Quinn Columba Boyko (she/her)

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Quinn Columba Boyko survived public school by reading fantasy, and there was never enough! GenX, INFP, neurospicey and differently-abled, she now handwrites Epic, Mythic, Cozy (Hopeful) fantasy set in deeply crafted worlds you’d actually want to live in. Identity, redemption and power are explored in immersive, layered escapes with emotional depth, leaving the reader high-vibe and hopeful.

COMING SOON: Her atmospheric Fantasy Romance debut,
THE ELEMENTIST, features:
a powerful neurodivergent heroine who’s forgotten who she is,
on a quest that asks too much
found family with Fae roots
ancient rituals, a living landscape, and an awkward love interest you never thought you’d root for…all held in a welcoming world to crawl into and call home.

PREVIOUS: Aurochs Underground Press published her short story THE REVERSE-DRYAD (2023), and poem My Sister, The Water (2024).


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The Elementist

What is it like, to hear the song of all that is?
To feel it, in your body?
What is it like to not know who you are, but to love the world so deeply,

it loves you back?
What is it like to discover yourself in innocence?
To discover love?
What is it like to discover your full power…
and then learn what it will cost?

The Reverse-Dryad

“Once upon a time, there lived a woman. She was not a shepherd, but she lived in a shepherd’s hut, in a field owned by some kind people who allowed her to live there. 

The field came right up to the edge of a magical forest, that only she could see….”

A short story published in the UK Journal Aurochs 1 Homecoming, Summer Solstice 2023. (In the link, scroll down for a PDF)

And forget not the earth delights to feel your bare feet, and the winds long to play with your hair ~ Khalil Gibran

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