Other writing and interviews

Five questions with A. K. Larkwood

11 February 2021, Breaking the Glass Slipper

What do you get when you mix science fiction with fantasy… and a lot of queer orcs?

Is It Better to Reinvent Fantasy Tropes or Pay Homage to Them?

2 February 2021, Den of Geek

Three up-and-coming speculative fiction authors talk Dungeons & Dragons, homage, and how to name a book in Part 2 of this exclusive conversation.

Five tense books that blend sci-fi and horror

8 December 2020, Tor.com

I spent a lot of this year curled up with 1930s detective novels, a safe and cosy world in which the worst thing that can happen is that you get stabbed with a jewelled antique dagger because someone is after your inheritance…

How do you approach worldbuilding?

27 August 2020, Den of Geek

We’re honored to bring this roundtable conversation between three of speculative fiction’s most exciting up-and-coming authors: Emily Tesh, A.K. Larkwood, and Everina Maxwell…

A.K. Larkwood Recommends Escapist Adventure Fantasy Books

5 May 2020, Tor.com

It’s never a bad time for adventure fantasy, but I would posit that now is the best time for adventure fantasy.

Women in SF&F Month: A. K. Larkwood

15 April 2020, Fantasy Book Cafe

So, why did you decide to write a non-human protagonist? Why do you love monsters so much?

The Unspoken Name by AK Larkwood

27 February 2020, Writing.ie

Like so many things, it began with my tonsils…

Sereadipity Interviews… A. K. Larkwood!

23 February 2020, Sereadipity

The Unspoken Name is one of my favourite books of this year with its sprawling, imaginative world and loveable characters…

How to write an action scene (by someone who hates having to do them)

23 February 2020, Female First

I’ve never met a writer who likes writing action scenes…

Making fetch happen

21 February 2020, SciFiNow

Even if you’ve never heard the term, I’m prepared to bet you’ve encountered a McGuffin…

Interview: A.K. Larkwood, author of The Unspoken Name

3 February 2020, Nerds of a Feather

A.K. Larkwood's debut fantasy novel, The Unspoken Name, is already garnering rave reviews ahead of its February release…

Five Fantasy Multiverses

2 January 2020, Tor.com

Maybe the most vivid and immediate appeal of fantasy fiction is that of visiting another world…

Author Spotlight: A.K. Larkwood

The Fantasy Hive, 16 October 2019

Joining us for today’s Author Spotlight is A.K. Larkwood…

Imagining Other Worlds in Diana Wynne Jones’ Witch Week

7 October 2019, Tor.com

My teenage queer experience was chiefly one of obliviousness…

You Wouldn’t Believe How Lonely You Get: Five Terrible Ways to Live Forever in SFF (And One That’s Actually Pretty Good)

17 September 2019, Tor.com

Science fiction and fantasy are full of horrible ways you can die, but the genre has also been pretty inventive in horrible ways to live forever…

Who lives and dies in your world: in defence of Farscape Season One

12 August 2019, Tor.com

I don’t remember exactly who told me to watch Farscape back in 2009, but I imagine the conversation went something like this…