Devan Barlow

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Devan Barlow
Devan Barlow headshot.jpg
Barlow in 2023
OccupationPoet/Writer
NationalityAmerican
GenreSpeculative fiction
Website
devanbarlow.com

Devan Barlow is a poet and writer of speculative fiction. She is a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Poem in 2025.

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Writing career

First published in 2016, Barlow has published more than three dozen speculative fiction short stories and forty poems in a variety of outlets, including the magazine Strange Horizons. [1] [2]

Barlow has self-published two novels and a collection of her short works, which focus on reimagining fairy tales and folklore through the perspective of characters that were minor to the original story. [3] Her works incorporate elements of musical theater. [4]

Bibliography

Novels

Curses and Curtains series

  • An Uncommon Curse (2023) [1]
  • An Uncertain Murder (2024) [1]

Collections

Awards

YearTitleAwardCategoryResultRef
2025Your Visiting Dragon Hugo Award Hugo Award for Best Poem Shortlisted [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Summary Bibliography: Devan Barlow". ISFDB. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  2. "Devan Barlow" . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  3. "Devan Barlow". Eternal Haunted Summer. May 21, 2025.
  4. Rosens, C. M. (March 21, 2025). "Author Spotlight: Devan Barlow" . Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  5. "2025 Hugo Award Finalists". The Hugo Awards. Retrieved May 12, 2024.