon. I met some wonderful new people and deepened several existing friendships.
April 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Well, that was a lovely Norwescon. I met some wonderful new people and deepened several existing friendships.
I'll be at Norwescon in Seattle next week! I'd love to see you! Can't post my full sched due to space limitations, but here's a peek!
APRIL 17
Reading: 4:30pm - 5:00pm
APRIL 18
Tips for Tricky Conversations -11:00am - 12:00pm
APRIL 19
Music, Characters, and Community - 11:00am - 12:00pm
APRIL 17
Reading: 4:30pm - 5:00pm
APRIL 18
Tips for Tricky Conversations -11:00am - 12:00pm
APRIL 19
Music, Characters, and Community - 11:00am - 12:00pm
April 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I'll be at Norwescon in Seattle next week! I'd love to see you! Can't post my full sched due to space limitations, but here's a peek!
APRIL 17
Reading: 4:30pm - 5:00pm
APRIL 18
Tips for Tricky Conversations -11:00am - 12:00pm
APRIL 19
Music, Characters, and Community - 11:00am - 12:00pm
APRIL 17
Reading: 4:30pm - 5:00pm
APRIL 18
Tips for Tricky Conversations -11:00am - 12:00pm
APRIL 19
Music, Characters, and Community - 11:00am - 12:00pm
While reading over panels to select ones I'd be interested in joining at an upcoming con, one panel looked particularly interesting. The wording was almost familiar. *Neck prickles.* I had to go back and check my notes. Yes, dear reader, I'd pitched that panel and forgot I'd done so.
April 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
While reading over panels to select ones I'd be interested in joining at an upcoming con, one panel looked particularly interesting. The wording was almost familiar. *Neck prickles.* I had to go back and check my notes. Yes, dear reader, I'd pitched that panel and forgot I'd done so.
I found my book cover!
March 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I found my book cover!
That moment when the #coffeeshop feels really loud... And then you realize that your fantasy music playlist is blasting from your laptop speakers and you hadn't realized it... #amwriting #sff
March 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
That moment when the #coffeeshop feels really loud... And then you realize that your fantasy music playlist is blasting from your laptop speakers and you hadn't realized it... #amwriting #sff
Phoenix latte art! (The barista is my husband, James!)
March 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Phoenix latte art! (The barista is my husband, James!)