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

Talio's Codex Is a Semi-Finalist in the SSBA!

I'm so proud to announce that Talio's Codex has been named one of the Fantasy semifinalists in the Small Space Book Awards for 2025! It's such an hon

Talio's Codex Audiobook Released

I'm ecstatic to announce that my 2024 legal fantasy thriller novel, Talio's Codex, was released today by Audible in audiobook format: Audible

Talio's Codex Nominated for Small Spec Book Awards

This was an unexpected delight! The Small Spec Book Awards (SSBA) have nominated Talio's Codex for a Fantasy award. I'm so stoked and chuffed.

Four Ways to Turn Your Standalone Novel Into a Series

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  • 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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