Franka Zeph
Fiction Writer I Blogger I Copywriter I Content Creator
My work spans science fiction, Caribbean gothic, horror, speculative fiction, and the uncanny. I combine professional copywriting experience with a passion for crafting atmospheric stories that explore hidden histories and the supernatural.
Bio
Prize winning fiction writer Franka Zeph is a Trinidadian-Canadian writer from Scarborough, Ontario. Since childhood, she was raised on a steady diet of sci-fi and horror which has fuelled her fertile imagination. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from York University, Toronto. Her literary influences include Earl Lovelace, Stephen King, Samuel Selvon, Toni Morrison, V.S. Naipaul, Ray Bradbury and Clive Barker.An SFWA member, Voodoonauts fellow and winner of Clash of the Query Letters 2022 competition, her work has been published in the UK, USA and Canada.Over the past 14 years, Franka evolved from a dance music blogger to a creative agency copywriter with clients in e-commerce, finance, and telecommunications. Behold: a fresh female voice that gives Black characters depth, dignity, and the honor of not always being the first to die.
Novella
Sugar Cake Lady - Kinsman Quarterly (2024)Short Stories
The Banyan Tree - African Ghost Short Stories (2024)Door Crashers - Africa Risen (2022)
X.O. Tempo - Augur Magazine Issue 3.2 (2020)E-book
Tuned In, Mashed Out: Confessions of a Rave Junkie - Amazon Books (2012)Screenplays
Trespass - horror comedy (2023)
Sweet Face - horror short (2024)
Writing
I kickstarted my writing career 14 years ago with a dance music blog to promote Toronto’s phenomenal 1990s rave culture.
Copywriting portfolio available upon requestPhotography: Montano St. Jules
Blogs & Copywriting
Contact
Like what you see? Feel free to reach out for work-related inquiries. I will respond within 48 hours.
Thank you
Everything’s all write in my world