Maria Haskins's Blog

I am so excited, proud, and thoroughly shocked that my grant application to the Canada Council for the Arts has been approved! I applied for a grant early this year, throwing my hat in the ring even though I was sure it was a longshot. As it turns out, my application was approved. What this… Continue reading I received a grant from Canada Council for the Arts!

I’m settling into my new role as non-fiction editor and senior columnist at Ruadán Books. I have a lot to learn but the work is also a lot of fun. Every month, our column Thoughts From the Writer’s Desk will feature one essay by me, and a guest essay on topics that have to do… Continue reading New ecohorror essay at Ruadán Books

I have a brand new short story in the brand new issue of The Deadlands. The title is “Highway 1, Past Hope”, and it’s a skeleton story set in British Columbia, on Highway 1, past Hope. Yes, here in British Columbia, Hope is really a place. That new issue of The Deadlands is available now… Continue reading New story in THE DEADLANDS!

It’s official as of right now and there’s a press release and everything: I am now a senior columnist and non-fiction editor at Ruadán Books. I’m very excited to be part of the team, headed by my friend R.B. Wood. Lots of great stuff to come from Ruadán, including a monthly non-fiction column from me,… Continue reading New job at Ruadán Books!

It’s official as of right now and there’s a press release and everything: I am now a senior columnist and non-fiction editor at Ruadán Books. I’m very excited to be part of the team, headed by my friend R.B. Wood. Lots of great stuff to come from Ruadán, including a monthly non-fiction column from me,… Continue reading New job at Ruadán Books!

The announcement went out today about a new anthology from Flame Tree Press. It’s a collection of werewolf stories, and my story “Margaery the Wolf”, first published in See the Elephant, is going to be in some amazing company in this beautiful book. With over 50 tales to enjoy, lovers of werewolf fiction won’t be… Continue reading I have a story in the WEREWOLF anthology from Flame Tree Press!

I have a new essay at Ruadán Books. It’s titled Writing When Life Is a Lot (or Too Much) and it’s part of Ruadán’s Thoughts From the Writer’s Desk series. Huge thanks to R.B. Wood and the team at Ruadán for letting me share my thoughts!

My latest newsletter has just gone out, and you can read it here (and subscribe if you wish!): https://mailchi.mp/0712113aac70/a-wri... Some highlights: New stories I did not have a lot of new fiction published in 2024, but since my last newsletter in late 2023, a few of my stories have appeared in the wild: Reprinted Stories… Continue reading My latest writerly newsletter – a recap of 2024 and a peek at 2025

My awards eligible work this year includes some short fiction and a lot of reviews and non-fiction essays. I was also part of the editorial team at Gamut Magazine, and I am really proud of the work we did and the work we published. Short fiction: Reviews and non-fiction essays at Psychopomp: At Maria’s Reading:… Continue reading My 2024 Awards Eligibility Post

I have a brand new story out today on the Sudden Fictions Podcast. The story is titled “Siska Howls” and it was inspired by the podcast’s prompt for September which was “howl”. The story is narrated by R.B. Wood and I am so grateful to him for running such an excellent podcast and for giving… Continue reading Story day! Listen to my new story “Siska Howls” on the SUDDEN FICTIONS PODCAST