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Minerva Cerridwen

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Born

in Belgium

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Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Gay and Lesbian

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Becky Chambers, J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, Hans Christian Anders ...more

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January 2016

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Minerva Cerridwen (xe or she) is a neurodivergent queer author from Belgium. Xe enjoys baking, drawing, crochet, and learning languages, and used to work as a pharmacist.

Xyr debut, queer fairy tale novella The Dragon of Ynys, came out with Atthis Arts in 2020.

Since 2013 xe has been writing for Paranatellonta, a project of photography and flash fiction. In 2025 xe started reading these stories on a bilingual YouTube channel (English and Dutch). ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 1,149 ratings · 376 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dragon of Ynys 3.83 avg rating — 844 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Unburied Fables by Kestrel Casey (Goodreads Author), Saffyre Falkenberg (Goodreads Author), Emmy Clarke 3.89 avg rating — 159 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
	Five Minutes at Hotel Stormcove by E.D.E. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Marriah Allen Pina, Joshua Amodeo 4.22 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Community of Magic Pens by E.D.E. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Z. Ahmad (Goodreads Author), J.S. Bailey (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 38 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
	Love & Bubbles by Jaylee James (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jennifer Lee Rossman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Evvan Burke 3.77 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Gay Apparel: A Queer Holiday Flash Fiction Anthology by Kestrel Casey (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rose Sinclair (Goodreads Author), Caitlin Greer 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2019	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 Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters by Anthony Francis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Liza Olmsted (Goodreads Author) (editor), Tobias S. Buckell (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of Steampunk, Mechanical Men and Otherworldly Endeavours by Derrick Belanger (Goodreads Author), L.S. Reinholt (Goodreads Author), Minerva Cerridwen (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Queens in Wonderland by Theresa Halvorsen (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Chris Bannor (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Alicia K. Anderson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.89 avg rating — 9 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
	Darkling's Beasts and Brews: Poetry with a Drink on the Side by Ethan Nahté (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Darkling (Contributor), Sara Tantlinger (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.86 avg rating — 7 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

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Last Friday’s Reading

[Scrol naar beneden om dit bericht in het Nederlands te lezen.]

Dear readers,

Don’t worry if you missed last Friday’s reading, because you can already listen to it on YouTube now!

Click here for the Strong Women – Strange Worlds QuickReads of February 6, with Gita Ralleigh, Lisa Morton, Minerva Cerridwen, Melissa Widmaier, Rachel Handley, and Victoria Goddard.

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Minerva

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Minerva is Currently Reading

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Small Gods (Discworld, 13)

by Terry Pratchett

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Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2)

by Travis Baldree (Goodreads Author)

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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot #3)

by Agatha Christie

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“In the weeks that followed, the girl learned about the many forms love could take. The Match Sticks made it clear that true love would not be defined by traditions or rules. One time, a middle-aged woman’s match even split in two to lead her to both her loves. And only a few days later, a farmer was tricked into taking a Match Stick by his wife. When it pointed at his best friend, she exclaimed: "See? I told you so! Now go kiss him and bring him over for dinner!”
― Minerva Cerridwen, Unburied Fables

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