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Joanne Merriam is a speculative fiction writer, poet, and editor. Her debut novel Aether and Ego was released by Inanna in September 2026.

Her poetry has appeared in The Glaze from Breaking (Stride Books, 2005) and dozens of magazines and journals, including Astropoetica and Strange Horizons while her fiction has appeared in journals like The Baltimore Review, Escape Pod, and Per Contra — see her website for a complete list.

From 2011–20, she was the Publisher at Upper Rubber Boot Books, which is now on permanent hiatus with only one book still in print: the first English-language anthology of solarpunk, Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk & Eco-Speculation (eds. Phoebe Wagner and Brontë Wieland). ...more

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Aether and Ego is released!

What a dream this week has been! Last weekend I finished sewing my Regency dress, which I am almost more proud of than the novel I made it to promote—since I knew I could write a book! It was really touch and go there for a minute whether or not I could finish the dress, especially after my mum's sewing machine died.

Aether and Ego, my second book and first novel, came out on Tuesday. Tuesday night Read more of this blog post »

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	Choose Wisely: 35 Women Up To No Good by H.L. Nelson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joanne Merriam (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Janet Shell Anderson 3.64 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Live on Other Planets: A Handbook for Aspiring Aliens by Joanne Merriam (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dean Francis Alfar (Goodreads Author), Celia Lisset Alvarez (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	140 And Counting by Joanne Merriam (Goodreads Author), Carolyn Agee (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aether and Ego 4.12 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of Every Day Poets: One by Oonah V. Joslin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Constance Brewer (Editor), Nicholas Ozment (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broad Knowledge (Women Up to No Good, #2) by Joanne Merriam (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charlotte Ashley (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), R.S. Benedict (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Museum of All Things Awesome and that Go Boom by Joanne Merriam (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Khadija Anderson (Contributor), Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glaze from Breaking 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Multitude of Daggers 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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