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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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
A struggling student, a resident golden boy, and the curse that will bring them together: this queer, trans retelling is Hamlet as you’ve never read it before.Exploring classism, identity, and the true meaning of revolution, this dark academia novel is perfect for fans of R. F. Kuang’s Babel and S. T. Gibson’s An Education in Malice.The summer before his sophomore year, Horatio Bithersea walks into the university library to find Carson Hamlett, resident golden boy and master magician, cradling his father’s dead body. Life at Elsinore, one of the most prestigious universities in the secretive magical world, simply goes on when the professor’s death is ruled an accident—despite the mysterious circumstances and the bloody scene.A year later, Horatio is keeping his head down, attempting to graduate without his out-of-control magic harming his classmates. That changes when the ghost of Hamlett’s father appears and places a curse on Horatio and Hamlett: avenge his death by destroying Elsinore and its heart, lest the ghost robs them of their minds, memories, and their very souls.Elsinore has given Horatio everything—knowledge of his magical ability, an escape from his abusive family, and freedom to pursue his life as a transgender man—and now he’s to be its doom. As the two uncover more of Elsinore’s secrets Horatio finds himself becoming more and more ensnared in Hamlett’s dark but charismatic web.The question is not if Horatio will manage to destroy Elsinore. The question is if Hamlett will destroy 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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