Auden Patrick
writer, scoundrel, future ghost
About
Auden Patrick is the author of THOUGHTS BE BLOODY (DAW Books, 2026) . As a queer and trans author, he most frequently writes about fear, love, and monsters. His work has appeared in Apparition Lit, Beaver Magazine, and others. When he is not writing, he can be found knitting, obsessing over planner supplies, or haunting the local library.His pronouns are he/him or they/them. He is represented by Shannon Lechon at Azantian Literary Agency.
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2 line bio
Auden Patrick is a late-20s queer and trans writer, scoundrel, and someday spirit. Author of THOUGHTS BE BLOODY (DAW Books, 2026), he most frequently writes about fear, love, and monsters.
short bio
Auden Patrick, author of THOUGHTS BE BLOODY (DAW Books, 2026), is a late-20s queer and trans author who most frequently writes about fear, love, and monsters. He was a student at Cat Rambo's inaugural Wayward Wormhole Workshop in 2023, and his work has appeared in Apparition Lit, Beaver Magazine, among others. When he is not writing, he can be found knitting, obsessing over planner supplies, or haunting the local library. He is represented by Shannon Lechon at Azantian Literary Agency.
long bio
Auden Patrick, author of THOUGHTS BE BLOODY (DAW Books, 2026) is a late-20s trans-masculine author and future ghost. As a queer and trans person raised in the American South, he has spent much of his life concerned with hauntings, driving down backroads at night, and chasing magic wherever he can find it.He was a student at Cat Rambo's inaugural Wayward Wormhole Workshop in 2023, and his work has appeared in Apparition Lit, Beaver Magazine, among others. His work has a strong focus on gender identity, surviving trauma, the nature of monstrosity, and the strangeness of having a body.When he is not writing, he can be found knitting, obsessing over planner supplies, or haunting the local library. He is represented by Shannon Lechon at Azantian Literary Agency.
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THOUGHTS BE BLOODY
slated to be released early 2026 from DAW Books, THOUGHTS BE BLOODY is an adult fantasy retelling of Hamlet set at a magical college...Horatio expects to spend this semester at Elsinore, his magical university, flying under the radar and learning to control his own magic. He doesn't expect a new roommate, a ghost, and a curse—destroy the school before the school destroys him first.
publications
(October 2022) (~3300 words) - a story about names, love, and a trans ghost
(August 2022) (<300 words) - a story about bubblegum, bouncy castles, and death
(August 2022) (<200 words) (part of the one sentence apocalypse series)
- a story about the apocalypse, masculinity, and love
(February 2022) (<200 words) (part of the one sentence apocalypse series) (nominated for Best of the Net)
- a story about the apocalypse, eggs, and love
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