J. Alexander Cohen

Cozy-adjacent fantasy author

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Here are some further resources for cozy (and cozy-adjacent!) fiction.

Authors

  • Travis Baldree – Author of Legends and Lattes, cozy fantasy genre definer and others.
  • Rebecca Thorne – Author of Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea and others.
  • TJ Klune – Author of The House in the Cerulean Sea and others.
  • J. Alexander Cohen – Some guy who also writes cozy and cozy-adjacent fantasy.

Magazines

  • Wyngraf – The Magazine of Cozy Fantasy. Publisher of my upcoming Valentine’s Day 2024 story, “Mail Order Husband.”
  • Tales & Feathers Magazine – Slice of Life Fantasy.

Publishers

There are no publishers that focus on cozy fantasy – yet. These have or will be publishing cozy or cozy-adjacent novels.

  • Space Wizard Science Fantasy – Publisher of my upcoming 2024 novel, Talio’s Codex.
  • TOR – Publishers of Legends and Lattes

Subreddits

  • /r/cozyfantasy – Usually my first stop of the day. “r/CozyFantasy is dedicated to the genre of imaginative fiction involving magic and adventure that gives a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation.”
  • /r/fantasy – “/r/Fantasy is the internet’s largest discussion forum for the greater Speculative Fiction genre. We welcome respectful dialogue related to speculative fiction in literature, games, film, and the wider world.”
  • /r/fantasywriters – “This subreddit is dedicated to writing in the fantasy genre. All posts should be about writing, editing, critiquing and/or publishing one’s own works of fantasy.”

Other Cozy Resources

  • The Design of Cozy Games – Much of this is applicable to cozy fantasy as well.
  • Four New Cozy Games of 2023 – Spoiler: they’re Chants of Sennaar (puzzle), Jusant (platformer), Fabledom (building), and Roots of Pacha (farming). I haven’t played these yet, but I do enjoy a quick game of Dorfromantik.

Recent posts

Four Ways to Turn Your Standalone Novel Into a Series

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In This Time

In this time of chaos On this day of reckoning I take a pause I take a breath I take the time to think To remember To set my intent

What My Mother Taught Me About Writing

Back in June, I wrote a post about the various things my father taught me about writing (and creative work in general). Mom turned 96 this month, and

Hooks and Pegs: The Joy of Sequels

I finished the (8th) draft for Talio Rossa and the Elixir of Life, the sequel to Talio's Codex. My first sequel! And boy did I learn a lot. One

  • Biography
  • Contact Me
  • Links
  • Newsletter Signup
  • Published Works
  • Talio Rossa and the Elixir of Life (Novel, Forthcoming)
  • Talio's Codex (Novel)
  • The Library at Eventide (Novel, Querying)
  • Upcoming Works
  • "Cozy adjacent"?

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