About
Multi-international award-winning speculative fiction author Raven Oak (she/they) is best known for Amaskan’s Blood (2016 Ozma Fantasy Award Winner, Epic Awards Finalist, & Reader’s Choice Award Winner), Amaskan’s War (2018 UK Wishing Award YA Finalist), and Class-M Exile. She also has many published short stories in anthologies and magazines. She’s even published on the moon! Raven spent most of her K-12 education doodling and writing 500 page monstrosities that are forever locked away in a filing cabinet.
Besides being a writer and artist, she’s a geeky, disabled ENBY who enjoys getting her game on with tabletop games, indulging in cartography and art, or staring at the ocean. She lives in the Seattle area with her wife, and their three kitties who enjoy lounging across the keyboard when writing deadlines approach. Her hair color changes as often as her bio does, and you can find her at www.ravenoak.net.
Featured Work
Voices Carry: A Story of Teaching, Transitions, & Truths
Navigating discrimination, whether it’s from employers, medical professionals, colleagues, or family, is often fraught with uncertainty. Join Raven Oak on their journey of transition and self-discovery in a world built on silence.
Other Works
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The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales
2024
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Dragon Springs & Other Things
2023
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Space Ships & Other Trips
2023
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"Weightless" in Soul Jar: 31 Fantastical Tales by Disabled Authors
2023
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Ol' St. Nick
2021
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The Loss of Luna
2021
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The Ringers
2021
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Amaskan's War
2018
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From the Worlds of Raven Oak: A Coloring Book
2018
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Amaskan's Blood
2015
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Class-M Exile
2015
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Joy to the Worlds: Mysterious Speculative Fiction for the Holidays
2015
Awards and Recognition
- UK Wishing Shelf Award Finalist for Dragon Springs & Other Things
- UK Wishing Shelf Award Finalist for Amaskan's War
- Honorable Mention for "Wrinkled" in Queer SciFi Magazine's 9th Annual Flash Fiction Contest
- Readers' Favorite Book Bronze Award Winner for Amaskan's Blood
- Ozma Fantasy Award Winner for Amaskan's Blood
- EPIC Awards Finalist for Amaskan's Blood
Press and Media Mentions
- Mention of "Weightless," short story in Soul Jar in review by Publisher's Weekly
- Publisher's Weekly review of Joy to the Worlds: Mysterious Speculative Fiction for the Holidays, featuring two stories by Raven Oak
- Interview with Raven and review of Voices Carry by Seattle Gay News
- Review of Voices Carry by Our Coast Magazine