Book-length fiction
The River Bank (novel)
- SmallBeer Press, September 2017
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe (novella)
- Tor Books, August 2016
At the mouth of the river of bees (collection of short fiction)
- SmallBeer Press, August 2012
Fudoki (novel)
- Hardcover, Tor Books, 2003
- Trade paperback, Tor Books, 2004
- German edition, Piper Verlag, forthcoming
The fox woman (novel)
- Hardcover, Tor Books, 2000
- Trade paperback, Tor Books, 2001
- Kindle edition
- Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club, 2000
- German edition (Die Fuchsfrau), Piper Verlag, 2005
- German paperback (Das Geheimnis der Fuchsfrau), Piper Verlag, 2006
- Russian edition, forthcoming
Tales for the long rains (collection of short fiction)
- Scorpius Digital, 2001
- Fictionwise
Dragon’s honor (with Greg Cox)
- Pocket Books, 1996
- German paperback (Die Ehre des Drachen), 1997
- Kindle edition, 2000
Short fiction
The man who bridged the mist
- Asimov’s Magazine. October/November 2011. Print.
Story kit
- Eclipse 4, ed. Jonathan Strahan. Nightshade, 2011. Print.
Names for Water
- Asimov’s Magazine, October/November 2010
- Finalist, 2011 Locus Reader’s Award
- Escape Pod. Starship Sofa, 2011. Podcast.
- The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 5, ed. Jonathan Strahan. Nightshade, 2011. Print.
Ponies
- Tor.com, November 17, 2010 (with podcast)
- Winner, 2011 Nebula Award
- Nominee, 2011 Hugo Award
- Nominee, 2011 World Fantasy Award
Spar
- Clarkesworld, October 2009, online
- The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 4, ed. Jonathan Strahan. Nightshade, 2010. Print
- 2010 Nebula Awards Showcase, ed. Kevin J. Anderson. Tor, 2011. Print
- The Hugo Awards Showcase, ed. John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly
- Prime, forthcoming. Print
- Escape Pod. Starship Sofa, 2010. Podcast
- Cuásar, ed. Luis Pastorini. 2011. Brazilian anthology. Print
- SF-Magazine. April 2011. Japanese magazine. Print
- Correio do Fantastico, forthcoming. Portuguese magazine. Online
- Angel Mort, May 2011. French magazine. Ebook and online
- Svavel Magasin, forthcoming. Swedish magazine. Online
- Winner, 2010 Nebula Award
- Finalist, 2010 Hugo Award
- Finalist, 2010 Locus Reader’s Award
- Shortlist, 2010 Sturgeon Award (withdrawn because Kij is on the final jury)
The cat who walked a thousand miles
- Tor.com, July 2009. Online, with podcast
- The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 4, ed. Jonathan Strahan. Nightshade, 2010. Print.
26 monkeys! Also, the abyss
- Asimov’s Magazine, July 2008. Print
- World Literature Today (print and website), May/June 2010
- Winner of the 2009 WWorld Fantasy Award
- Winner of the 2009 Asimov’s magazine Readers Award for best short story
- Final ballot, 2009 Hugo Award
- Final ballot, 2009 Nebula Award
- Shortlist, 2009 Sturgeon Award (withdrawn because Kij is on the final jury)
- Mentioned on Locus Magazine’s 2008 Recommended Reading list
- Read by Diane Severson as a charming audio reading at StarShipSofa.com
- Fantasy: The Best of the Year 2009, ed. Rich Horton. Leisure, 2009. Print
- The Year’s Best Fantasy 9, ed. David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. Tor, 2009. Print
- The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 3, ed. Jonathan Strahan. Nightshade, 2009. Print
- 2009 Nebula Awards Showcase, ed. Ellen Datlow. Roc, 2009. Print
- The Hugo Awards Showcase, ed. Mary Robinette Kowal. Prime, 2010. Print
- The Secret History of Fantasy, ed. Peter S. Beagle. Tachyon Books, 2010. Print
- SF-Magazine, December 2008. Japanese magazine. Print
- Science Fiction World, March 2009. Chinese magazine. Print
- Magira: Jahrbuch zur Fantasy 2008, ed. Michael Scheuch. Fantasy Club e. V., 2010. German anthology. Print
- Pevnost, forthcoming. Czech anthology. Print
- Escape Pod. Starship Sofa, 2009. Podcast
- The Year’s Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction, ed. Allan Kaster
- Infinivox, 2009. Audio recording
Wife reincarnated as a solitaire—Exposition on the flaws in my spouse’s character—The nature of the bird—The possible causes—Her final disposition
- Published on this website for the first time
The evolution of trickster stories among the dogs of North Park after the Change
- The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, Viking Juvenile, July 2007
- The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2008: 21st Annual Collection, ed. Kelly Link, Gavin Grant, and Ellen Datlow, St. Martin’s Griffon, 1992
- Nebula Awards Showcase 2008, ed. Ben Bova, Roc Trade, April 2008
- Finalist, 2007 Nebula awards and World Fantasy awards
Coney world
- Coney Island Wonder Stories, ed. Robert J. Howe and John J. Ordover, Wildside Press, 2006
The Empress Jingū fishes
- Conqueror Fantastic, ed. Pamela Sargent, Pocket Books, 2004
Elfrithe’s ghost
- Realms of Fantasy, August 2004
At the mouth of the River of Bees
- Scifiction.com, October 2003
- The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2004: Seventeenth Annual Collection, ed. Kelly Link, Gavin McCloud, and Terri Windling, St. Martin’s Press, 2004
- Trochu Divné Kusy 2 (Czech anthology), ed. Martin Súst, Laser Books, 2005
Dia Chjerman’s tale
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
The knife birds
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
The snow wife
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
The horse raiders
- Analog, May 2000
- Nova Fantastyka (Polish online magazine), November 2000
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
Chenting, in the Land of the Dead
- Realms of Fantasy, November 1999
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
Crovax’s tale
- Rath and Storm, TSR Books, 1998
Old wars
- The Duelist Magazine #25, May 1998
The knife’s edge
- The Duelist Magazine #23, May 1998
The heart of a minotaur
- The Duelist Magazine #21, January 1998
What dogs hunt in their dreams
- Buried Treasures, ed. Jerry Oltion, Eugene Professional Writers Workshops, Inc., 1996
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
Myths
- Underground, ed. Andrew Vachss, Dark Horse Comics, 1994
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
- Girls Who Bite Back, ed. Emily Pohl-Weary, Sumach Press, 2004
- Honorable mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection, ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, St. Martin’s Press, 1995
The Renaissance fair
- Sirius Visions, 1994
Fox magic
- Asimov’s, December 1993
- Axxon 60 (Spanish anthology), 1994
- Emblemes 6: Extrême-Orient (French anthology), ed. Greg Silhol, Editions de l’Oxymore, 2002
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
- Sturgeon Awards anthology, ed. James Gunn (forthcoming)
- Winner of the 1994 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best short story of the year
- Honorable mention, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection, ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, St. Martin’s Press, 1994
Schrödinger’s cathouse
- The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1993
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
- Honorable mention in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Press, 1994
- Long-listed for the 1994 James Tiptree Jr. award
The emperor’s new prose
- Swashbuckling Editor Stories, ed. John Gregory Betancourt, Wildside Press, 1993
Last dance at Dante’s
- Tales of the Unanticipated #11, Winter/Spring/Summer 1993
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
- Honorable mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection, ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, St. Martin’s Press, 1994
Questing
- Tales of the Unanticipated #10, Spring/Summer/Fall 1991
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
Canine intervention
- Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #11, Spring 1991
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
- Honorable mention in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection,ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Press, 1992
Ursula redux (with Phillip C. Jennings)
- Amazing Stories, March 1991
I [heart] my [dogface]
- Tales of the Unanticipated #8, Winter/Spring/Summer 1991
- Honorable mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifth Annual Collection, ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, St. Martin’s Press, 1992
Hera’s madness
- Weird Tales, #298, Fall 1990
Solving the homeless problem
- Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, #8, Summer 1990
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
- Honorable mention in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection,ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Press, 1991
Wolf trapping
- The Twilight Zone Magazine, April 1989
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
FERATA
- Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, #1, Fall 1988
- Embracing the Dark, ed. Eric Garber, Alyson Publications, 1991
- Driezehn Teufelsweiber (German anthology), ed. Uwe Luserke, 1994
- Tales for the Long Rains, Scorpius Digital, 2001
Roadkill
- Tales of the Unanticipated #3, Winter/Spring 1988
Poetry
- Common weeds of Elfland
- Why she howls: A coyote love song
- For I Will Consider My Dog, Bertie
- Bonsai is a universe
- Calling the gods
- Lot’s wife
- Five bug poems and a short story
- Beach poems
- Squirrel haiku and haibun
- Seasonal haiku
- Haiku, haibun, &c.
Other published works
- Essay, “This I Believe” National Public Radio’s All Things Considered show, August 31, 2008
- Essay, “Sturgeon and the Sturgeons,” afterword for anthology of Sturgeon Award–winning fiction, forthcoming
- Poem, “Why She Howls: A Coyote Love Story,” Journal of Mythic Arts, Winter 2006
- Comic script, “The Painted Horse,” illus. Mike Dringenberg, in Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics, 1995
- Essay, “Collections: The Whole Story,” Dark Horse Comics Tipsheet #4, April 1993
- Web games, lead for promotional games designed, developed, and written with a team of four, 1997–1998 (no longer available online)
- Mirage: Oasis (for Magic: The Gathering trading card game)
- Battletech: Last Stand at Hanover (for Battletech trading card game)
- Weatherlight: Legacy (for Magic: The Gathering trading card game)
- Tempest: Into the Storm (for Magic: The Gathering trading card game)