Liz Vaughan

I am always open for fiction, essay, and book review commissions for journals or anthologies. I am currently drafting a 90,000-word YA Gothic fantasy manuscript. If you are an agent that is interested in representing me, or an editor that is interested in publishing my work, please reach out via email to lizvaughanwriter@gmail.com.

Nonfiction

  • “Sing Me A Circle: A Review,” Chautauqua Journal, February 2026
    • A review of author and academic Samina Najmi’s award-winning essay collection Sing Me A Circle: Love, Loss, and a Home in Time (Trio House Press, 2025).

Fiction

  • “Nice Things to Leave at a Grave,” Fractured Literary, reprint forthcoming
  • “Road Trip”, NonBinary Review, June 2026
    • Short story – apocalyptic romance
  • “The Hollow Sea,” The Vincent Brothers Review
    • Short story – fabulism
    • Earned an honorable mention in TVBR‘s “Waves” Contest, June 2025; on submission elsewhere for first publication rights.
  • “The Rapture”, 100-Foot Crow, March 2025
    • Microfiction – low fantasy
  • “Mirrorless”, Coffin Bell Journal, October 2024
    • Short story – Gothic fantasy
    • Coffin Bell closed permanently in early 2025, meaning this story is no longer accessible and is thus open for reprinting.

Poetry

  • “Blue Ridge”, White Wall Review, July 2026
  • “Creaturefemme Lament”, Lambda Magazine, April 2025
    • Presented at the Southeastern Queer Conference in Chapel Hill, NC, April 2026.
  • “Dancing to Summersong”, Lambda Magazine, April 2025