Fiona Mossman

A young woman with ‘eaten’ memories puts her heirloom musical instrument in for repair with an old friend. This irresolute short story explores the vagaries of memory and identity.

Print copies forthcoming July/August 2026

This piece about data storage and the stories we tell ourselves placed second in the EnDROIDS Short Story Writing Competition, which aims to raise awareness of the possibilities of storing information using biology and nanotechnology. In the words of the judges, “The story was praised for placing DNA storage at the very heart of its narrative, combining emotional resonance with intellectual depth in a haunting and memorable way.”

With the death of her priestess, Sappho of Lesbos, the goddess of desire must confront mortality in all its guises. This gorgeous hardback anthology collects new and ancient Greek tales as part of a series on myths, gods & immortals from Flame Tree Publishing.

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Flash fiction piece in the nature and ecofiction issue of an online literary journal. This small, hybrid tale that follows someone who studies birdsong and lives far from family is an ode to languages and belongings in human worlds and beyond.

‘The Changeling’, Gwyllion Magazine, Issue 9 (October 2024)

A mother and son struggle to navigate an inhospitable planet and their own difficult relationship in this sci-fi folktale retelling that can be found in Gwyllion, Wales’ science fiction and fantasy magazine.

‘The Library is Perfect – An Error – Underwater’, The Utopia of Us, Luna Press (May 2024)

This story in a charity anthology which celebrates the centenary of Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We features a dystopia set inside an endless library where everything has its place, but not everything is as it seems.

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‘The Last Cup of Happiness’, We Are All Thieves of Somebody’s Future, Air & Nothingness Press (May 2024)

This anthology explores what happens when vital resources are used up. ‘The Last Cup of Happiness’ is an original fable that asks if we can ever have joy without sorrow.  

‘Hold me fast, and fear me not’, Crow & Cross Keys (March 2024)

What happens when you come back from the land of the Fae? Set in contemporary Glasgow, this Tam Lin folktale retelling in the format of a job interview wonders how we can ever fit in in this strange world.

‘The Princess and the Kennel-Girl’, Liars’ League, Royalty & Revolution (April 2023)

An unexpected fairytale love-story which was performed by an actor as part of a regular storytelling event in London.

‘Familiar’, Wyngraf: The Magazine of Cozy Fantasy, Issue 3 (Spring 2023)

In this gentle story about growing up and familial love, Alice the student witch learns what it means to leave home and to return.  

‘The Woman of Parts’, Wensum Literary Magazine, Issue 1 (Winter 2023)

We all wish there was an easy way to get rid of unwanted things. Here, in the woods, there is something that takes them for you – for a price.

‘How to walk in a city like a promise’, Stepaway Magazine, Imaginarium (2022)

Walk with us in the city, the fairy city of dreams where every step is a possibility. This flash piece for the fantasy issue of a magazine about walking in cities wanders the streets of imagination.

‘Dispatches from Afar’, The Bureau Dispatch, Volume 3: Dear X (2022)

Messages are received from a strange journey through places imaginary and over-imagined in this flash fiction piece which was nominated for Best Short Fiction 2023.

‘The Devil Take the Hindmost’, Creatives, Scottish Mountaineering Press (2022)

Set in the Cairngorms, this story follows a band of thieves as they escape into the mountains. But when there is something sinister at your shoulder, will you look out for others or only for yourself?

‘For Keeps’, Interwoven: Poetry Celebrating Connectedness, Reynard Press (November 2025)

A poem exploring what lasts, whether we want it to or not – plastic bags, coffee tables, forgotten pennies and lost photographs, love. This competition-judged anthology gathers poetry about connection in a thoughtful and well-crafted collection.

‘Botany for Bisexuals’, Bi All Accounts, edited by Bailey Merlin (September 2025)

A poem in an anthology of bi+ writers which claims the hydrangea for the bisexuals: their colours may appear blue or pink or purple depending on their soil, but they are capable of many hues. In this poem, understanding might come too late, as gardening and longing intertwine.

‘Heart-and-Soul Cookies’, Ruby Literary Magazine, Issue 5 (December 2024)

Hybrid piece in the form of a recipe in a venue that specialises in literary food stories. When custody is on the line, what wouldn’t you bake into your kids’ cookies?

Nominated for Best Microfiction 2025.

‘Housebreaking [I am what you make me]’, Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine, Issue 31 (Summer 2024)

A small, sharp poem in a quarterly American literary magazine.

Hard Claiming Writer Podcast – Episode 1 (March 2024)

The Hard Claiming Writer Podcast is Becky’s excuse to pick the brains of fellow new writers about creativity, the writing process and what they’re currently working on. We chatted about dogmatic writing advice, choosing literary heroes and more…

‘Scripted Summits: Book History, Mountaineering, and the Experiences of Janet Adam Smith (1905-1999)’, The Mountain and the Politics of Representation edited by Martin Hall and Jenny Hall, Liverpool University Press (2023)

A study of book history and mountaineering – how mountaineers interact with books, and what that means for the mountains – published in an academic monograph.