A. A. Balaskovits won the Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Awards grand prize in 2015. Her work appears in Indiana Review, The Madison Review, The Southeast Review, Booth, Wigleaf, and many others. She is the social media editor for Cartridge Lit.
"[ Magic for Unlucky Girls ] is that rarest of things: A book that
doesn't remind me of anything else I've read ... A wonderful, truly
original work." -- Emily St. John Mandel, author, Station
Eleven
" Magic For Unlucky Girls is a bold debut from a bold author, and
make no mistake -- these are stories that matter, and that will
stick with you long after you've read them." -- William Jablonsky,
author, The Indestructible Man: Stories and The Clockwork Man
"You'll find familiar fairytale tropes here, but Balaskovits
shatters these familiar mirrors and finds fresh, original stories
in the sinister shards." -- Tara Laskowski, author, Bystanders and
Modern Manners for Your Inner Demons
"Readers looking for something askew from any fantasy they've read
before will want to get to know the unlucky but determined girls of
Balaskovits's stories." -- Publishers Weekly
"The stories in Magic for Unlucky Girls combine the magical with
contemporary realism, rendering an aesthetic I've not quite seen
but couldn't get enough of. Balaskovits has an in-depth eye for
detail, creates her own folklores, and possesses a dry wit that
adds a welcome attitude to her fables." -- Michael Czyzniejewski,
story366blog.wordpress.com
"Balaskovits's anthology breathes fresh life into classic fairy
tales. Readers who enjoy short fiction with a fantastical bent
should pick up this award-winning book." -- Library Journal
"Balaskovits' stories are spectacularly entertaining and artfully
executed." -- Ashley Miller, Atticus Review
"Balaskovits creates her own mythology that transcends time and
upends traditional ideas about helpless damsels and men-as-beasts."
-- Jen Michalski, washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
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