Frances Boyle (she/her) is a Canadian author. Her most recent books are Openwork and Limestone (Frontenac House, 2022) and Light-carved Passages (Doubleback Books 2024). She has also written Tower, a Rapunzel-channeling novella (Fish Gotta Swim Editions, 2018), Seeking Shade, an award-winning short story collection (The Porcupine’s Quill, 2020), and Skin Hunger, a novel forthcoming in 2026. Recent and upcoming publications include work in Glass Poetry, The Ex-Puritan, PRISM international, The South Dakota Review, Ampersand and Obindo Magazine. Frances was raised on the Canadian prairies but has long made her home in Ottawa. She can be found on Instagram and X @francesboyle19 and on Blueskv @francesboyle19.bsky.social. Visit her website at www.francesboyle.com.