Kelsey Hutton

SFF & historical fiction author, reader, and lover of research rabbit holes. Red River Métis, she/her.

[Kelsey Hutton @KelHuttonAuthor]

New story time 🧜🏽‍♀️ "The Privilege of Copper, the Price of a Scale" is out now in @TalesFeathers Vol. 4, about an exiled mermaid, estranged family, and the exploitation that can happen when you do what you love for a living.
https://t.co/osgQmUXdBl
#fantasyshorts #mermaidsrevolt

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Big thanks to editors Ryka Aoki and Charles Payseur for including my piece, to @mspencerdraws for the beautiful artwork-within-artwork, and to @analog_sf for being the first to publish "ECO" :)

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Very happy to report that my SF "death by black hole" story, "Emergency Calls Only," was reprinted in the gorgeous "We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2024"!

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My fantasy story "Birds of Fortune" is now out in audio at PodCastle! https://t.co/kEpFjg0gfk

Big thanks to @zooscape_zine for originally publishing it last year 🦅 🔥

#shortstories #fantasyshorts #Griffin #Firebird

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My new YA story “What Is Lost” is out now in @paperlanterns_lit.

Vianne, a WWII teen in occupied France, is thrilled when her brother returns—until a dying deserter forces her to choose between risking his life or sacrificing everything to save him.

👉 https://t.co/8jb41rMyMJ!

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SO pleased to be in this awesome volume of Canadian SFF again! 🚀 My zany sci-fantasy “Aunties-of-the-Known-Universe” story, "Once Upon a Planet," (orig. in @augursociety, also in @escapeartistspodcast) is now in Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & SF, Vol. 3
https://t.co/Gwr1nlt5Du

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My story "From the River to the Moon" is out now on Ep. 767 of @StarShipSofa (orig. in @Analog_SF)!
Métis water protector Melody Leclayr hates the idea of living in space—but leaves Earth anyway, as the greatest gift she can give.

https://t.co/LPDn3RgWjG

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My story "Once Upon a Planet" is now out in audio 🔊

Check it out 👉 Ep. 1011 in @escapepodcast (originally out in @augursociety)

https://t.co/XcAGMHhn0f

[Locus Magazine @locusmag]

“Birds of Fortune” by @KelHuttonAuthor from @zooscape_zine, “Diary of a High School Necromancer” by @spencerorey (@spencerorey.bsky.social) from Worlds of Possibility, and more short fic recs from @cypayseur.bsky.social - https://t.co/JWkXWlTt7w

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My reprint beads-in-space story "The Carina Nebula" is now out and free to read or listen to at @escapepodcast! Ep 998, June 19, 2025. 🚀

https://t.co/uvfrc3wDNr

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A while ago I read a news story about an eagle snatching up a baby red-tailed hawk. I figured, why not a griffin and firebird instead?

That spark became "Birds of Fortune," my latest story—now free to read at https://t.co/NpAuVZ2XMj. 🦅🦁🐦‍🔥

#ShortStories #AmWritingFantasy

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Have I mentioned how much I love research rabbit holes? "Amtech Deep Sea Institute Thanks You for Your Donation" out now in @Analog_SF is inspired by ancient, toxic deep-sea pools... the perfect place for a story🌊🦑

https://t.co/qQVq6WdQQO

#scifi #flashfiction #deepsea

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New story out! "House, Quartz, Home" in @OnSpecMagazine is my take on a haunted house story, set in an alien quartz home 😜. This is one of my #Metis-in-Space stories that have been published in @analog_sf. Subscribe at https://t.co/9t2QAseKh2

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I wrote this one a while ago, but it's always held a special place in my writerly heart. 🖼️

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My last story of 2024 is "The Veil," out now at The Roanoke Rambler. This one is historical fiction set in the 1600s Netherlands, with the son of an art dealer who realizes he's going blind. You can read it for free at https://t.co/O0r6D1lDCm

#shortstory #writing #historical

[APTN News @APTNNews]

Indigenous culture is set to leave its mark on the moon.

In 2025, NASA will launch a capsule featuring art by Indigenous artists into space—discover what’s inside and why it’s a historic milestone.

Watch live here: https://t.co/p85h5IhMed

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Choctaw Heirloom Seeds spent 6 months on @Space_Station! This spring, students will plant and compare their growth against Earth-bound seeds. This unique project blends culture with STEM, inspiring the next generation! https://t.co/vxgYwZNAZU #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NAHM

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I shared a while back that this year I had a story accepted into "Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Two," ed. by @ourmankoto Well, it's out now! And it features my historical fantasy story "Your Great Mother Across the Salt Sea": https://t.co/XSMFxPwLUQ

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A couple years ago I lost my grandfather. We both knew the end was coming. I'm grateful for our last visit, but it was hard.

I wrote "Emergency Calls Only," out now, soon after. Different time & place; still grappling with those last words.
💙🩵💛
https://t.co/4Y67biJW43

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