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Keira North is a queer, nonbinary author whose work blends literary genres to challenge the tried-and-true, from subverting Eastern-European myths and archetypes to deconstructing monogamy as the only way to love.

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Works of Fiction

The Books

To Bloom Again by Keira North
To Bloom Again
Thriller  ·  Romance  ·  Polyamory

Meghan Rose, bodyguard to the stars, must brave the murky waters of old money, political intrigue, and a ruthless criminal underworld to find her place in a world of treacherous technology and revenge-flavored champagne.

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The Rivers Will Run Red by Keira North
The Rivers Will Run Red
Supernatural  ·  Found Family  ·  MM Romance

Twenty years after being turned into a werewolf, hunter Ileana returns home under the shadow of a looming supernatural war to investigate her sister's disappearance.

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Gifted by Keira North
Gifted
Sci-Fi  ·  Comedy  ·  Adventure

Ever seen a wall tie itself into a knot? Lynn Reid has, and that’s not even the weirdest thing that’s happened to her in the last ten minutes.

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Keira North

The Author

Keira North

Keira North is a queer, nonbinary author whose work blends literary genres to challenge the tried-and-true, from subverting Eastern-European myths and archetypes to deconstructing monogamy as the only way to love. Novels like To Bloom Again and The Rivers Will Run Red deal with identity, loss, and wrestling a happily ever after from a world that never meant to give it away.

Keira is the founder of Ciolna Press, a boutique publishing venture where they work with games industry veterans to bring bold genre fiction to readers looking beyond mass-market trends.

Originally from western Romania, Keira lived and worked across Europe, Canada and Japan before settling on the rainy British Columbia coast. Their stories are as wonderfully varied as the people and places who inspired them.

"Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What's important is the action. You don't have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow." Carrie Fisher
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Interviews & Recognition

In The Media

"I wanted my characters to feel like real people rather than characters moving through a scripted plot, so I wove every facet of them into the story: their past, their present, who they are, what they want, who they love… and all of these things are connected."

Interview with Thriller Magazine

"When I was about 11, we got cable for the first time and I stepped into the world of Marvel cartoons (X-Men, Spider-Man, etc.) I wrote my first “novel” the same year, a fan story about the X-Men going on holiday. I still have it somewhere."

Interview with Metamorphosis Literary Agency
(as Darya Moon)

"Something as simple as living your own truth can feel like death by a thousand cuts sometimes. Dead-naming, misgendering, dysphoria, suicidal thoughts… each one of them is a cut, and each cut leaves a mark."

Interview with the London Independent Story Prize
(as Keira Sun)

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Publishing

Ciolna Press

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Ciolna Press was founded in July 2025 by games industry veteran and indie author Keira North.

We combine the polish of traditional publishing with the charm and spontaneity of indie works. Our mission is to uplift exceptional storytellers overlooked by traditional publishing for being too new, too bold, or too far removed from TikTok. While all of our current authors have a background in video games, we're open to submissions from authors worldwide, whether or not they've worked in the industry.

The name Ciolna is an homage to Keira's maternal grandmother, Domnica Ciolna. Born and raised in Transylvania, Domnica was the youngest of seven sisters, known throughout her life for her warmth and kindness. Keira credits their grandmother and her extensive book collection for their lifelong love of reading — and their first forays into writing.

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