Fatal Fantasies

From trickster assassins to tantalizing vampires, these fantasies aren’t for the faint of heart. During the autumn of 2018, the team behind the writerly nonprofit organization Chapter One Events mentored a talented young writer through the publishing process, giving her a head start on becoming a successful author of tomorrow. Now, read the story on which this up-and-coming writer worked, along with five by the Chapter One Events mentors themselves. But don’t let the fantastic façades fool you: in these stories, beauty comes with a bite.