I’ve got to do something about it.' Constantine had been working with the concept and characters of Wraeththu since the late 1970s. She came to the decision to throw herself into writing when, working at the library, she came to a realization: 'This is it for the rest of my life. Her primary day-job was working at the Stafford public library.Ĭonstantine began her serious writing career by writing a novel which became the Wraeththu trilogy, ( The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, The Bewitchments of Love and Hate, The Fulfillments of Fate and Desire, collectively known as the Wraeththu Chronicles). She later cited her years in this scene as a strong influence for her Wraeththu series, explaining to an interviewer that the people around her 'were all very androgynous' and to her 'seemed like fantasy creatures'. In the early 1980s, she joined the Goth sub-culture in and around Birmingham, eventually developing friendships with several bands and later managing a few. I simply had a natural impulse to make things up and it's been part of me all my life.' Education and pre-writing career Īfter completing her primary education, Constantine entered art school, but decided to leave before completing her degree, frustrated with the institution's disdain for figurative art. 'I embellished reality always and often got into trouble for it. 'Before I learned to write as a young child, I made stories up in my head', she told an interviewer in 2017. She began creating stories and art at an early age, devising make-believe worlds and writing sequels to Greek and Roman myths. The author, who chose the pen name Storm Constantine, was born 12 October 1956 in Stafford, Staffordshire. In addition to her work as a writer, Constantine headed Immanion Press, an independent publishing company she founded in 2003 to publish both her own back catalogue and works of other niche fiction and non-fiction writers. Her debut novel, The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award, and subsequently her work was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Locus Award and the Otherwise Award. She was the author of over 30 published novels and non-fiction books (often examining issues of sex and gender ), plus numerous other publications, including magical grimoires.

Storm Constantine (12 October 1956 – 14 January 2021) was a British science fiction and fantasy author, primarily known for her Wraeththu series, which began as one trilogy but has spawned many subsequent works.īeginning in the 1980s, Constantine's short stories appeared in dozens of genre fiction magazines and anthologies.

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