Liz Vaughan

I am always open for fiction, essay, and book review commissions for journals or anthologies. I am currently drafting an 80,000-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

  • “Road Trip”, NonBinary Review Issue 44: Saying Goodbye to Yesterday, June 2026
    • An apocalyptic love story about a boy embarking on a road trip to see his long-distance girlfriend on the last day of their lives.
  • “The Hollow Sea”, The Vincent Brothers Review, publication forthcoming
    • Earned an honorable mention in TVBR‘s “Waves” Contest, June 2025
    • A short story about a drag queen in mourning exploring an empty ocean.
  • “The Rapture”, 100-Foot Crow, March 2025
    • 100-word fantasy microfiction about, well, the rapture.
  • “Mirrorless”, Coffin Bell Journal, October 2024
    • A Gothic short story set in an isolated, crumbling castle, where a child finds a forbidden mirror.
    • Coffin Bell closed permanently in early 2025, meaning this story is no longer accessible and is thus open for reprinting.
  • “Nice Things to Leave at a Grave”, Deertopia: A Horror Zine, May 2024
    • Literary flash fiction about grief and coming of age.

Poetry

  • “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