Corinne Lewandowski’s bio and more . . .
Stories have always fascinated me. Books, television, radio and games always drawn me in the most with intricate stories. Or even just a good romp like the old Godzilla movies.
I enjoy twist endings in shows like The Twilight Zone. When I write something with a little twist I wonder “What would happen if things when that-a-way instead?” Curiosity also drives my writing in all genres, but especially science fiction. What if my characters lived in a world affected by certain traits, societal changes, geography or hardships? And what would they do when pressed to survive?
In the end it’s about building a world that the characters live in and sharing their experiences. The quirky, the diverse and the unusual can be as much in my stories as much as folks just trying to live and let live.
I hope you enjoy my stories!
Published Works (more at bottom of page)
“The Beat of a Different Drone” in Fairy Tales From The Rock, edited by Ellen Curtis and Erin Vance, pgs 99-129.
Only Deities Need Apply “ in Mythology From The Rock, edited by Ellen Curtis and Erin Vance pgs 97-116.
“The Final Invasion” in Pulp Science Fiction From The Rock, edited by Ellen Curtis and Erin Vance , pgs 193-217.
“Family Business” in Dystopia From The Rock, edited by Ellen Curtis and Erin Vance, pgs 240-258.
eBooks and Print books
Dark Flashes: A collection of dark and twisted short fiction (print and eBook)
The Beat of a Different Drone - a LGBTI twist on Cinderella (eBook)
Only Deities Need Apply - funny urban fantasy with deities in the food court trying to help a human (eBook)
All available wide Apple, Kobo, Smashwords, Amazon, Overdrive and more.
The Beat of a Different Drone Cinz’s life has gotten worse since her mum died. She‘s trapped in deep debt and her step-mother and step-sisters fill her waking hours taking up their slack in the corporate cleaning company. Her bestie Lela Bianco swears she needs to meet the corporations owner at the DJ ESZ Spectacular to pitch the Cinz’s cleaning drones. What the two have to do with each other, Cinz doesn’t know. Going to her step-sisters’ favorite DJ’s event is not her idea of fun. Maybe she can snag a free meal?
Only Deities Need ApplyDeities are hanging around the food court at Scotia Square Mall figuring out which human to help. Only Mimi never asked for any help!
Family Business is a dystopian short story about the character of Squib and their struggles to get ahead in The Towers - you only eat, work and get meds beyond the basics based on what you earn.
A Trio of Creepy Flash Fiction
A wee collection with three creep flash fiction stories - “Cut Throat’s Wife”, “The Gardener”, and “The Painter” . Pirates, Something Else and Aliens. Oh my! Available on Amazon and Wide! All stories from A Trio are included in Dark Flashes!
Family Business and A Trio of Creepy Flash Fiction stories are now ALL included in Dark Flashes!
Info on buying my eBooks is below . . .
Recognition and Reviews . . .
Recognition and Reviews
Reviews
Dark Flashes
“Precise word choices take you down some cerebrally dark trails, leaving you wanting more, letting your mind linger on the possibilities of "What next..." as you set the book down (if you can).” - Colin MacKenize, educator
“This is a lovely collection of well-written worlds. Each story is accompanied by author notes on the story's origin, which you don't want to skip - I found my favourite nugget in there - "Swaths of trees were gone. Crows caw-caw-cawed from the tops of trees that had once touched the sky but now had only six-feet-tall trunks remaining. My soul aches to this day." (From Sorrow of Souls: Kernel of the Poem).”
- Jennifer Shelby, author of Care and Feeding of Your Little Banned Bookstore
“It is difficult to select a favorite, so I am going to say that, overall, I enjoyed this collection. It was a quick but satisfying read, and if you have yet to read any of Lewandowski’s other works, this is more than enough to whet your appetite.” - Nicole Little, author of Roxy Buckles and the Flight of the Sparrow
“I've read other books by this author. This one is my favorite so far!” - Liza, Amazon review
“Your book is strange and wonderful, as a dabbling writer myself I am truly humbled. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys dark and meaningful art.” - Karine Bourassa, Facebook review
Pulp Science Fiction From The Rock (includes my story The Final Invasion)
“This is a highly entertaining anthology. The editors asked for stories faithful to pulp fiction but with modern twists that subvert, or perhaps I should say “transcend” its limitations. The writers delivered. For them as likes old-fashioned SF it is a wonderful bunch of stories. And for them as wants to avoid the same-old, same-old, there is an abundance of original touches. Best of both worlds if you ask me. I had gleeful good fun reading this. Maybe my tastes are bizarre to the point of being uniquely unique, but I doubt it. Strongly suspect many people are going to love this anthology as much as I do, which is my subtle way of saying I recommend this book!”
P.S. “The Rock” of the title is, of course, slang for Newfoundland.”
—-Amazing Stories Clubhouse Review by R. Graeme Cameron
Awards
“The Sorrow of Souls”, poem, was published in the magazine Polar Borealis #27. The magazine won a 2024 Aurora Award (CFSFFA).
Recipient of Engen Books’ title of Rocker
““Rocker” (or alternatively, Rock Star), a title reserved for From the Rock authors who have proven themselves proficient at each of the three main categories of genre fiction: science-fiction, fantasy, and horror. " - Engen Books
Joyce Hsia Memorial Poetry Prize Winner (a recipient)
Publications include:
“Hunched”, poem in Open Heart Forgery poetry journal March 2025
“Progression of Winter”, haiku encased in ice for display at Poets on Ice, Dartmouth Ice Festival 2025
Dark Flashes: A Collection of Dark and Twisted Short Fiction (2024) Corinne Lewandowski
“The Sorrow of Souls”, poem, in magazine Polar Borealis #27. The magazine won an Aurora Award 2024 (The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association)
“Bad Moon”, shortlisted and published winner in Federation of BC Writers Literary Contest 2022
“Efficiencies”, 4th place in Round 1 of NYC Midnight Microfiction Challenge (250-words)
“Only Deities Need Apply” in Mythology From The Rock (Engen Books)
“Family Business” in Dystopia From The Rock (Engen Books) Bestseller! on Amazon
“The Final Invasion” in Pulp Science Fiction From The Rock (Engen Books) Bestseller! on Amazon
“Making Friends” received Honourable Mention in NYC Midnight’s 250 Word Microfiction Challenge (Nov 2020)
“The Gardener” received Honourable Mention in NYC Midnight's Microfiction Challenge (May 2020)
Loose Connections Anthology (two poems in this collection)
Remembrance Day Audio Special (Seaside FM) Co-written with John Percy
Over 300 radio ads written
Want to join my group of readers?
New subscribers will receive some free stories from me just for joining. As an ongoing subscriber, you don’t just get to stay up to date on my writing. You’re eligible for contests and getting other perks!
In the future, opportunities will exist for subscribers to be part of my:
Beta Reading Team - Reading stories before published and providing suggestions) or
Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) Team - Read and post reviews of works before they are published.
- Corinne
A bit about Corinne . . .
Corinne lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada with her wife and two cats. Corinne enjoys writing in the SF and fantasy genres, playing games, and prefers BBQing with charcoal. Corinne’s published works include stories in Mythology From the Rock, Pulp Science-Fiction from The Rock and Dystopia From The Rock. Her flash fiction has placed well in both NYC Midnight’s and Engen Books’ Kit Sora Flash Fiction Photography Contests. She is an LGBTI author. Her current WIP is an SF alien first contact novel with a lesbian protagonist.
Three of the many Things that she also enjoys . . .
Toblerone and Toffiee are evvvvvil chocolates that must be disposed of quickly and in great quantity!
PEZ dispensers are flippin’ cool and I’ve been collecting them for years.
Making Italian pasta dishes with wonderful parm from scratch. Yummmmies.
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