About the Author

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Award-winning author L. Briar writes fantasy and science fiction with healthy helpings of humor. As a Rocky Mountain resident, she is an engineer by day and worldbuilder by night. When not writing, she enjoys long hikes on distant worlds, defeating opponents in single foam-sword combat, and belting karaoke with friends.

Briar is the 2024 Sidewise Alt-history Award winner for her short story “A Brother’s Oath” and launched her debut comedy sci-fi novel, Gambling on Common Sense, with a 535% overfunded Kickstarter. Her most recent work, “The Devil’s Music,” will be published by WordFire Press in Requiem: Tales of the Undead on Feb. 3, 2026. Check her out at Laughingbriarbooks.com to learn more.

briar [at] laughingbriarbooks.com