Cheryl Spanos writes short stories and fantasy novels for teens and adults. A former software engineer, she earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science and worked in computer-aided design and full-stack web development. In between, her life path veered into literary and artistic pursuits.
Her children’s fiction had been published in Hunger Mountain, Beyond Centauri, and Stories for Children magazine. The short story, “Are We There Yet?”, appeared in the 2014 California Writers Club Literary Review, and won Honorable Mention for Mainstream/Literary fiction in the Writer’s Digest 77th Annual Writing Competition. Her manuscript for a middle-grade fantasy, “Tougher than Dragon Hide”, won “Runner-Up for Children’s Fiction” in the 2008 San Francisco Writers Conference Contest. She lives in California with her adorable guinea pigs.
IT’S HERE! Look for her debut novel, Bedlam Bewitched, a contemporary teen romantasy set in a magical bookstore.
“ARE WE THERE YET?” (short fiction), The California Writers Club Literary Review, Summer 2014 
“BONES IN THE CELLAR” (short story), Hunger Mountain, Vermont College Journal of Fine Arts, Spring 2010 
“HOLEY VOLE-Y” (short story), Stories for Children Magazine, Winter (February-March) 2012 
“SOCK MONSTER” (short story), Stories for Children Magazine, Holiday (December/January) 2011 
“COUNTING” (short story), Beyond Centauri Magazine, Beyond Centauri #30, October 2010 
“GROWING FEATHERS” (short story), Stories for Children Magazine, February 2010 
TOUGHER THAN DRAGON HIDE (MG fantasy), 2008 SFWC Contest, Runner-up for Children’s Fiction