This design features the covers of all the Weird Sisters Publishing books that have been published or are in the pipeline as of December 2024, clustered by author. The words surrounding the covers say, “Weird Sisters Publishing: We Have Tales to Tell.” The books featured are: Top row L-R: The Other Side of Fear, What’s Bred in the Bone, A Bone to Pick, and Bone of Contention, all by Jan S. Gephardt; and An Image of Voices and Flexing the Warp, by Warren C. Norwood. Second row L-R: Deep Ellum Pawn, Deep Ellum Blues, and Deep Ellum Duet, by G. S. Norwood; Fize of the Gabriel Ratchets (as a cover painting with no words) and Planet of Flowers (also a cover painting with no words), the latter two by Warren C. Norwood. Across the bottom, it says: “Book cover artwork © Lucy A. Synk, Jody A. Lee, Tom Kidd, Chaz Kemp, and Jose-Luis Segura.”
Welcome to Weird Sisters Publishing

Welcome to Weird Sisters Publishing

In 2019 Jan S. Gephardt and G. S. Norwood established Weird Sisters Publishing as a small (make that “micro”) press publisher. We’re devoted to publishing science fiction, speculative, mystery, and contemporary fiction, and at present it’s an all in-house operation when it comes to the writing.

Our Books

We have tales to tell, and we’re not afraid to tell them. We hope you’ll join us for new adventures! Learn more about our ever-growing book list on Our Books page.

Our first few fiction offerings will be our own stories, with more to come from Warren C. Norwood, and later possibly others.

Weird Sisters Publishing aims to produce the very best stories we can, illustrated with excellent original artwork by talented artists. We’re especially eager to work with talented women and persons of color. We’re proud to work with artists such as Jody A. Lee, Tom Kidd, Lucy A. Synk, Jose-Luis Segura, Chaz Kemp, and John Barlow. See our contact page for more information.

This square design features the covers of all the Weird Sisters Publishing books to date (December 2024) and in the immediate pipeline, clustered in three rows by author. The words surrounding the covers say, “Weird Sisters Publishing: Tales to Tell, And More to Come . . .” The books featured are: Top row L-R: The Other Side of Fear, What’s Bred in the Bone, A Bone to Pick, and Bone of Contention, all by Jan S. Gephardt; Middle row L-R: Deep Ellum Pawn, Deep Ellum Blues, and Deep Ellum Duet, by G. S. Norwood; and bottom row L-R: An Image of Voices, Flexing the Warp, Fize of the Gabriel Ratchets (as a cover painting with no words) and Planet of Flowers (also a cover painting with no words), all by Warren C. Norwood. In the lower right corner, it says: “Book cover artwork © Lucy A. Synk, Jody A. Lee, Tom Kidd, Chaz Kemp, and Jose-Luis Segura.”
Our covers feature artwork © by Lucy A. Synk, Jody A. Lee, Tom Kidd, Chaz Kemp, and Jose-Luis Segura, as noted in the design above.

The Weird Blog

For thoughts from our partners, we hope you enjoy The Weird Blog. Here are recent posts:

  • This horizontal design combines details from two photos used elsewhere in the post to demonstrate the contrast in philosophies of bookshelf aesthetics embodied in the article to which it’s attached. The title across the middle reads “Designer Bookshelf Advice.”
    Designer Bookshelf Advice
    I recently encountered an article full of designer bookshelf advice. As a dedicated book dragon, I take bookshelves seriously, so I took a look. Wait. What is a “book dragon,” you ask? Well, some may be worms, but others of us are wyrms, as in dragons. I am a self-identified dragon, and as such I have fierce opinions. Maybe especially about bookshelves and their uses. I often find my opinions to be at odds with “expert designer advice.” But let’s…

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  • This montage combines small-size versions the four montages used to illustrate this post. Through the center of the design, the words say “A Massive Pileup . . . of Events.” See Credits in the blog post.
    A Massive Pileup
    Every once in a while, a news item comes through about “a massive pileup” on a highway somewhere. Conditions turned bad, there was too much congestion on the roadway, and a chain-reaction wreck resulted. Usually the item goes on to describe death, disruption, and/or injuries. Certainly, there are lots of mangled cars and trucks. It’s a bad scene for all involved. No, I wasn’t in a wreck like that (at least no so far, thank God!). But events over the…

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  • This header design is composed of a square photo detail from an image of floor displays in a Barnes & Noble bookstore on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The headline says, “Time for the ANNUAL MARKETING REVIEW.” Photo by Tony Cenicola / The New York Times.
    Time for the Annual Marketing Review
    Where has the book publishing world been in 2025? Where is it likely to go in 2026? And how can authors – whether indie or traditionally published – gain visibility with the best audiences for their particular work? It’s time for an annual marketing review, and the planning we must do each year. Anyone who’s an author these days has to think about marketing. Back in ancient days when I was a young writer trying to understand the publishing industry,…

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  • The background of this rectangular image consists of ten book covers from books mentioned in the article. L-R on the top row are “Martini Madness” by Annette Alex, “The Atlas of Untold Stories” by Sara Brunsvold, “Joyous Longevity” by Sieglinde Othmer, “A Journey” by Kathy J. Perry, and “Where Daddy Lives” by Tamicka Monson. L-R on the lower row are “The Hunt Initiative” by Dillon M. Wallace, “Do Not Resuscitate” by Scott Eveloff, “Roadkill King” by Dan B. Fierce, “All She Ever Wanted” by Marissa McQueen, and “Planet Sickness” by Kat Giles.
    At the Local Author Fair
    Why should I write about a Local Author Fair? The Kansas City Metro area may not seem like a literary hub to people from other parts of the world, but this town is just crawling with writers. I encountered that fact again when I attended the Mid-Continent Public Library’s Story Center Local Author Fair, on November 15, 2025. I’ve tried to offer a glimpse of it in this post. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but in the United States…

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  • This horizontal header montage collects photos from four parts of the blog post. At left is a photo of the author’s dealers’ table. Above center, a photo of the author speaking on a panel; below center, part of the “dinos and dragons parade” of inflatable costumes. At right is the “Norwood Collection” resale gallery display panel. All photos by Jan S. Gephardt except the one of her on the panel: That one’s by Ty Gephardt.
    A Great Time at Archon 48
    I had a great time at Archon 48. I stayed super-busy, and that’s how I prefer it. As I normally do, I displayed artwork in this convention’s excellent Art Show – and also brought selections from my late sister and brother-in-law’s art collection to display in the Resale Gallery. I had a full programming schedule. That meant it was a good thing I also had an excellent partner, K. R. Gastreich, to help share the duties at our dealers’ table!…

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