When Words Collide 2026

Susan Forest is the author of dual Aurora Award-winners Bursts of Fire and Flights of Marigold as well as over 25 internationally-published short stories (Analog, Asimov's, Beneath Ceaseless Skies). She edits an award-winning anthology series for Laksa Media Groups, and was Editor Guest of Honour at Keycon in 2022. Gathering of Ghosts, the third novel of her Addicted to Heaven series confronts issues of addictions in an epic fantasy world of intrigue and betrayal, and her most recent book, Undaunted, co-authored with Detective Dave Sweet, is a nonfiction exploration of courage told through the lens of true crime stories. Watch for Book 4 of Addicted to Heaven, Rivers of Ivy, in 2026.