My name is Elliott Dunstan, and Iām an Ottawa-based poet, historian and author. If you ended up here, and youāre sure you arenāt lost, welcome! I mostly write about queer history, mental illness, trauma, and the concept of liminal places, lost things, missing pieces of stories, etc. (The prologue of Carmen Maria Machadoās
In The Dream House talks about the ātyranny of the archiveā; the way that certain perspectives and histories are either actively or passively erased, and thatās where my interests lie.) Iām also, not coincidentally, a Classics major who graduated in 2019.
Iām an independent author by choice, and here youāll find
links to my books, my
bibliography of works published elsewhere, and
my ongoing webnovels. Ghosts in Quicksilver is free to read, and the prequel work
After the Rain and Ruin is currently Patreon-exclusive, but will be posted in full once complete. (Both of these novels are part of the shared-world setting of
Alkimia Fables Pressā which will
officially launch with the
Chrysopoeia anthology.)
This site also has
my book reviews and essays, which⦠I would love to say follow any sort of consistent theme, but Iām easily distracted. Please do contact me if youāre interested in me reviewing or talking about something; I
donāt accept payment for reviews (beyond ARCs and review copies of books) so please keep that in mind. I post on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the exception of GIQ chapters (1st and 15th of the month) and
Genrefvckery monthly roundups (last day of the month).
If youād like to contact me, you can email me at
elliott.dunstan@gmail.com, or contact me on Twitter at
@elliottdunstan.
Third-person bio:
āElliott Dunstan is an Ottawa-based poet, historian and author, previously published in Bywords.ca and Renaissance Press, and currently running Alkimia Fables Press. Elliott is a mixed-race autistic trans man who tries to speak to all of these things in his novels and poetry, which can be found at elliottdunstan.com.ā
In the occasion that I do not provide one or the one I have provided is not appropriate, this one is available to use by any literary or media outlet.