Sylvie Althoff is an internationally published writer of speculative fiction and creative nonfiction. Her writing has appeared on recommended reading lists by Locus and Reactor, and has been published in venues including Harper’s Bazaar, Escape Pod, Small Wonders, Inner Worlds, Saros, Lesbians in Space, and Punch a Nazi, a benefit anthology in support of the Trevor Project. Her novella Trivial Matters is due to be published by Android Press in 2027. Vote for her story “Hot Teeth” for the 2025 Locus Award here by April 1st!
Sylvie currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas, where she works as an elementary teacher and freelance editor. She also sings and plays banjo with The Twangles.