Morgan Kostelnik
Fantasy, SciFi, and Speculative Author
Featured in Elegant Literature and Twisted Tournament Magazine.
Her stories will soon appear in Flash Phantoms, Rat Bag Lit, Dreambridge Publishing, Kissmet Quarterly, and Black Hare Press.
Awards and Recognition
Publications
The Chance of My Un-Lifetime
To be Published in Eyqind
Coming Soon!
Refraction
To be Published in Emerald from Black Hare Press
Coming Soon!
The Latest Collection from Sculptor Deidre Dauber
To be Published on Flash Phantoms 9/1/26
Coming Soon!
Blacksmith, Wordsmith
To be Published in Ink & Consequences
Coming Soon!
The Bookwyrm’s Apprentice
Published in Elegant Literature: Vol #56 Predator & Prey
Read on Elegant Literature
Haunting my Heart
To be Published in Kissmet Quarterly Fall 2026
Coming Soon!
Utterly Unattainable
To be Published in Dreambridge 2026 Anthology
Coming Soon!
Seeking High-Energy Self-Starter, Contract-to-Hire
To be Published on Rat Bag Lit 8/25/26
Coming Soon!
Grounded
Published in Twisted Tournament 2026 Sci-Fi Anthology
Read on Twisted Tournament
Unfamiliar
Published in Twisted Tournament Magazine Vol 2.
Read on Twisted Tournament
Contests
Utterly Unattainable
Winner
Dreambridge Short Story Contest 2026
The Bookwyrm’s Apprentice
Top 10
Elegant Literature May 2026 Contest
Read on Elegant Literature
Holding Space
First Place
Emberstory - July 14th, 2026 Contest
Blacksmith, Wordsmith
Honorable Mention (Top 35)
Elegant Literature January 2026 Contest
Unstable Grounds
Honorable Mention (Top 35)
Elegant Literature November 2025 Contest
Absent Electricity
Honorable Mention (Top 35)
Elegant Literature August 2025 Contest
As Easy As Child’s Play
2nd Place in Round 1, Group 5
NYCM Rhyming Challenge
Death of Magic
First Place
Twisted Tournament Side Quest
Short Stories
Speculative Fiction
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopian, and everything in between!
Literary Fiction
Stories that focus on characters, themes and emotion.
Historical Fiction
Stories from the Regency and Victorian Eras.
Dr. Patina Puzzle
A series of stories following one of my favorite characters, a goblin archaeologist and detective.
Novels in Progress
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Leif
A stand-alone novel based on my short story, THE BALLAD OF LEIF
Work in Progess
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Crystal Medium
A fantasy series centered around magic borne from crystals.
Completed, 210K words