Writing
Russell writes fiction and he's particularly passionate about projects for kids, including picture book texts and middle grade novels. He has also published numerous short stories and poems for adults. His writing usually features fantastical twists and draws inspiration from folklore, mythology, and fairy tales.
Current Projects
VERN GREEN AND THE SEASON THIEVES (Available for representation)
With his city about to be swallowed by desert, a boy quests for the long-lost nature goddess who can restore life to his world again...
ALLIE WYNNE AND THE PLAYGROUND OF PERIL (Work-in-progress)
After running away from home, a girl is pulled into a land of enchanted playground games that she must win in order to survive...
Influences
All-time Favourite Books
Recently Enjoyed Reads...
Short Fiction
​The Glass Man – The Weird and Whatnot, August 2021
Bright and dangerous romance sparks in a mysterious circus…
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Lieutenants of Darkness – Havok Publishing Online, August 2021
A birthday present purchase goes fantastically awry...
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Whispers in the Wellwood – Flashes of Fantasy, an anthology from Fantasia Divinity Publishing, April 2021
An aging baron hears a voice from the world of the fair folk…
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Save the Whales – Avatar Review, Issue 22, Summer 2020
All is not as it seems in the house of Mother Earth…
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Workshop of Clay and Stars – Mirror Dance, Spring 2020
Two brother gods face the consequences of creation…
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Time Capsule – The Nashwaak Review, available in hard copy, Issue 42/43, 2020
Soccer, sculpture, and teenage brotherhood converge…
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Lemke Overboard – GEIST, Issue 91, Winter 2013
A sleepwalking old man brings a community together in the waves of the sea...​
Poetry
​Death and Their Debris – The Trumpeter, Vol. 36.1, December 2021
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In the City of Spring – Gingerbread House #41, Spring 2020