Ivy Bard

SFF author & visual artist

Welcome!

I’m Ivy, an author writing across various genres under the SFF umbrella including high and low fantasy, paranormal, sci-fi, and speculative, all coming with a dash of LGBTQIA+ romance.

I’m also a visual artist, working with gouache and oils, as well as digitally.

Join me in exploring stories through words and illustration, while we discuss the beauty and nuances of multi-passionate creative living.

Let Me Be Your Villain

A cosy fantasy novella with a discarded villain, a grumpy ghost, and a healthy dose of humour is available to read online for free.

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Let Me Be Your Villain is now complete
Let Me Be Your Villain is now complete

Let Me Be Your Villain, a cosy fantasy serial about a failed villain trying to find a way back into his story is now complete and available to read in full.

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The Gravity of Hope is a RevPit ‘25 winner
The Gravity of Hope is a RevPit ‘25 winner

I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that my sci-fi romance, THE GRAVITY OF HOPE, is a RevPit 2025 winner.
With the RevPit showcase now live, the query and first five pages are available on the Revise & Resub website.

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LET ME BE YOUR VILLAIN is out on Wattpad
LET ME BE YOUR VILLAIN is out on Wattpad

My queer cosy fantasy novella is now available on Wattpad!

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Winner interview with I AM in Print
Winner interview with I AM in Print

This is a quick update to let you know that my winner interview is now live on the I AM in print website.

Read the full interview here.

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BLACKBLADE placed second in the I Am Writing SCI-FI / FANTASY Competition 2024
BLACKBLADE placed second in the I Am Writing SCI-FI / FANTASY Competition 2024

My fantasy adventure novel, BLACKBLADE, placed second in the I Am Writing SCI-FI / FANTASY Competition 2024, judged by Jo Fletcher and Ian Drury.

See the announcement here.

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