Tucson Festival of Books

Sarah Gailey (they/them)


Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award and British Fantasy Award winner and bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. Gailey's fiction has been published in seven different languages and in dozens of international venues. They have written comics for Marvel, EC, and Boom! Studios, including many, multiple original series. They is the editor and publisher of "Stone Soup and Love Letters: Reasons To Be Alive." Their latest book, "Spread Me," is available in bookstores.

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Awards: Hugo Award, British Fantasy Award

Communities: LGBTQ+, Gender Nonconforming


Scheduled events:
Dark Entities
When darkness takes root, how do characters confront what lurks in the shadows and within themselves? In this session, authors Sarah Gailey, Nghi Vo, and Catriona Ward will explore the terrifying forces their protagonists must face and the impossible choices survival demands.

Commons 105 / Chemistry (Seats 217, Wheelchair accessible)
Sat, Mar 14, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)

Panelists: Sarah Gailey, Nghi Vo, Catriona Ward
Moderator: Alisa Alering
Barely Surviving (and Loving It)
Join Sarah Gailey, Rachel Harrison and Catriona Ward as they explore what it really means to survive when the nightmares won't go away. They will discuss how they craft protagonists who face impossible horrors, the many faces of survival, and why making it through the turmoil is in itself a victory.

UA Campus Store (Seats 250)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Sarah Gailey, Rachel Harrison, Catriona Ward
Moderator: Annie Boustead

Books:
Spread Me
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Tor Publishing Group
September 2025
ISBN 9781250387332
208 pages
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Just Like Home
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Tor Publishing Group
May 2023
ISBN 9781250174710
352 pages
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