Josie Kallo
(she/her/hers)
The Saints We Make
My forthcoming novella from Neon Hemlock!
It is the Empire. It is always the Empire.
Clarion is the sun, bright and hot. At her side is Respite, a wisp of cloud. Behind them, pale like the morning's moon, is Saint Penance.
The Saints and their chosen are all that stand between the people and the consuming Empire. And as one girl learns when her village burns to the ground, one does not refuse the saint-path, no matter how hard it may prove to walk.
Coming October 27th!
About Me
I’m an author, a librarian, and a lifelong nerd. I love creating space for people, building interesting worlds for my characters to live in, and sharing my experience with others.
As a bisexual trans woman, my primary focus is on writing Queer Speculative Fiction to connect with other LGBTQIA+ folx through the lens of sci-fi and fantasy. At the same time, I strive for intersectionality and intentionality in my work to ensure that as many people as possible can find a sense of belonging in what I write.
The world needs stories. I like writing them. If you want to write stories too, my blog and my podcast are great places to learn how to include LGBTQIA+ characters in your work.
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Josie Kallo is currently represented by Sarah Fisk of the Tobias Literary Agency.
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I was raised primarily on N’dakinna, which is the traditional ancestral homeland of the Abenaki, Pennacook and Wabanaki Peoples past and present. I acknowledge and honor with gratitude the land and waterways and the alnobak (people) who have stewarded N’dakinna throughout the generations.
I currently write from Waawiyaataanong, also referred to as Detroit, the ancestral and contemporary homeland of the Three Fires Confederacy. These sovereign lands were granted by the Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi, and Wyandot nations, in 1807, through the Treaty of Detroit.
Land Acknowledgements adapted from the Indigenous New Hampshire Collaborative Collection and Wayne State University