Kerry C. Byrne

@kercoby.bsky.social

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SFF writer—Year’s Best Canadian SFF, Fantasy Mag, THIS Mag. @SFWA. Banff Sci-fi ‘25. 6X Aurora Finalist. Ignyte Finalist. Loves fairy tales, comics, games, D&D. Publisher @augursociety — Augur, Tales & Feathers, Augur Books. Contact @ www.kerrycbyrne.com

A brown and orange tabby sits on a pink couch made for cats and small dogs
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Golden light shines on the wood stage at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall, where the symphony orchestra is arranged
Many east coast houses and boats sitting on the water with a large cloud hanging in a blue sky
A blue haired nonbinary person with clear glasses and a brightly coloured comic book shirt smiles at the camera
Kerry holds up three books
A screenshot of the new NYT game “cross play”
A relaxed and happy tabby cat getting pats
Coffee, macarons and a writing notebook sit on a wooden table
Blueberry matcha and grape yogurt cake !
A paper lantern pendant in a cozy office hanging over a daybed with floral pattern, covered in pillows
A blank page on a monitor, atop a desk with a mechanical keyboard, flowery teapot, and candle.
Mid century modern furniture and brick walls make up this warm cafe interior
A MacBook and a flat white sit on a light wood table with a blurred paining in the background
A MacBook and red coffee cup sit on a light wood table, with many plants behind
Dinner spread of lettuce leaves, ground meat and pickled onions
A multi colour wheel with multiple writing rewards, including a lil sketch
Jacob Elordi tilts back Margot Robbie’s head on the wuthering heights poster
The cover of the iron garden sutra by AD Sui
Logo for the Ontario Arts Council
A long haired tabby lit in white light looks out the window, surrounded by plush pillows and blankets
A tabby cat looks right into the camera
Bingo card for short fiction/general writing
A copper haired person with blue eyeshadow and wide glasses takes a selfie with the multicolor wavelength board game box
Maraschino cherries in clear jello cubes
Gifts wrapped in craft paper stamped with plants sit beneath a Christmas tree
A foamy experimental coffee on a wooden table
A red and green coloured train replica in a Homesense display
A dragon illustrated on a teal mug reads a stack of books
A person with blue, pink and white hair and thick rimmed glasses gives finger guns to the viewer
A nonbinary person in a soft brown hat stands in a SFF bookstore with a copy of Best Canadian SFF open in front of their face
In an orange tinted room, death becomes her plays on the tv
Sally and Gilly from Practical Magic in the middle of trying to raise Gilly’s ex from the dead
A forest path lined with trees in autumn colours
Art of Chronos from Hades 2, an angelic figure in black and gold
A purple-lit circular stage with flowers and garlands
A blonde person with oversized glasses holds an immense, soft sage pillow
An Americano, manuscript and scone on a trendy checkerboard wood table
A notebook, pen and coffee before a cafe window on a wooden table
A cozy spread on a table: tea, candles, cake and a board game — For the Queen
A blonde person in denim overalls sits at a table with a purple tablecloth littered with books and merch featuring augur society
Roasted tomatoes, onion and garlic
A baking tray full of tomato, onion, garlic, and red pepper
An editorial note from Kerry to Kerry that reads “I think I’m avoiding the actual ceremony here”
A manuscript and a black current lemonade on a checkerboard table
A manuscript on a wooden desk that reads Speaker in the Woodland Quiet by Kerry C. Byrne
A picture of a wood and glass Banff centre building against the backdrop of a forest covered mountain
A list of stories included in best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction, including Kerry C. Byrne’s “And When She Shatters”
In the distance, two mountains. One tinged pink in early sunset, the other green with trees.
Mountains against a beautiful blue sky, trees in the foreground
A grey and orange tabby does a big yawn on a green and white blanket
A photo of a line of books (selections from Donna Haraway, Octavia Butler, Becky Chambers, and climate books both fiction and nonfiction) on a light wooden desk, with a notebook before them with all caps BANFF cascading down its front.