Catherina Steel kicks off her MG fantasy series The Wythic Wood Mysteries with the spellbinding adventure Vanishings. In our interview, we discuss what pulls us readers into these magical worlds. Plus how the author has created a brand-new kind of martial arts! From goblins!

The author talk about the high fantasy Rise of the Phoenix series, what drove her to write it, her unique angle for writing fantasy, and her pet peeves for others in the genre.

While so many “best horror writer” lists are dominated by white and Western authors, here’s a list of authors of Indian ancestry—including Nalini Singh, Shweta Taneja, Mainak Dhar, and more. 

Here are more than two-dozen authors who write about magic, magic practitioners, and those who live in a world of magic.

Created by Jessica Cage, the shared-world series Rise of the Elites features interconnected fantasy novels written by six authors.

Wanting someone to replace Neil Gaiman on your bookshelf? Want to find some more authors who write fantasy stories that occupy the same genre territory? Check out our list…