C. S. E. Cooney

@csecooney

World Fantasy Award-winning author of SAINT DEATH’S DAUGHTER & BONE SWANS. Audiobook narrator. Bandcamp: Brimstone Rhine. Repped by RHA Literary.

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C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· 8d

We had the BEST game night at @ybbookstore.bsky.social, which is adorable! We met new friends, watched their wizards grow, and judged them like judgy aliens. *** Curious? Check out NEGOCIOS INFERNALES at @outlandent.bsky.social! outlandentertainment.com/products/neg...

Game night at Your Brother's Bookstore in Evansville, Indiana. Player Jenna (left), game designer Carlos (middle), and player Mark (right) make alien sign through the front window.

Game night at Your Brother's Bookstore in Evansville, Indiana. Player Jenna (left), game designer Carlos (middle), and player Mark (middle right), and player Gabe (far right), pose as aliens in front of store.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· 9d

2/2 Infernal Tour: Chicago, IL THURSDAY 8/6 Broadview Public Library 6:30-8:45 "Infernal Salon" workshop followed by open mic 2226 S. 16th Ave. Broadview, IL 60155 FRIDAY/SATURDAY 8/7-8/8 Heathen Ink Tattoo Shop 4-8 PM NEGOCIOS INFERNALES game play 9040 Ogden Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513

White poster featuring colorful cards from the "Deck of Destiny," the card deck mechanic in the TTRPG Negocios Infernales. The text describes upcoming events in Chicago this week:

The Infernal Tour
COMES TO
CHICAGOLAND!
*
WHO: Game designers and Science Fiction and Fantasy writers, Carlos Hernandez and C. S. E. Cooney

WHAT: The No Shush Salon presents: The Infernal Salon!
Broadview Public Library

WHERE: District - 2226 S. 16th Ave.
Broadview, IL 60155

WHEN:
Thursday
August 6, 2026 6:30- 8:45pm
This month's open mic has a twist!

With the Deck of Destiny participants will draw spooky card prompts, create, then anyone comfortable with sharing their infernally inspired works, can do so at the open mic portion of the evening.

WHAT? Negocios Infernales the TTRPG!

WHERE? Heathen Ink - 9040 Ogden Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513

WHEN? Friday & Saturday August 7 8 8, 2026
4:00- 8:00pm

Two sessions in each time slot, 4 players in each session. First come, first play!

Description of TTRPG:
The Spanish Inquisition...
Interrupted by Aliens!

Welcome to Negocios Infernales, the game where making an infernal bargain is the best and worst decision you've ever made.

In the country of Espada, Reina Resoluta was about to sign religious persecution into law - that is, until well-meaning aliens arrived to save humanity from itself. Now, Espada's secret "wizards" - that's you - have bargained for strange powers, presumably for the good of the nation. No GM, no prep, not even dice: instead, the Deck of Destiny will decide your fate and inspire your roleplay!

TTRPG Negocios Infernales that was co-designed by Carlos Hernandez and C. S. E. Cooney with illustrations by Bek Huston & published by Outland Entertainment.
outlandentertainment.com

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· 9d

1/1 Infernal Tour: Evansville, Indiana TONIGHT 8/3, 5:30: Your Brother's Bookstore Running Negocios Infernales! FREE! 3-4 hour game time! SNACKS! yourbrothersbookstore.com TOMORROW 8/4, 6 PM: Q&A followed by "Infernal Salon" workshop at Evansville Public Library! events.evpl.org/event/16878870

Black poster featuring game designers Carlos Hernandez (top) and C. S. E. Cooney (bottom) dressed as aliens in silver lamé, promoting their game NEGOCIOS INFERNALES. Also featured: NEGOCIOS INFERNALES game box image: the back of a card featuring one half alien, one half renaissance monarch. Gold text on black reads: "Come Play with the Creators! Your Brother's Bookstore / August 3rd, 5:30 PM, 100 N First Ave

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· 11d

Here we are at Games on Demand at GENCON. In 15 minutes, we will run a game of NEGOCIOS INFERNALES! If you don’t make it today, maybe you’ll join us tomorrow—from 6 PM to 10 PM. Today we’re playing from 4 till 8.

Authors and game designers C.S.E., Cooney and Carlos Hernandez, dressed in silver lamé and silver deelie boppers, eagerly await players for their TTRPG NEGOCIOS INFERNALES at Games on Demand at GenCon.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Jul 1

Our Carlos Hernandez has a new NOVELETTE out (his words: "my weird story about birding with bluetooth-enabled eyes") in @clarkesworldmagazine.com: a market he's always loved and admired! With Thomas Ha, R.S.A. Garcia, R.L. Meza, K. J. Khan, Ju Chu, & Fiona Moore! clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

The cover to Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 238. A person stands center of an umber field, amongst gigantic, decrepit satellite dishes. There is a turquoise sky full of stars and planets. The names of the fiction contributors are in white across the bottom: Thomas Ha, R.S.A. Garcia, R.L. Meza, K. J. Khan, Ju Chu, Fiona Moore, and Carlos Hernandez.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· May 1

Ah! So cool! @drmaryccrowell.bsky.social has released her Year 9 Patreon album on @bandcamp.com! She's got a BUNCH of songs she wrote for Inktober, inspired by card draaws from the deck of our ttrpg NEGOCIOS INFERNALES!

A screenshot of Dr. Mary Crowell's bandcamp page for her digital album "Mary Crowell's Patreon Year Nine." This includes song titles and a cartoon image of the musician in a green dress, biting her nail and looking deliciously wicked.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Apr 13

Dear Chicago! On Friday I’ll be in you with my beloved Caitlyn Paxson! We are doing a BOOK EVENT on Friday at CITY LIT BOOKS, and oh we would love to see you! Tell your Chicago friends! JOIN US! SPREAD THE WORD! www.citylitbooks.com/events/46079...

Authors C. S. E. Cooney and Caitlyn Paxson (left to write) in Artemis Books and Goods in Traverse City, Michigan. Cooney carries a pink copy and yellow copy of her fantasy paperbacks SAINT DEATH’S DAUGHTER and SAINT DEATH’S HERALD respectively, and Paxson carries a pale green paperback of her fantasy rom-com A WIDO’S
CHARM.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Mar 9

Latest blog & newsletter! I get to tour with Caitlyn Paxson as she launches her beautiful book A WIDOW'S CHARM throughout Ottawa, Toronto, Stratford, Traverse City & Chicago! (She starts in PEI but I'll join her in Ottawa!) csecooney.com/2026/03/09/m... csecooney.substack.com/p/march-mayh...

A poster for Caitlyn Paxson's A Widow's Charm book tour. Orange on the top 2/3ds, a light lime-yellow on the bottom third. The text reads: A Widow's Charm US Book Tour. Caitlyn Paxson in conversation with C. S. E. Cooney / Traverse City, MI / April 12 / 2 PM ET / Artemis Books an Goods . Chicago, IL / April 17th / 6:30 PM ET / CityLit Books. On the top left is an author pic of Caitlyn Paxson. Top center is a graphic of A Widow's Charm book cover, top right is an author pic of C. S. E. Cooney.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Feb 22

Dear friends, if you want some dark and deadly big-mood blizzard companionship, look no further than our ELDRITCH WINTER virtual reading today at 2:30 EST! Stream us live at twitch.tv/csecooney! Join the chat for lively and appreciative discourse! LOOKIT THAT LINEUP!

A poster for "Eldritch Winter: An Afternoon of Horrors"--a virtual reading hosted by C. S. E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez. Featuring authors Cassandra Khaw, Nicholas Kaufmann, Sarah Hans, Haralambi Markov, Christa Carmen, S.P. Miskowski, Jeffrey Thomas, and Mike Allen. Sunday February 22, 2:30-4:30 EST. "Eight Horror Authors read from their Newest Work." Join us on Twitch.tv/csecooney. Included in two columns to the left and right of the text are the authors bio pics. The background is slate gray. There is a graphic of a gloomy tree in the center of the poster.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Feb 18

Heads up, horror-lickers! Sun 2:30 EST: virtual reading w/ ELDRITCH GENIUSES: @mythicdelirium.bsky.social, @casskhaw.bsky.social, @sarahhans.bsky.social, @christaqua.bsky.social, @spmiskowski.bsky.social, @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social, Jeffrey Thomas & Haralambi Markov! Join us: twitch.tv/csecooney

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Feb 16

Friends! Wanna hang tonight? Keep us company as you do dinner, laundry, dishes (or while swing dancing in your living room)! Stream us on twitch.tv/csecooney! 6:30-8:30 EST. We're hosting the @ruadanbooks.bsky.social authors of the SINISTER SOCIETY antho! Don't need account to stream, only to CHAT!

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Jan 26

What an honor to be a part of these powerhouse poets! I'm excited for February 23rd! Maybe you'll come! 2 PM-4 PM! St. John's University. St. Augustine Hall, CCC Room, Second Floor.

Upper Right: St. John's University/the Lesley H and William L Collins College of Professional Studies

Top Center: Join us for a timely, thought-provoking conversation with three influential voices in contemporary poetry.

Middle Center: THE POWER OF POETIC IMAGINATION IN OUR TIME, moderated by Dr. Gregory A. Wilson, Professor, Arts and Humanities.

"A Conversation with Rhysling Award nominee Alie Trotta, World Fantasy Award-winning C. S. E. Cooney, and Connecticut State Poet Antoinette Brim-Bell, who will explore the vital role of poetry and the poetic imagination in an age of disinformation, AI-generated content, and media overload."

Bottom left: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026

2 PM-4 PM
St. Augustine Hall
CCC Room, 2nd Floor
Refreshments will be served

Bottom right: three bio pics of the featured poets in alphabetic order.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Jan 13

New letters to the world! Blog: csecooney.com/2026/01/13/n... Newsletter: substack.com/@csecooney/p...

Top of image: Maroon background with white writing that reads: "Not Yet Dawn, 13 Days into a New Year" / csecooney.substack/com / Yours Truly, C. S. E. Cooney.

Bottom of image: purple gradient background with a banner of book and game covers by C. S. E. Cooney, including Bone Swans, Desdemona and the Deep, Negocios Infernales, and Dark Breakers.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Dec 22

@solarisbooks.bsky.social asked me: - what book I wanted gifted this year - my favorite read of the year - what I'm looking forward to reading next year. My answers: - Rough Music: Folk Customs, Transgression, and Alternative Britain - A Widow's Charm - This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me

Red background with four graphics and some white text.

Top white text reads: "The Author and their books..."

Top left: author pic of C. S. E. Cooney in white dress, a flower grown, and yellow silk shawl. Top middle: hot pink paperback with black silhouette of a woman with plot notions caught up in her hair, title: SAINT DEATH'S DAUGHTER. Top right: hot yellow paperback with black silhouette of a woman with plot notions caught up in her hair, title: SAINT DEATH'S HERALD.

White text in the middle, separating the graphics: "The book they'd love for Xmas..."

Bottom graphic: a beige book cover with the title ROUGH MUSIC: Folk Customs, Transgression, and Alternative Britain, by Liz Williams.

Red background with two graphics and some white text.

Top white text reads: "Their favourite reads of 2025..."

Graphic of the turquoise book cover for Caitlyn Paxson's A WIDOW'S CHARM. Author name and title in cream. Small graphics of plot notions frame the cover: mushrooms, a skillet, a book, a gun, a candle.

White text in the middle, separating the graphics: "Their anticipated read of 2026..."

Bottom graphic: A turquoise and gold cover for THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME, by Ilona Andrews, with a great bird-like beast curving around the title.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Dec 5

Well, hello, darling. This means you are exactly 1/3 finished, aren't you? (If I'm a VERY good girl and finish within word count that is.) Next stop: the halfway mark at 50,000.

Black numbers and letters on a gray rectangle against a white background. The numbers and letters read: "33,334 words."

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Dec 5

New date for @solarisbooks.bsky.social's author talk between myself & Caskey Russell of DOOR ON THE SEA (Book One of The Raven & Eagle.) We'll be discussing the "Bravery of Hope" in fiction. December 18th: 7pm GMT 2pm EST--MY TIME! 11am PST Sign up at this link: crowdcast.io/c/f1ettu2z4728

Poster art for "Solaris Presents: The Bravery of Hope--with C. S. E. Cooney and Caskey Russell." White writing on a royal blue background. The other text reads: "Thursday 18th December 7 PM GMT / FREE - watch on Crowdcast Live or on Catch Up." There are two book covers depicted: a bright yellow cover with the black silhouette of a woman, with various plot elements caught in her high-piled hair, and the title: Saint Death's Herald, by C. S. E. Cooney"; and a black, white, read, and blue cover with the title: The Door on the SEa by Caskey Russell, and the proud depiction of a raven.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Dec 3

You never know what's going to remain of a first draft, but...

Image of purple background, with the words "Saint Death's Doorway" in fancy white script. Also the text Spring 2027, and the author's name C. S. E. Cooney in black. Also depicted, a skull and a hawk in a sort of ecru.

Above this image, the following text:

She had never imagined Bran Fiakhna’s mother. She had rather assumed the Sorceress Queen had hatched full-formed from an enormous raven’s egg. Nor had she imagined Bran Fiakhna’s father. If she had, doubtless she would have pictured him as some brazen-greaved hero or haloed saint, with a kink for fertilizing enormous raven eggs.
- Saint Death's Doorway, Chapter Seven, "Wolf Girl"
(It's a Datu and Pie chapter)

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Dec 1

New Yorkers & NYC adjacent (& anyone else interested): "Science Fiction at City Tech: Teaching, Researching & Archiving Sci-Fi at the New York City College of Technology, CUNY" is free & open to the public!!! Carlos Hernandez has a keynote at 4 PM tomorrow! openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/scienceficti...

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Nov 21

So happy that our game—NEGOCIOS INFERNALES—is available at @officialpax.bsky.social, at @studio2publishing.bsky.social! Booth 2951! We’re running our games through GAMES ON DEMAND in the RPG section of PAX U. Friday 2-6, Saturday 10-2, 2-6! Tell your friends!

Game designer C. S. E. Cooney stands near Negocios Infernales banner. Black and white banner, with line drawing of a card back: top half is an alien in Renaissance garb, bottom half is human queen in Renaissance garb.

Game designer Carlos Hernandez crouches in front of Negocios Infernales banner. Black and white banner, with line drawing of a card back: top half is an alien in Renaissance garb, bottom half is human queen in Renaissance garb.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Nov 21

Carlos Hernandez and I are running our GM-less collaborative TTRPG NEGOCIOS INFERNALES this weekend at @officialpax.bsky.social— Friday 10-2, 2-6, and Saturday 10-2, 2-6. Find us at GAMES ON DEMAND! Rooms 106 and 107, off the Arch Street entrance of Philadelphia Convention Center!

Alt text for poster:

Poster graphic for NEGOCIOS INFERNALES at PAX UNPLUGGED. Black and White image of a card back: an alien on one side, a queen in renaissance-era garb on the other.

The text reads Friday 10-2, 2-6, and Saturday 10-2, 2-6.
2-4 players. 4 hours. Teen +. Run by the designer.

“The Spanish Inquisition interrupted by aliens! Players play wizards who think they have sold their to the aliens in exchange for weird powers. They quest on behalf of Reina Resoluta to save Espada—or, depending on the luck of the draw, just to save their own skins. The core of the game is the “Deck of Destiny,” a custom deck of 70 cards that the players interpret to determine success, failures, and your fate. A GM-less, story-forward game that’s great for new role players and old hands alike.”

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Nov 17

Just an hour and twenty minutes till Carlos Hernandez and I get to feature the superstar Queen of Haunting herself, @christaqua.bsky.social, on our Twitch show... FICTION: IMPOSSIBLE! Join us live at 7 PM EST by tuning in to twitch.tv/csecooney, or catch up after on Youtube! Join the chat!

Author pic of Christa Carment: an Italian-American woman with brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a black shirt, and white-and-red patterned skirt, looking off into the distance against a backdrop of a green graveyard.

The cover art for Christa Carmen's horror novel HOW TO FAKE A HAUNTING. Yellow handwriting on a dark gray and black background, with a hand holding a melting, lit taper candle in its bare palm.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Nov 13

Fri., Nov 28th, 2 PM EST (7pm GMT), join us for @solarisbooks.bsky.social‘s next Solaris Presents event with myself & Caskey Russell. We’ll explore the Bravery of Hope in Fantasy worlds in crisis. Watch FREE wherever you are in the world. Live or on catch up: geni.us/SPCSECCK Hope to see you there!

Poster for the Bravery of Hope event. White lettering on red background. The images are the bright yellow book cover for SAINT DEATH’S HERALD by C. S. E. Cooney and the black, red, white, and blue cover for THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell. Text reads: “Solaris Presents The Bravery of Hope. With C.S.E. Cooney and Caskey Russell. Friday 28th November 7 PM GMT. Free —watch on crowdcast. Live or on catch up.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Nov 3

Tonight! 7 PM! On my TWITCH TV channel--https://www.twitch.tv/csecooney--I'm hosting guests of the SLAYFEST! With guest playwright Martin Jude Farawell, artistic director Grant Cartwright, & filmmaker Cheryl Eagan-Donovan! We'll be talking about this FREE FESTIVAL: Sun, Nov 9, 2-5 PM. Now SOLD OUT!

Poster for the "Shakespeare Slay Fest". Text includes: "Skullduggery / Season 2 / Sunday Nov 9th 2-5PM / Tickets free with RSVP / Theatrelap / The Atelier / 357 W. 36th Street. / 3rd Floor, NYC 10018 / Tickets and Info https://linktr.ee/shakeslayfest

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Oct 30

Packaging raffle prizes for the Shakespeare SlayFest! Lo, I have signed them! & BERIBBONED them! & included BONUS JEWELRY! (Why not dress like what you read? I do it all the time!) 1st: “cozy necromancy” bundle. 2nd: “short story” bundle. 3rd: “Spanish Inquisition… INTERRUPTED by ALIENS!” bundle!

Three book bundles by C. S. E. Cooney to give away as raffle prizes for the Shakespeare SlayFest. Three bundles of two books each, each bundle tied with ribbons and including a piece of jewelry.

First bundle: C. S. E. Cooney “cozy necromancy” starter pack: signed copies of the award-winning _Saint Death’s Daughter_, and _Saint Death’s Herald_, with a sparkly death’s head charm on a silver chain.

Second bundle: C. S. E. Cooney “short story” starter pack: signed copies of the award-winning Bone Swans, and also of _Dark Breakers_, with matching chandelier earrings!

Third bundle: “The Spanish Inquisition… INTERRUPTED by ALIENS!” bundle: a signed copy of _Infernal Bargains: Stories and Poems Inspired by the Deck of Destiny_, by C. S. E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez. Included: ALIEN EARRINGS!

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Oct 30

1/2 New newsletter and blog up! TL;DR? I gotta 10-min play in the Shakespeare SlayFest! Some of the creatives are appearing on my TWITCH CHANNEL for a PANEL! When? THIS MONDAY! What time? 7 PM EST! Where? www.twitch.tv/csecooney

Black background, red writing that says "Shakespeare SlayFest." This is the poster for the Shakespeare SlayFest, with the bust of Shakespeare in bright tunic and sunglasses, upended.
The text in white reads: "Hey Nonny Nonny!" (at the Shakespeare SlayFest). With the subtitle being "I'm in! That is, my PLAY is being produced! And an even smaller text that says: "csecooney.substack.com".

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Oct 27

Carlos & I had a really great game day yesterday. We playtested an iteration of @willalex.bsky.social’s slumber party RPG & our own RPG from @outlandent.bsky.social, NEGOCIOS INFERNALES. We played DICE MINER, a press-your-luck dice-drafting game. YAY! outlandentertainment.com/collections/...

Left to right: William Alexander, C. S. E. Cooney, and Carlos Hernandez, at a table laid out with the TTRPG Negocios Infernales.

William Alexander at a table role playing in the TTRPG Negocios Infernales.

Carlos Hernandez at a table, roleplaying in the TTRPG Negocios Infernales.

A table laid out with some of the cards and character sheets and other elements of the TTRPG Negocios Infernales.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Oct 20

Tonight on FICTION: IMPOSSIBLE, co-hosted by Carlos Hernandez & yours truly, @willalex.bsky.social kicks off his SUNWARD tour week! He'll read from his SF novel, talk about process & publishing & we'll all discuss books and games we've been liking recently. Join us 7 PM Eastern: twitch.tv/csecooney

Fiction: Impossible banner. Pale gray and red text on a gray and black background.

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Oct 18

Today in Brooklyn: @wedemandstories.bsky.social hosts a panel on DEATH REIMAGINED. With Leah Richarda, Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde, Micaiah Johnson & yours truly C. S. E. Cooney! Moderated by Puloma Mukherjee. Oct 18, 3-6, at the Hidden Door. 314 Dean Street Brooklyn, NY 11217. See you there!

Poster for WE DEMAND STORIES panel on DEATH REIMAGINED. Red background. Biopics Leah Richarda, Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde, Micaiah Johnson & C. S. E. Cooney! Text reads: Moderated by Puloma Mukherjee. Oct 18, 3-6, at the Hidden Door

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Oct 18

Look at these SWEET TINY FLYERS that Carlos Hernandez made for our event with @willalex.bsky.social next Thursday at @kewandwillow.bsky.social! Thurs, 10/23, 7-8PM Kew & Willow Bookstore 81-63 Lefferts Blvd. Kew Gardens, NY RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/in-conversat... We hope to see you!

C. S. E. Cooney holds an event flyer (graphic is the book cover for William Alexander’s SUNWARD) for book discussion at Kew and Willow that reads: WILLIAM ALEXANDER DISCUSSES HIS NEW BOOK (SUNWARD) WITH C. S. E. COONEY AND CARLOS HERNANDEZ
Thursday, 10/23/2025, 7-8PM
Kew and Willow Bookstore
81-63 Lefferts Blvd.
Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1728
The QR code leads to the RSVP here: https://events.humanitix.com/in-conversation-william-alexander-with-c-s-e-cooney-and-carlos-hernandez

An event flyer (graphic is the book cover for William Alexander’s SUNWARD) for book discussion at Kew and Willow that reads: WILLIAM ALEXANDER DISCUSSES HIS NEW BOOK (SUNWARD) WITH C. S. E. COONEY AND CARLOS HERNANDEZ
Thursday, 10/23/2025, 7-8PM
Kew and Willow Bookstore
81-63 Lefferts Blvd.
Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1728
The QR code leads to the RSVP here: https://events.humanitix.com/in-conversation-william-alexander-with-c-s-e-cooney-and-carlos-hernandez

C. S. E. Cooney@csecooney· Oct 13

Coming up, THURS, OCT 23rd! For SFI-FI LOVERS! A conversation with @willalex.bsky.social at @kewandwillow.bsky.social! Carlos Hernandez & I will be FLANKING Will with questions about the genre, his process, publishing, and his new book SUNWARD! Please RSVP HERE: kewandwillow.com/event/2025-1...