author of SFF & YA books about intrepid heroines
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Mary Fan is a sci-fi/fantasy writer hailing from Jersey City, NJ. She is the author of the Jane Colt sci-fi series, (Red Adept Publishing), the Starswept YA sci-fi series, (Snowy Wings Publishing), the Flynn Nightsider YA dark fantasy series (Crazy 8 Press), and Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon, a YA steampunk fantasy (Page Street Publishing). She is also the editor of Bad Ass Moms, an anthology from Crazy 8 Press.

In addition, Mary is the co-editor (along with fellow sci-fi author Paige Daniels) of the Brave New Girls young adult sci-fi anthologies, which feature tales about girls in STEM. Revenues from sales are donated to the Society of Women Engineers scholarship fund.

Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies, including Pangaea III: Redemption (edited by Michael Jan Friedman), Keep Faith (edited by Gabriela Martins), Thrilling Adventure Yarns (edited by Bob Greenberger), Magic at Midnight (edited by Lyssa Chiavari and Amy McNulty),  They Keep Killing Glenn (edited by Peter and Kathleen David), Tales of the Crimson Keep: Newly Renovated Edition (edited by Bob Greenberger), Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefitting Planned Parenthood (from ComicMix), and Love, Murder & Mayhem (edited by Russ Colchamiro).

Mary is also a contributor to Star Wars Insider, the official Star Wars magazine, and The Workprint, a culture website. She has previously written for Across the Board, a reading/writing blog, and the official Star Trek website.
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Mary has been an avid reader for as long as she can remember and especially enjoys the infinite possibilities and out-of-this-world experiences of science fiction and fantasy. In her spare time (when she has any), she enjoys kickboxing, opera singing, attempting circus arts, and exploring new things—she'll try almost anything once.
Mary graduated Magna cum Laude from Princeton University in 2010 with a Bachelor of the Arts in Music, specializing in composition. Although she is currently focusing on writing, music is still her first love, and so in her spare time she tries to compose a song or two.

Mary is represented by Dr. Uwe Stender of Triada US Literary Agency.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

NOVELS

Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon (2019, Page Street Publishing)

The Starswept Trilogy:
Starswept (2017, Snowy Wings Publishing)
Wayward Stars (2019, Snowy Wings Publishing)
Seize the Stars (2020, Snowy Wings Publishing)

The Flynn Nightsider Series:
Flynn Nightsider and the Edge of Evil (2018, Crazy 8 Press)
Flynn Nightsider and the Shards of Shadow (2022, Crazy 8 Press)
Flynn Nightsider and the Ire of Inferno (2024, Crazy 8 Press)
Series prequels:
A Girl Called Firedragon: Tales from the Flynn Nightsider Universe (2019, Crazy 8 Press) - compendium
The Firedragon (2014) - novella
Firedragon Rising (2015) - novella

The Jane Colt Trilogy:
Artificial Absolutes (2013, Red Adept Publishing)
Synthetic Illusions (2014, Red Adept Publishing)
Virtual Shadows (2015, Red Adept Publishing)

The Fated Stars Series:
Windborn (2020, Snowy Wings Publishing)
Starless (coming 2025!)
Series Prequels:
Tell Me My Name (2014) - novella
Let Me Fly Free (2016) - novella

Found Footage (2022, Neoparadoxa) - novella

​The Adventure of the Silicon Beeches (2017) - novella
ANTHOLOGIES

The Brave New Girls anthologies, edited by Paige Daniels and Mary Fan:

Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls & Gadgets (2015)
Contributed story: "Takes a Hacker"

Brave New Girls: Stories of Girls Who Science and Scheme (2017)
Contributed story: "The Case of the Missing Sherlock"

Brave New Girls: Tales of Heroines Who Hack (2018)
Contributed story: "The Altered Avatar"

Brave New Girls: Adventures of Gals and Gizmos (2019)
Contributed story: "The Thirteenth Princess"
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Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls Who Tech and Tinker (2020)
Contributed story: "Someone Else's Earth"

Brave New Girls: Chronicles of Misses and Machines (2022)
Contributed stories: "A Special Theory of Circus" (as Mary Fan) and "The Adventure of the Listening Machine" (as Veronica Lee)

Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls who Engineer and Explore (2023)
​Contributed story: "The Lost Lab"

Brave New Girls: Chronicles of Curious Girls Who Create (2024)
Contributed story: "Color the Constellations"

Tales of Girls who Invent and Imagine (coming 2025!)

Edited by Mary Fan:

Magic Under the Big Top (2024, Snowy Wings Publishing)
Contributed story: "Flyer, Flyer"

BAD ASS MOMS (2020, Crazy 8 Press)
Contributed story: "On Moonlit Wings"

SHORT STORIES

[Untitled Space Opera] (coming 2025 from Crazy 8 Publishing!)
in Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2025, edited by Robert Greenberger

[Untitled Western] (coming 2025 from Silverado Press!)
in Silverado Press Presents: Western Tales from Today's Top Writers edited by Jeff Marriott

"The Night the Moon Burned" (coming Feb. 11, 2025 from Blackstone Publishing!)
in Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II, edited by Henry Herz

"Sheridan Holmes vs. Tahar Lupin: The Warrior Queen's Jewel" (Coming Thanksgiving 2024!)
in Sherlock Holmes: Eliminate the Impossible, with Christopher D. Abbott, Derek Tyler Attico, and Keith R.A. DeCandido

"Covenant of Salt" (2024, Crazy 8 Press)
in Phenomenons: The Wind and Fire, edited by Michael Jan Friedman

"The Face in the Picture" (2024)
in A Trove of Legacies: 2024 Origins Anthology, edited by Aaron Rosenberg

"Like and Subscribe" (2024, Becky Books)
in Knocks and Howls: A Bigfoot Anthology, edited by Jim Beard

"The Four Opera Singers of the Apocalypse" (2023, Whysperwude)
in The Four ???? of the Apocalypse, edited by Keith RA DeCandido and Wrenn Simms

"Broken Wings" (2023)
in A Roll of the Dice: 2023 Origins Anthology, edited by Aaron Rosenberg, also available as a standalone

"Above the Salt" (2023, Crazy 8 Press)
in Phenomenons: Season of Darkness, edited by Michael Jan Friedman
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"The Woman from Wuchu" (2023, Crazy 8 Press)
in Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2022, edited by Robert Greenberger

"Salt for Gold" (2022, Crazy 8 Press)
in Phenomenons: Every Human Creature, edited by Michael Jan Friedman

"The Space Opera Fan's Tale (or Intergalactic Journeys S6 E8: Ruins in the Sky)" (2022, Crazy 8 Press)
in The Fans Are Buried Tales, edited by Peter David and Kathleen David

"With Dark Truths Draw Me" (2021, Snowy Wings Publishing)
in Sing, Goddess!, edited by Jane Watson

"They'll Never Let You In" (2021, Crazy 8 Press)
in Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2021, edited by Robert Greenberger

​"Haven" (2020, Crazy 8 Press)
in Pangaea III: Redemption, edited by Michael Jan Friedman

"The Messenger" (2019)
in Keep Faith, edited by Gabriela Martins; also available as a standalone

"The Last Gunslinger" (2019, Crazy 8 Press)
in Thrilling Adventure Yarns, edited by Robert Greenberger

"The False Nightingale" (2018, Snowy Wings Publishing)
in Magic at Midnight, edited by Lyssa Chiavari and Amy McNulty

"Buried in Books" (2018, Crazy 8 Press)
in They Keep Killing Glenn, edited by Peter and Kathleen David

"Glisk of the Keep" (2018, Crazy 8 Press)
in Tales of the Crimson Keep: Newly Renovated Edition, edited by Robert Greenberger

"Returning Infinity" (2017, ComicMix)
in Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefitting Planned Parenthood from ComicMix

"The Note on the Blue Screen" (2017, Crazy 8 Press)
in Love, Murder & Mayhem, edited by Russ Colchamiro
BRAVE NEW GIRLS TIP JAR
Help me and Paige Daniels keep BRAVE NEW GIRLS going! All tips will go toward the production and marketing of BRAVE NEW GIRLS anthologies :-) 
​- Mary
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