Maria Haskins is a Swedish-Canadian writer and reviewer of speculative fiction. She was born and grew up in Sweden, and debuted as a writer there. Currently, she’s located just outside Vancouver with two kids, a husband, a snake, several noisy birds, and a very large black dog. Her work is available in the short story collections Wolves & Girls (2023, Brain Jar Press) and Six Dreams About the Train (2021, Trepidatio Publishing). She is an Aurora Awards nominee and an Ignyte Awards nominee. Maria’s work has appeared in several publications and anthologies, including Best Horror of the Year, Nightmare, Lightspeed, The Deadlands, Black Static, Fireside, Shimmer, Cast of Wonders, Mythic Delirium, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Flash Fiction Online, and elsewhere. Since 2016, she has written a monthly speculative short fiction roundup that is currently published at Maria’s Reading.