STEFANIE BARNFATHER [she/her] is a Canadian author. You Know What I Think? (2022) – Stefanie’s debut collection – hit the top spot on the Calgary Herald’s bestselling fiction list. Her horror craft articles have been published by Unleash Lit and she led an authentic idea generation workshop at When Words Collide. When Stefanie isn’t publishing fiction on Substack she’s working on her third dystopian short story collection – releasing October 2026.
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