September Woods Garland is a novelist and short story writer from the Pacific Northwest. She explores existential feminist themes through surrealist and cross-genre fiction.
September's work appears or is forthcoming in GossamerWight Literary Magazine, Neon & Smoke, The Berlin Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her writing has been supported by residencies at Arteles Creative Center (Finland) and Hypatia in the Woods (USA).
September is the founder and editor-in-chief of Weird Lit Magazine.
Currently Reading:
Yurei: The Japanese Ghost by Zack Davisson
Featured Works
Another Empty Kitchen
Flash Fiction
Neon & Smoke
July 2026
"When she heard Ol’ Buck went down east of Prideaux Haven, Frances poured out the ceremonial splash of whiskey in his honor and set to filling his spot in the annual Kistler Cup seaplane race."
Tuulikki Bakes A Cake
Short Story
Door Is A Jar, December 2025
WINNER of the 2025 DIAJ Award for Fiction
"We live near the front. The frozen lake is all that stands between us and the enemy's encroaching line. I'm grateful to eat from its waters in these times of scarcity."
Kelp Thief (or The Nasty Habit of Living)
Short Story
SORTES
September 2025
"At high tide mermaids swim into my cove and raid the kelp forest. The freaks are too smart for my traps but too rare to shoot. I go to the department of fish and wildlife, ask for help. The lady says tough titty and leaves for a smoke."