Over the months ahead, we will introduce you to each author contributing to our cross-genre anthology, Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers. Today, we are delighted to introduce the wonderfully talented Eugen Bacon!

Eugen (Yu-gin) Bacon is an African Australian author. She’s a British Fantasy and Foreword Indies Award winner, a twice World Fantasy Award finalist, and a finalist in other awards, including the Shirley Jackson, Philip K. Dick Award, as well as the Nommo Awards for speculative fiction by Africans. Eugen was announced in the honor list of the Otherwise Fellowships for “doing exciting work in gender and speculative fiction.” Danged Black Thing made the Otherwise Award Honor List as a “sharp collection of Afro-Surrealist work.”

In her own words, Eugen is a computer scientist mentally re-engineered into creative writing. She is passionate about chocolate, bubbles, storytelling, swimming, and sake.  

Eugen’s story, “The Shadow Eater of Órino-Rin,” takes place on the Afrocentric planet of Órino-Rin, and is a hauntingly beautiful Sauútiverse tale. We can’t wait to share Eugen’s story with you in Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers.

We are also publishing Eugen’s upcoming novella in 2025. Read more about the news here.

Learn more about Eugen Bacon from her website, eugenbacon.com, and follow her on social media on Twitter/X, Threads, Instagram, and BlueSky.

Our anthology features tremendous authors across the spectrum of speculative fiction. Find preorder links on the book page.