Sophia K. Brinton
Writing stories about self-acceptance, forgiveness, and bravery in the face of terrible odds.
Sophia's Books
Wishes Made in Blood
A bloodthirsty queen is desperate to bring her dead sons back to life before being forced to name someone else as heir. An artist is doing all she can to keep her sister safe and her theater operating.
Both use illegal blood magic to ask a wish of the Goddess Brigit.
Both get what they wish for, but goddesses are greedy, and wishes are never granted for free.
The Girl Who Sang of Death
In East Caisluish, Pickpocket Etana hides a secret: She can hear the Song, a deadly magic that got her parents killed. Caught stealing, she’s given a choice: life in the dungeon, or study her magic with the very people who killed her parents.
Etana meets with the Song Hunters, a secret society tasked with controlling the Song. Despite herself, Etana begins to see beauty in the power she’s always dreaded—until she discovers a darkness among them. The Song Hunters aren’t telling her the whole truth, and it might be too late to get out.
Water Cursed, Moon Blessed
After six years of hiding, Molly risks everything to help her family make rent: As a spy for the Land Guard police, she'll join the elite Quartet and get proof that they're kidnapping children.
It sounds simple until Molly discovers the truth about the kidnappings. There's more going on than what meets the eye, and Molly must choose between saving her family or betraying the only people who accept her for who she is.
Killing Silver
When Stirling's little brother and sick mother disappear, she and best friend Chance must infiltrate a powerful city to find them. Stirling fights to earn their keep, but fighting wakes a dark and powerful hunger inside her which wants to be let out. The more she feeds it, the stronger it gets.
A story of friendship and family and loss, of fear and self-acceptance, and the power belief holds over all of us.
Publications
"I'll Keep These Forever" - HAD - Sept 12, 2025
"Every New Brain" - Citywide Lunch - Oct 21, 2025
"They Smelled Like Flowers" - Ghost Light Lit, Issue 4
"I Need Hands to Hold You" - HAWKEYE - Oct 29, 2025
"The Thing Parents Fear Most Isn't Independence" - Bright Flash Lit Review - Nov 6, 2025
Coming soon:
"The Most Precious Thing"- Moss Puppy Magazine Issue 9 (Nov '25)
"The First Star at Twilight" - The Argyle Issue 6 (Dec '25)
"My Gift" - The B'K Magazine - Winter 2026 Issue (Jan '26)
"Five Soft Fingers" - Dark Horses/Mobius Blvd Issue 29 (Mar '26)
Awards
First place in the 2023 Dante Rossetti Award for Young Adult Fiction
Long-listed for the 2023 Cheshire Prize Novel award: "A Song Like the Wind"
Finalist in the 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Award for Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy
2nd place in the 2022 CritiqueMatch FictionFive contest for Science Fiction and Fantasy
2nd place in the 2020 Romance Writers of America’s On the Far Side contest
About Sophia
Sophia Krich-Brinton lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her partner, two kids, and two cats. She writes dark fantasy stories in the early hours, while the world sleeps and anything seems possible.
When they aren't working or writing, they're reading, boxing, playing the banjo, or backpacking with their family in the nearby wilds.
Her pronouns are she/her and they/them. She is represented by Elisa Saphier.
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