Sara Light-Waller

Hi! My name is Sara Light-Waller and I’m an award-winning author and illustrator of new pulp science fiction stories in the manner of Golden Age science fiction from the 1930's through 1950's.

I’ve several books out (with more to come) and recently won the 2020 Cosmos Prize for my illustrated science fiction story, "Battle at Neptune." The prize was given for the story that best concludes the 1930’s shared world novel— COSMOS. COSMOS was an ambitious science fiction novel, serialized in SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST from July 1933 to December 1934. I want to tell you more about it so please head over to the Lucina Press blog (https://lucinapress.com/2020/05/15/the-cosmos-prize-i-won-the-grand-prize/) where you can find out more about the contest, the illustrations, and read my award-winning story, “Battle at Neptune.”

My top inspirations for pulp writing are — Henry Kuttner, C.L. Moore, Edmond Hamilton, Bryce Walton, Murray Leinster, and E.E. “Doc” Smith.

For illustrations — Virgil Finlay, Edd Cartier, Frank R. Paul, Hugh Joseph Ward, Walter Baumhofer, and Alex Schomburg.

To learn more about me please go to lucinapress.com. You can find me, by name, on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you for supporting independent author/illustrators like me!