ashleigh rajala

An award-winning fiction writer and indie role-playing game designer (Minor Arcana Games), Ashleigh lives and works in Surrey, BC, on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples. (she/her)

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selected publications & projects

“Minor Arcana: Monsters & Echoes” urban fantasy / paranormal romance novella series unfolding one “episode” at a time

“Lost in the Woods” mini-escape room-style puzzle game available at itch.io

“The Village Fête” table-top role-playing game (TTRPG) available at itch.io

“Catnap” solo micro-role-playing game available at itch.io

“The Carter County PTA” table-top role-playing game (TTRPG) available at itch.io

“The Palm Reader” short fiction at Landing Zone Magazine. Nominated for 2021’s “Best of the Net.”

“Millennial Gothic” short fiction at Button Eye Review

“The Mysterious Man in Black” murder mystery party game available at itch.io

“Trev’s Books: Unpacking My Grandfather’s Library” personal zine available on issuu

“A Breach at Stronghold” murder mystery party game available at itch.io

“Museum of the Western World” parody art zine available on issuu (collaboration with Amy Rajala)

“Inspire Courage Crafts” character creation blurbs for gaming accessories

Black Budgie Zine Distro open on Etsy

“Nineties Kid” flash fiction at Every Day Fiction

“Unmasked!” short fiction in Crab Fat Literary Magazine

“Working Title” short fiction in WomenArts Quarterly Journal and Quarter Castle Chronicles. Winner of the Quarter-Castle Publishing Short Story Contest.

“Ticker Tape Kings” short fiction in the Redwing: Speculative Fiction Takes Flight anthology

“so we’ve yet to find a decent map with south sudan” blog post featured on Freshly Pressed

“Kings Cross” novel excerpt in ROOM

“Game of Thrones Irreverent Recaps” review blog

“Scenes from a Road Movie” short fiction in The Steel Chisel

“Madrid, Before a Recession” poetry in Ataraxia

“The Stars / Les Étoiles” short fiction in SAD Magazine. Winner of the SAD Magazine Fantasy Fiction Contest.

“Coal Dust” novel excerpt in Sassafras Literary Magazine

“A Live Studio Audience” flash fiction in the Kudzu Review

“Waiting” (director) short film produced by Bus Stop Productions / Langara Film Arts (Official Selection Stepping Stone Film Festival, Ferndale Film Festival) (written by Robyn Thomas)

“My Top Ten Antiheroes” blog post from Celluloid Heroes (reposted to Sandpaper Blues). Featured on imdb.com.

“The Duende’s in the Details” short memoir at the re:moved project

“Commuter School” poetry in Hacksaw Literary Arts Magazine

“The Year Without Hockey” (writer/director) short film produced by Quarter-Life Productions (Official Selection Hell’s Half-Mile Film Festival)

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