Hi! I'm fantasy writer Jessie Roy.
I write sharp, atmospheric fantasy about flawed people making terrible choices. I love ambiguity, dilemmas, murder, miracles, and the Moon. Find me on Bluesky or Tumblr.
Recent Updates
(9/30/25)
- Has it really been three months since my last update??
- "Rice Child, Dragon Child" was accepted by Flash Fiction Online and will be out in 2026!
- I also added a tarot-based writing prompt generator to the site. Now it's easy to use tarot in your writing! If you write something with this, I'd love to hear about it.
(6/24/25)
- Story day!!! "Oops! All Swords" is out from PodCastle! Go read!
- Hi to everyone I met at 4th Street Fantasy and the Locus Awards! Shoutout to Henry Lien's awesome workshop on Eastern 4-act story structure.
- "Rice Child, Dragon Child" tragically perished in its contest BUT got some excellent feedback, went through a revision, and is out again looking for a job.
(5/27/25)
- I added HTML tweaks for screen readers! If you use a screen reader and have an idea for more tweaks, let me know at jessieroywrites at gmail dot com.
- "Rice Child, Dragon Child" is sitting at 4 wins and 1 loss, and it's off to Rounds 6, 7, and 8! Will my story make it out of the house to battle against the other fantasy heavyweights?
Probably notWe'll find out on June 13! (For real though, wish me luck-- I'm going up against some seriously strong contenders.)
(4/29/25)
- Welcome to my website!
- Judging for Round 1 of the Wonder 2025 Flash Fiction contest is complete, and my flash piece "Rice Child, Dragon Child" won its first battle!
- Watch this space for my latest short story, "Oops! All Swords," forthcoming from PodCastle.