Author Insight
Justine Norton-Kertson
Justine Norton-Kertson is an editor and publisher as well as an author who writes stories, poems, screenplays, and music. They’re the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Android Press and Solarpunk Magazine, and co-founder of Nerd Horror Media. Their short fiction and poetry has been published or is forthcoming in Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, Rulerless, Jupiter Review, and World Weaver Press, among others. Their anthologist debut, Bioluminescent: A Lunarpunk Anthology, was longlisted for the 2023 BSFA Award, and they’re editor of the Best of Utopian Speculative Fiction series. Justine’s debut nonfiction book, Utopian Witch: Solarpunk Magick to Fight Climate Change and Save the World, is available now.

Through imaginative worlds, daring narratives, sharp prose, and a fierce commitment to illuminating truths lurking in the shadows, I write stories that confront the horrors and hopes of humanity.
—Justine Norton-Kertson
Published Books
Gutterspace is Justine Norton-Kertson’s debut horror novella. The book publishes in October, 2026. More info coming soon!