William Squirrell

New book coming out Fall 2026 with McNally Editions. The British colonize Hell in the 19th century.

My short story "Ziggurat," originally published by @northamericanreview (Open Space), has been selected by David Bergen for Best Canadian Stories 2027 (Biblioasis). Available in the fall.

Dark King Swallows the World, The reviews.skbooks.com/dark-king-swal…

A&A reviews THE DARK KING SWALLOWS THE WORLD by Robert G. Penner. This fantasy has a dream-like tone that never degenerates into a fog, but is rather a cohesive set of misty clues and hints that pulls you right along.

Great thing abt books is they're always ready for when you come to them. Hearing abt an older book, it'll still be new to you when you read it. I talked to Robert Penner about his 2020 book Strange Labour for Turning Pages which airs at 11:30am CT on UMFM. umfm.com/programming/br…

@H_O_LLY_MOD_E takes Big Echo on an exhilarating ride through the unreal cities of Club Ded and Dakini Atoll. Layers and layers. Read all the words here: bigecho.org/nikhil-singh-i…

@blgtylr Ugly Feelings by Sianne Ngai and Tone by Sofia Samatar and Kate Zambreno

It was a real pleasure talking to Big Echo about Sour Cherry (coming in April @Tin_House). The issue also includes interviews with @_vajra and Sofia Samatar, two of my absolute favorite authors.🤩 What a wild thing to say.

Big Echo Interview Pop-Up! Get your red-hot spec fic noodlings here! @_vajra @H_O_LLY_MOD_E @BrendanCByrne @natalia_theodor Sofia Samatar! So many words! So many thoughts! bigecho.org

"Easy to laugh at him, but he was kind of heroic, you know?" --Ziggurat Check out this thoughtful new piece from @billsquirrell, live now on the NAR Open Space! northamericanreview.org/open-space/fic… #fiction #publication #shortstories

New story out in the @NorthAmerReview. Features Lake Winnipeg. Might be climate fiction. Isn't not climate fiction. northamericanreview.org/open-space/fic…

Thank you @LGEccles !

Was in attendance last night for the launch of the new novel “The Dark King Swallows the World” by @billsquirrell at McNally. Always nice to meet fellow Winnipeg authors! Super excited to tear into this one after my current read! #WritingCommunity #CanLit

@radiant_press @UMFM And the Youtube version is up here: youtu.be/9Xag0abMRnc

Chat about the new book with the always interesting @duke_kun on @umfm

@blgtylr Who is this "we"?

Publication Day! (radiantpress.ca/shop/p/thedark…)

News! Wanton Sun has signed two new writers for publication in 2025. Welcome Brendan C. Byrne & Ramiro Sanchiz. Expect zombie curses, dead rock stars trapped in supercomputers, Patagonian utopias, immortal souls drowning their sorrows + more. Read more: wantonsun.com/welcome-brenda…

my collected short fiction, composed over the last 19 years, will be published this coming spring by Wanton Sun under the title ANOTHER WORLD ISN'T POSSIBLE wantonsun.com/welcome-brenda…