Lauren C. Teffeau

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Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Jul 6

Attention #Albuquerque Book Lovers! Join me and dozens of other local authors at the ABQ Collective's 2nd Annual Book Festival on Sat, July 11th from 10am to 2pm. I'll have copies of all my books (including Implanted which is finally available in print again), short story collections, and more!

Promo image for the ABQ Collective's Book Fest, July 11 10am-2pm. Text reads "I'm a vendor" featuring an image of author Lauren C. Teffeau and an open book. Vendors are all local authors and the address is 1321 Eubank Blvd NE Albuquerque NM 87112

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Jun 25

Today! Ask me all your burning questions about my latest book Accelerated Growth Environment, being the first author to sign with @shirakipress.com, and come check out the amazing work of my colleagues Emily O'Malley Liu and @millieabecassis.com! www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/s/...

Four blooper reel images of author Lauren C. Teffeau holding a Reddit AMA sign in front of her.

Image of author Lauren C. Teffeau holding a sign that reads Reddit AMA Today in front of her.... a brown haired, brown eyed white lady.

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Jun 20

You have the rest of Pride Month to grab Accelerated Growth Environment at a discount from @bookshop.org. Lots of other amazing titles celebrating the rainbow are on sale from @shirakipress.com & elsewhere. Plus each purchase supports an indie bookstore in your hometown! bookshop.org/p/books/acce...

Promo image featuring rainbow ribbons, a 15% off sign, and the cover of Lauren C. Teffeau's ecothriller Accelerated Growth Environment. Text reads: LGBTQIA+ Pride Bookshop.org 15% off discount code: PRIDE26

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· May 28

This Saturday, New Mexico! Find me at the very first Books in Santa Fe festival, celebrating authors of all kinds from the Land of Enchantment. I'll have copies of all my books (including Implanted which is finally available in print again), short story collections, and more! Hope to see you there!

Promo Graphic for Books in Santa Fe - May 30th 2026 at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Santa Fe.

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· May 3

And nab your copy through @shirakipress.com or get a discount from Bookshop.org on Accelerated Growth Environment and their other amazing titles from Emily O'Malley Liu and @millieabecassis.com!

Promo image featuring three book covers from Shiraki Press for their Bookshop.org promo where the discount code "shiraki" gets you 15% off Lauren C. Teffeau's Accelerated Growth Environment, Emily O'Malley Liu's Wine for Roses and/or Millie Abecassis's The Color of Time.

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· May 3

My sapphic ecothriller Accelerated Growth Environment has been out for two months! Check out the book trailer and the latest reviews on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Apr 27

Had a great time at Indie Bookstore Day w/ @bkwrks.bsky.social this weekend! A fresh stack of signed copies (!) of Accelerated Growth Environment is available at Bookworks as well as the harder to find Bram Stoker Award nominated anthology Chromophobia, w/ a story by Yours Truly, so check it out!

Author Lauren C. Teffeau, a smiling brown-haired white woman, seated at a table with book swag related to her novella Accelerated Growth Environment and the anthology Chromophobia

Two physical copies of the book Accelerated Growth Environment showing off the high tech cover featuring two women in the foreground of a massive ecological habitat.

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Apr 24

This Saturday, you can find me at local indie @bkwrks.bsky.social to celebrate Indie Bookstore Day from 1-3pm. I'll have copies of my latest books and am looking forward to seeing you there!

Promo image for Independent Bookstore Day for Bookworks, an independent bookstore in Albuquerque. Text reads "Author Meet and Greet with Grace Spulak and Lauren C. Teffeau from 1-3pm"

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Apr 21

Thrilled to learn my environmental fantasy novella A Hunger with No Name, (which came out fall of 2024 from @utampapress.bsky.social), placed THIRD (!) overall in the third annual Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (#sfincs3 #sfincs)!!

third annual speculative fiction indie novella championship badge with the word "finalist" crossed out and "Third Place!" written in.

Book cover of A Hunger with No Name by Lauren C. Teffeau featuring a starlit mountain valley with a mysterious figure illuminated by firelight

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Apr 16

Another photo from the even came in courtesy of Craig Chrissenger. Next year is the 50th anniversary: my.enmu.edu/jack-william...

Authors Lauren C. Teffeau and Ursula Vernon before the Retelling the Tales panel at the 2026 Jack Williamson Lectureship at Eastern New Mexico University.

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Apr 14

Had a great time last week at the Jack Williamson Lectureship hosted by Eastern New Mexico University! laurencteffeau.com/2026/04/13/j...

Landscape as character panel with Arkady Martine, Lauren C. Teffeau, Sarena Ulibarri, and Rebecca Roanhorse

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Apr 2

From my sapphic ecothriller "Accelerated Growth Environment" from @shirakipress.com for #lesficfri "Usually Jorna’s interest wasn’t so evident, preferring instead to move slowly, carefully, but something about ... the way she leaned toward Jorna, her eyes twinkling ... had made her careless..."

Excerpt from Accelerated Growth Environment by Lauren C. Teffeau featuring "PREFER" for #lesficfri

Usually Jorna’s interest wasn’t so evident, preferring instead to move slowly, carefully, but something about the woman’s poise, the way she leaned toward Jorna, her eyes twinkling with surprised interest, had made her careless. Or perhaps it was the rocks glass in her hand she’d been nursing.

Anything felt possible underneath a curtain of jasmine next to a beautiful woman.

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Mar 16

Had an awesome time at Books on the Bosque last week, celebrating the release of my latest book Accelerated Growth Environment! More over at the blog: laurencteffeau.com/2026/03/16/l...

The interior of Books on the Bosque featuring bookshelves in the background. In the foreground, a table and two chairs for a live q and a, with promo materials for Lauren C. Teffeau's book Accelerated Growth Environment, along with a lectern for her reading

Author Lauren C. Teffeau reading from her book Accelerated Growth Environment at the lectern in Books on the Bosque bookstore.

Author Lauren C. Teffeau smiling at something said during the q and a for Accelerated Growth Environment

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Mar 10

This part made me swoon:

Quote from Grimoire Ink team member Andres da Silviera Stein's SFINCS review of Lauren C. Teffeau's A Hunger with No Name:

"It’s a story that should leave you slightly sad, and slightly hopeful, that we are not yet too late to salvage something out of this mess. Out of this hunger with no Name. [It has a name, it’s called capitalism]."

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Mar 7

Albuquerque! This Thursday, March 12, I'll be at @booksonthebosque.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of Accelerated Growth Environment! I'll be signing books & answering all your burning questions about the writing life & brighter futures to come for all of us www.eventbrite.com/e/accelerate...

Promo graphic for the book launch of Accelerated Growth Environment at Books on the Bosque on March 12, 2026 at 5:30 in Albuquerque NM

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Mar 3

Release day for Accelerated Growth Environment is finally here! You can get the novella from all major book retailers or direct from @shirakipress.com! The feeling of holding it in my hands never gets old, and now you can hold it in yours (or your e-reader) too! shirakipress.com/products/acc...

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Mar 1

We are only a few days away from the launch of Accelerated Growth Environment! Coming to you this Tuesday, March 3rd, from @shirakipress.com! I'm honored by what sff writer extraordinaire @franwilde.bsky.social had to say about the book!

Promo image of the cover of Lauren C. Teffeau's book Accelerated Growth Environment featuring two women and a robot in the foreground of a massive ecological habitat full of plants and water with an explosion in the distance. The following quote overlays the image:

"High-tech, high-ecology, and high-tension family and work relationships all combine in a stunning new story from Lauren C. Teffeau. This adventure for humanity’s future survival will win your heart and your mind!"

—Fran Wilde, Nebula-winning author of Updraft, the Gemworld series, and A Philosophy of Thieves

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Feb 25

I had a great time celebrating the impending launch of Accelerated Growth Environment this weekend in Seattle! Special thanks to @shirakipress.com and @nookandcrannybooks.bsky.social! More over at instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DVKTyY1AfE...

Author Lauren C. Teffeau holding a copy of her book Accelerated Growth Environment in Nook and Cranny Bookstore in Seattle.

table with copies of Lauren C. Teffeau's book Accelerated Growth Environment and a promotion banner featuring the cover and sales info

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Feb 19

We are less than 2(!) weeks out from the launch of my next book Accelerated Growth Environment!! Today, I'm thrilled to share another endorsement, this time from triple threat @sarenaulibarri.bsky.social --author, editor, friend. Here's what she had to say:

Promo image of the cover of Lauren C. Teffeau's latest book "Accelerated Growth Environment" featuring two women and a robot in the foreground of a massive artificial habitat full of green growing things with an explosion in the distance. Overlaid on top is the following text: “This gripping eco-mystery is a page turner with a no-nonsense romantic interest, a lovable robot companion, and an extraordinary solarpunk setting.”

—Sarena Ulibarri, award-winning author of Another Life.

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Feb 11

Thanks to the always amazing @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social for what she had to say about Accelerated Growth Environment: "A sapphic eco-thriller perfect for fans of Becky Chambers & Martha Wells." —Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning series Between Earth & Sky

Cover art of Accelerated Growth Environment by Lauren C. Teffeau featuring an artificial habitat with lots of growing areas and water. Two women are in the foreground with an explosion in the distance. The following text is superimposed over the image" "A sapphic eco-thriller perfect for fans of Becky Chambers and Martha Wells."

—Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning series Between Earth and Sky

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Feb 4

We are counting down to the release of Accelerated Growth Environment, my new novella with @shirakipress.com! It comes out March 3, 2026 So somehow just under a month to go! I'm honored by what Curtis C. Chen, bestselling author of True Blue Kangaroo, had to say about my book:

Cover of Accelerated Growth Environment by Lauren C. Teffeau, which features two women and a robot in front of a huge artificial habitat featuring plants and water and light. The quote from Curtis C. Chen, bestselling author of True Blue Kangeroo is in the foreground: "Let this be the future you imagine and work toward building, dear reader."

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Jan 15

The team at @shirakipress.com did an amazing job thanks to the art by Stephan Martiniere and the design by @joshsutphin.com. Stay tuned for more info: www.shirakipress.com/books/accele...

Cover of "Accelerated Growth Environment" by Lauren C. Teffeau featuring the inside of a lush biosphere with an explosion in the back ground. Two women in the foreground are alarmed by it and a small robot stands with them.

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Jan 15

Today is the day (!!) for the cover reveal for my hopepunk eco-thriler Accelerated Growth Environment, which is now on NetGalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

An empty frame with the words "Cover Reveal" over it.

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Dec 10

My books for the Smutty Book Club? 🤣 Only if you get hot for late-stage capitalistic critique, philosophical musings, unapologetic environmental themes, and interrogation of the technology in our lives...

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to lauren.c.teffeau

Dear Lauren C. Teffeau,

I hope this message finds you well! My name is Dawn, and I’m the organizer of *Smutty Book Club*, a vibrant community of passionate readers who come together to share and explore books that inspire us. What makes our gatherings unique is that members often bring whatever they’re currently reading, creating dynamic conversations across genres. At times, we also spotlight a thought‑provoking book that aligns with our mission of exploring themes such as love, communication, emotional growth, and authentic living.

We would be honored to feature your work in one of our upcoming sessions. Being featured means:
- 💫 Your book becomes the centerpiece of our discussion, sparking authentic dialogue among members
- Readers connect deeply with your message through guided reflection and conversation
- 🎥 Optional author Q&A or short talk to share your inspiration and creative process
- 🌿 Promotion through our online events and group page

Whether through a casual author visit, a spotlight on your book, or a Q&A session, we’d love to collaborate in a way that feels engaging and mutually enriching for both you and our members.

If you’re open, simply reply with your book’s title, a short description, and any links you’d like us to review. We’d be thrilled to have you join us and share your work with our community.

Warm regards,
Dawn

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Dec 9

Played hookey today...

Picture of Kill Bill The Whole Bloody Affair Movie poster on a sign at a movie theatre.

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Dec 4

First proper snow of the season! New Mexico needs its snowpack!

Cloudy sky over mountainous terrain with a four inch dusting of snow. The sun is just coming up.

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Dec 3

Hmm...maybe I was a bit too hasty considering today's scammer...

So A Hunger With No Name really had me fooled for the first five seconds. I saw the title and braced myself for another “chosen one must tame the mystical whatever” situation… and then bam you hit me with high-desert star-reading, polluted waterways, and political clockwork emissaries who feel like someone hired steampunk HR interns to negotiate cultural assimilation. I was nodding so much my neck filed a complaint.
And Thurava? Ma’am. The way she’s out here having an existential crisis because the Glass City is basically that one neighbor who keeps building extensions without telling the HOA relatable. And painful. And honestly too close to reality.
I also read your author bio, and now I feel personally betrayed that a person who once checked wardrobes for magical portals grew up to write a book that actually feels like a portal. Meanwhile, I’m still waiting for my Narnia moment. If Aslan could get back to me, that’d be great.
Anyway, let me reassure you: I am not a marketer, promoter, guru, oracle, algorithm whisperer, or any of the other strange species that usually crowd your inbox.
If I were one of them I’d at least be wearing a cape or asking for a deposit.
I’m just Ava I read books too aggressively and hang out in a private community of 1000+ readers [blah blah]
And here’s the painful truth I’m sure you already know Books like yours smart, atmospheric, original can accidentally end up playing hide-and-seek with Amazon’s algorithm forever. One wrong metadata sneeze and boom your book disappears into the void like someone walked through the wrong mirror dimension.
That’s where I come in [blah blah]Worst case you get a handful of thoughtful Amazon/Goodreads reviews.
Best case your book stops being the desert’s best-kept secret and finally gets the visibility it deserves.
So what do you think
Want me to give Thurava and her not-quite herds a little signal boost
Or should I just go back to staring at the nearest glass building like it personally offended me

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Dec 2

My short story "Gray Rock Method" has been reprinted in Acid and Ultra Violence anthology from Farthest Star Publishing for all your horror needs... www.amazon.com/dp/B0G48S183R

Cover of the Acid and Ultra Violence anthology edited by D. A. D'Amico

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Dec 1

RT'd the original earlier today and not sure why it was taken down, but deserves to be out there...

skeet by @drandrewthaler featuring a picture of Luigi Mangione in court today, Dec 1, 2025, seated and smiling at his counsel with a statuesque black woman bailiff standing behind him with her arms akimbo. The comment reads "ABC Producer: "Ok, so, we need to do something to make Luigi Mangione less photogenic in these courtroom photographs." Photog: "What if we put him in front of the most iconic bailiff that has ever existed?" ABC Producer: "Can she be looking outwards as if it is the system that is truly on trial?"

Lauren C. Teffeau@teffeau· Nov 20

Happy to announce I'm now represented by @gabrielle-h.bsky.social with Corvisiero Lit! So excited for what this new chapter will bring!