@deborahldavitt.com - Deborah L. Davitt, Author

07 May 2026 15:07 +0000

Such a strong list this year, and absolutely delighted to be in the Long category after several years not making it in! <3 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

30 Apr 2026 20:10 +0000

Eeeeee! Just got my pretty author copies of "Of Love and Dragons" from @flametree.bsky.social !! The cover is, as always, just gorgeous, and I am so excited to have this in my hands at last! <3

30 Apr 2026 15:49 +0000

Eee, a new poem goes live! Check out the excellent work in https://specpoverse.org/vol-2%2C-issue-1-2026!

27 Apr 2026 18:52 +0000

I rarely feel more *seen* than when an editor comes up with a tagline for my story that's as perfect as this one is! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

14 Apr 2026 10:58 +0000

Just looking at the Steam page for this has me chortling. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

06 Apr 2026 11:36 +0000

Happy to say I have a new poem live today at Spellbinder! https://www.spellbindermag.com/issues/spring-2026/ "Defying Entropy" is a sestina, which is definitely one of my favorite forms to write. <3 It's just tricky enough to be a fun puzzle for my brain!

05 Apr 2026 19:53 +0000

This is *delightful* (and features one of my stories!). [contains quote post or other embedded content]

31 Mar 2026 13:44 +0000

Delighted to announce that I have a reprint in the Flame Tree holiday anthology out later this year! https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/gothic-fantasy-successful-submissions-christmas-horror "Jól" is about family. Ancestors. Blood. And the holiday spirit! @flametree.bsky.social

28 Mar 2026 14:00 +0000

Found on Instagram, for all my poet friends:

27 Mar 2026 16:38 +0000

A new poem lives! "Our Titan Home" is available at Milk & Cake: https://milkandcakepress.com/product/dead-of-winter-iv-an-anthology/ and may cool you down a little if your weather is as muggy as mine is right now, lol.

26 Mar 2026 14:48 +0000

@emmiechristie33.bsky.social is back, with more insightful reviews on folks' writing! This week, she's taking a look at https://www.emmiechristie.com/short-fiction-and-poetry/writer-spotlight-christopher-degni !!

18 Mar 2026 21:06 +0000

This story is AMAZING, and if you're reading this post, you should be reading this story, instead. @jennahanchey.bsky.social did GOOD with this one! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

07 Mar 2026 18:24 +0000

Well, the Rhysling jury is done doing their bit, and I'm delighted to say I have two poems in contention in the Long category this year!!! Thank you to all who nominated, and congrats to all on the list!

03 Mar 2026 20:07 +0000

So, I was on Speculative Sundays this past weekend, and it's now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8t0YysENxc Akua, the host, asked me where my dragon love comes from. . . . Anne McCaffrey's Pern. I was ALL about unicorns till I read the Harper trilogy at 11 or 12. It's been dragons ever since.

28 Feb 2026 14:30 +0000

Just as a reminder, a Speculative Sundays poetry reading series begins tomorrow, and I get to kick off the month! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-speculative-poetry-readings-for-womens-history-month-tickets-1855444958819?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

20 Feb 2026 01:18 +0000

This went live when I wasn't looking! https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/sensor-ghosts/

14 Feb 2026 19:13 +0000

Live today! www.heroicfantasyquarterly.com?p=4590 https://www.heroicfantasyquarterly.com/?p=4590

09 Feb 2026 01:05 +0000

@emmiechristie33.bsky.social continues her amazing blog, reviewing multiple stories by the same author to give people a feel for the depth and scope of an author's work. . . and maybe get them to read something they've never encountered before! https://www.emmiechristie.com/short-fiction-and-poetry/writer-spotlight-dee-holloway

08 Feb 2026 13:57 +0000

'Tis the season to lift up poems I've nominated for awards! (This post will have to be a series of replies. Because I've got a LIST, folks!) Gretchen Tessmer, “The Blight Sky,” which is dark, horrific, and deeply moving! Star*Line, Issue 48.2, April 2025

06 Feb 2026 21:21 +0000

Soooooo. I will be doing a poetry reading on March 1, from 7-8:15 PM EST. Tickets are available for free on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-speculative-poetry-readings-for-womens-history-month-tickets-1855444958819?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Anyone got any favorites they'd like me to add to my lineup? LOL

28 Jan 2026 15:59 +0000

So, partially, I was awake all night because sick, and partially, my own fault, because Inkle, the makers of Heaven's Vault, which is in my list of top 3 games ever, came out with a little 7 dollar game earlier this year, and it's been sitting in my library, and god. damn. they've done it again.

22 Jan 2026 17:37 +0000

https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/romantic-fantasy-contents-announcement-of-swords-roses Delighted to be able to announce this at last! <3