Category Archives: Essays

Drabbles

In 2014 Guy Kay wrote two Drabbles in support of The Pixel Project, an initiative aimed at raising money to resist violence against women. A Drabble is a 100 word short story. You can read GGK’s original introduction to the … Continue reading

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Mostly Quiet

This poem, was shared on George Murray’s site in July of 2025: https://newpoetry.ca/2025/07/25/mostly-quiet/ GGK notes: “I love the clean simplicity of @bookninja.bsky.socia’s poetry site. In a cluttered world (and internet) it allows the words their quiet. I shared a new … Continue reading

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The Big Idea

Posted in May 2025, coinciding with the publication of Written on the Dark, GGK muses–in whimsical fashion–on the question of who you talk about your novel in a way that encapsulates everything you want it to, without giving away too … Continue reading

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Sooner gather the birds

Originally appearing in The Advocates’ Journal, reproduced here with their kind permission Click the image below to view it in full size.    

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What Do We Lose—and Gain—As Book Tours Move Online?

In 2022, coinciding with the publication of All the Seas of the World during the time of a pandemic, Guy Gavriel Kay reflects on the once and future tour. Follow the link below to the Literary Hub website to read … Continue reading

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