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Sarah L. Hawthorn

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June 08

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Sarah L. Hawthorn is a Canadian horror and speculative fiction writer. Her debut novel, A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING, will be published by Sourcebooks in 2026.

She holds a bachelor’s in public relations from Mount Saint Vincent University and has worked across federal, healthcare, secondary education, and tech fields. Their short fiction has been featured in The Arcanist and the Queer Blades anthology by From the Farther Trees Press.

When she’s not writing, she enjoys watercolour painting, video games, and swimming. Sarah lives in Halifax/Kjipuktuk, Nova Scotia, a maritime locale full of spooky folklore they've been devouring since elementary school. ...more

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	A Fate Worse Than Drowning 3.78 avg rating — 131 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queer Blades: An Anthology of LGBTQIA2+ Adventure Fantasy by Rick Hollon, L.P. Kindred, T.K. Rex 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Growth by Callum Rowland (Editor), Hannah Hulbert, Ai Jiang (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heartlines Spec, Issue 3, Fall/Winter 2023 by Heartlines Spec, Emily Yu, Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fate Worse than Drowning: A Novel by Sarah L. Hawthorn (Goodreads Author), Zura Johnson (Narrator), Sarah Beth Pfeifer (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Imperfect Creatures is a masterclass in the kind of horror that plays with the your expectations of what a book is supposed to be. Butler uses prose, poetry, shapes, and even academic rigor to form a story that has a heart burning with complex grief. ...more
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