Martin Cahill

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-09-02

Martin Cahill is an American writer and publishing professional based in New York City, where he works as a marketing and publicity manager for the independent press Erewhon Books. A graduate of the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop (2014), he is also a member of Altered Fluid, a Manhattan-based speculative fiction writing collective. Cahill writes short fiction that blends fantasy, science fiction, and horror, often exploring transformation, grief, and found family. His stories have appeared in major genre venues including Lightspeed, Nightmare, Shimmer, Fireside, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Clarkesworld, where his story "An Urge to Create Honey" was published in 2022. His story "Godmeat" was selected for inclusion in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 anthology, a significant honor recognizing excellence in the genre that year. Beyond fiction, Cahill is an active critic and essayist, contributing reviews and commentary to outlets such as Book Riot, Strange Horizons, and a major bookseller's science fiction and fantasy blog, helping shape conversations around contemporary genre publishing. He has also contributed to tie-in and transmedia projects, including writing for Realm's audio drama Batman: The Blind Cut. Cahill's work is known for its emotional intensity and formal inventiveness, frequently mixing brutal circumstance with whimsical or tender imagery, a combination that has become something of a signature across his growing body of short fiction.

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Books

• Audition for the Fox (2025) · Audition for the Fox Core Canon

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 1 book
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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