Bio

A prolific, versatile, and award-winning writer, Annie’s written more short fiction than she can count. She’s a frequent contributor to Fiction River , Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, and Mystery, Crime and Mayhem. Her speculative fiction stories appear regularly on Tangent Online’s recommended reading lists, and “The Color of Guilt,” originally published in Fiction River: Hidden in Crime, was selected as one of The Best Crime and Mystery Stories 2016 (her story “The Flower of the Tabernacle” also received an Honorable Mention). This year she was honored to be included The Mysterious Bookshop presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 edited by Sara Paretsky. She’s won a literary fellowship for her story “One Sun, No Waiting,” and her novel Pretty Little Horses was a finalist for the Best First Novel sponsored by the Private Eye Writers of America. She’s even had a story selected for inclusion in study materials for Japanese college entrance exams.

In 2020 Annie began editing short-story anthologies with Sweet Valentines, part of the WMG Holiday Spectacular series.

Annie’s a founding member and contributor to the innovative Uncollected Anthology series of themed urban and contemporary fantasy anthologies. She writes mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and romance under her own name and suspense novels as Kris Sparks. She also writes the Liberty Springs sweet romance novels and stories under the name Liz McKnight.