Stacey Lounsberry
Welcome to the official website of author Stacey Lounsberry
Here you will find her full array of children’s and adult literature.
Stacey Lounsberry’s passion for helping children feel empowered through reading stems from her enduring love of fairy tales, in which, as a child, she quickly discovered that the child narrator almost always solves the conflict without the help of adults. In her children’s literature, she strives to promote positive handling of conflict, flawed, realistic characters, and plenty of comic relief in a tight, literary package. After several years of stockpiling her completed works, she is actively seeking representation for several finished pieces.
> See Stacey’s current Kid Lit projects here.
>> To hear Stacey read samples of her stories for children, click here.
Art by Jonathan Lounsberry
Stacey’s literature for adults has appeared in over fifteen literary magazines, including Appalachian Places, SBLAAM, Clepsydra, and L I M I N I A L. S P A C E S. Her work often revolves around a reconciliation of identity while loving and living in modern Appalachia. Her poem, “This is Where We Split,” is a 2026 Best of the Net Poetry nominee (first published by January House Literary Magazine), and her short fiction, “The Bet” was a 2025 Best of the Net Nominee (first published by The Mersey Review). Check out a selection of her publications here. The Bloodshed in Her Pocket was a semifinalist for The Black River Chapbook Competition (2025, Black Lawrence Press).
“This is Where We Split”, nominated for the 2026 Pushcart Prize by January House Literary Journal.
Read Heavy Feather Review‘s Interview with Stacey plus listen to her reading of her short fiction “An Evening Jog by the Lake” here.
Read “This is Where We Split“, a 2026 Best of the Net nominee here. First published in January House Literary Journal.
Read The Mersey Review‘s author interview with Stacey here.
Read “The Bet“, a 2025 Best of the Net nominee here. First published in The Mersey Review.
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Author Stacey Lounsberry 