Authors

At the Corncrake, we want to promote the very best literature that is being written by independent authors. To that end, this page highlights many of the authors who are producing great stories today. Some of them have written for the Corncrake, but all of them have stories that you will enjoy.

Stewart Berg

Founder of Falling Marbles Press

Stewart Berg was first published in 2014 with a poetic mashup of Ovid and "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" titled "The Inner Being of Phineus of Aetheiopia." In 2019, he founded Falling Marbles Press, a publisher of literary fiction located just west of Austin

John Fitzgerald

I engage with themes of spiritual/cultural renewal and the reappearance of the Divine in our currently (but only temporarily) desacralised world. My essay on Rosemary Sutcliff's Arthurian novels and the decline of the West was published in The Imaginative Conservative in 2015 I wrote about Nicholas Berdyaev

Philip Wortmann

During the Lockdown of 2020 I began work on writing and illustrating my Novel, "The House of Noth: A Myth over Middle-Mere", and self-published it on October 31st 2021 via Amazon KDP. This original version has since been replaced by an improved and slightly expanded 1st Aniversary Edition,

Joseph Chaput

I, with my brother Dan, write Fantasy/Mythic fiction in the mould of Lord of the Rings, and Hour of the Dragon, while also doing literature and cinema analysis. We have published through Draft2Digital our first joint-project. I've an upcoming novel Darkspire Conspiracy which will be published via

William Riverdale

Fantasy fiction; short storys; poetry

I write fantasy fiction, short stories, and poetry. I have a novella, and a novelette in the works. I have never been published anywhere before except on an obscure local webzine of my country and in Corncrake magazine itself (short story and a haiku). x.comX (formerly Twitter)Login • InstagramWelcome

L R Scott

Author, Voice Actor, Internet Clown

I write about Fiction and Catholicism on substack at two different publications, do voice acting and narration, and generally act the fool otherwise. I primarily write Science Fiction but dabble in other genres as the mood strikes. You can find my work on Substack and Corncrake mag exclusively. So far,

Ben Wheeler

Superversive Literary Movement

Ben Wheeler writes and edits with an eye for the highest quality without being the enemy of good writing production. His work follows the Superversive creed of building where subverters would tear down.Find his work in Pinkerton's Ghosts, The Planetary Anthology Series, Fantastic Schools Vol 1, The

John C. Wright

Superversive Literary Movement

John C. Wright is a veritable grandmaster of science fiction and fantasy. He also writes on storytelling, politics, and religion. He was both a Nebula Award and a Hugo finalist and has published over thirty novels. Publishers Weekly said he "may be this fledgling century's most important

L. Jagi Lamplighter

Superversive Literary Movement

Author of YA Fantasy, fantasy, and, upcoming, romance. I also edit and teach writing. L. Jagi Lamplighter is the author of The Books of Unexpected Enlightenment and the Prospero's Children series, as well as an editor of the Fantastic Schools anthology series. She also writes articles about the

King Emperor Penguin

Author; Essayist; Thinker

I am best known as KingEmperorPenguin on YouTube where I post critique videos. My interests lie in the story-telling sphere and all matters related to that inspirational realm. I am fascinated by how stories can reveal great truths about life, virtue, humanity and the cosmos. I see stories as devices

A R Green

So far, twitter has been where most of my online activity has taken place. I am hoping to branch out into writing. If you wish to see my prior work beyond twitter is on Nathan Hood's king Arthur day 'Our Place in Myth and Legend'. x.

Norman D Wallace Swan

Published author; Hockey trainer; Fiction writer

Hello, I’m best known as LiquidSwan and I am interested in history, myth, Jungian psychology and the collective unconscious, as well as genealogy, foreign languages and history. I often write with those things in mind, and consider myself a traditionalist who wishes to beckon forth Caesarism. I am a

Nathan CJ Hood

Fantasy Fiction; Mythology; Scholar; Owner of Excalibur Tours

Most of my work can be found on my YouTube channel and in articles published at praxarchy.com. These explore a wide range of topics clustered around mythology and metaphysics. Notable works include series and organised events on the works of JRR Tolkien and Richard Wagner, as well as a

Call of the Shieldmaiden

Writer of fiction; Literature curator

I run the Corncrake magazine, curating the literature therein. On the side I write short pieces. Have been published in Institute of England. Regular appearances on Wamen's Hour. My current passion is the Druid Without a Home series which is in this years magazines. I started it after

JD Sauvage

In Another World With My Tank

JD writes adventure fiction in the spirit of Medieval Romances, Pulp Magazines, and Salty War Stories. My first professional work, 'In Another World With My Tank' which attempts to tell a Japanese Isekai story in the voice of David Drake or Gustav Hasford, was published in Phantom Whispers