Shanna Germain
Select Body of Work

Select Body of Work

These are a few of my favorite writing projects over the years. 

Novels, Non-Fiction Books & Collections

Short Fiction, Essays & Poetry

Read some of my pieces that are available online here

  • Various pieces in: The American Journal of Nursing, Absinthe Literary Review, Apex Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, The Deadlands, Fantasy Magazine, Lightspeed Magazine, Penthouse, Salon.com, The Sun, and more.  
  • “The Weight of Salt” (Lightspeed Magazine, 2024)
  • “Do Not Waver, My Heart” (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, 2024)
  • “More Than Life” (Familiars, 2024)
  • “Beautiful Oaths” (The Deadlands, issue 15, 2023)
  • “Closing Time” — Open All Night (Atomic Carnival, 2023)
  • “I Bury Sadness Like a Skin” — The Fantastic Other (2023)
  • “Never-Ever-Ever” — Wyngraf (2023) 
  • “A Napkin Upon Your Glass” — The Cozy Cosmic (Underland Press, 2023)
  • “Salted Bone & Silent Sea” — Do No Go Quietly (Apex Press, 2019)
  • “The Many Little Deaths of Cecilia Long” — FANTASTIC EROTICA: The Best of Circlet Press 2008-2012 (Circlet, 2012)
  • “To Be in Clover” — Best Erotic Romance 2011 (Cleis Press, 2011)
  • “Nick of Time/Noah’s Daughter” — Hint Fiction (Norton, 2011)
  • “Good Kitty” — The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 9 (Robinson, 2011)
  • “Fool’s Mate” — Best Gay Romance 2011 (Cleis Press, 2011)
  • “What We Leave Behind” — Best Gay Romance 2009 (Cleis Press, 2009)
  • “Finding My Feet” — Best Lesbian Romance 2009 (Cleis Press, 2009)
  • “Smoke and Ashes” — Bitten: Dark Erotic Stories (Chronicle Books, 2009)
  • “On Snow-White Wings” — Best Lesbian Erotica 2009 (Cleis Press, 2009)
  • “Coming Home” — Best Gay Romance 2008 (Cleis Press, 2008)
  • “And Serpent Became Rod” — Best Gay Bondage Erotica 2008 (Cleis Press, 2008)
  • “Native Tongue” — Best Lesbian Erotica 2008 (Cleis Press, 2008)
  • “Cherry Bottom” — The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica (Running Press, 2007)
  • “Entry Point” — Best American Erotica (Simon and Schuster, 2007) 
  • “Jane’s Bonds” — Best Bondage Erotica 2 (Cleis Press, 2005)

Game Design

  • Contributions to: Grimmerspace, Kobold Guide to Monsters, Shadow of the Demon Lord, Torment: Tides of Numenera, Cats of Catthulhu, The Ultimate Micro RPG Book, Vault of Magic, and more.
  • It’s Only Magic
  • We are All Mad Here
  • Predation
  • Your Best Game Ever
  • Invisible Sun
  • Numenera
  • Torment: Tides of Numenera — The Explorer’s Guide
  • The Devil’s Dandy Dogs
  • Tidal Blades: The Roleplaying Game
  • The Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game
  • No Thank You, Evil!