Catherynne M. Valente

Hello everyone! It's been an insanely busy month as summer (and thus all summer childcare options) dwindles down toward the waiting maw of the school year--and I'm about to depart for Worldcon in Los Angeles and the Hugos. I'll be posting rewards over the remaining days of the month, but I wanted to

Words cannot begin to express how much I hate making these kinds of posts. I'm sure you hate reading them too! LET'S GET THROUGH IT TOGETHER. Most of you likely already know, but in case you do not, I was an am incredibly honored to be nominated for the Hugo Award for my spooky queer summer gothic n

This is an essay version of the talk I gave at the Stonecoast MFA Summer Residency at the University of Southern Maine, where I now find myself somehow a grown-up faculty member. Or at least, a third of it. I couldn't even get through all of it with a two-hour lecture slot, and when I fleshed it out

I have been quiet, I know. Mainly because in my dotage I have found myself suddenly faculty at the USM Stonecoast MFA program and it is currently summer residency! So I am teaching the children to walk in nature…only they’re not children and we’re in a big university building. It’s very inspiring an

I am so beyond thrilled to announce that my spooky summer gothic story (with a twist we don't tell others about so they can enjoy the reveal!), When He Calls Your Name, has been nominated for a Hugo Award! And god DAMN what an absolutely stacked category and overall ballot! Thank you to anyone and e

Hello everyone! This March marks the ninth anniversary of this Patreon, which is, quite frankly, rude of Time, and a bit implausible. But I thought to celebrate the occasion, for the first time, I would initiate a new tier for the Laboratory! See, I live in a 124-year old house on an island in Maine

I’m so so thrilled about this new Thing that is in, but not yet of, my house. Mainly because it’s so cold and frozen over there’s no realistic chance of me drilling into anything to hang it. Even more thrilled about why I have it. Much, much less thrilled about why I wanted it. Depending on how up o

There is a large general strike in Maine today to protest ICE. It has quite a bit of energy and momentum behind it, and much of the city is closed. As someone who can (kind of, sort of) not work for a day if I need to, I figure the least I can do is join the side of good. Therefore, though the rewar