Bibliography
Short Fiction
- "Measures and Countermeasures", Daily Science Fiction
- "Cold Beyond White," Stupefying Stories Showcase #13
- "Stitched Wings," Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- "Toilet Gnomes at War" (reprint), Coffee: 14 Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic available in print and Kindle
- "Frail Men of Metal and Bone," Every Day Fiction
- "Hat Trick," Oomph: A Little Super Goes a Long Way
- "The Sweetness of Bitter," Intergalactic Medicine Show #35; reviewed at Tangent Online
- "Last Supper," Perihelion
- "For Want of Stars," Electric Spec
- "Grandmother's Prerogative," Metro Moms
- "A Song Not Fully Sung," Every Day Fiction
- "A Lonesome Speck of Home," Blue Shift Magazine; full issue available in PDF or print
- "A Library of the Living," Clones, Fairies, & Monsters in the Closet; available in print and for Kindle
- "Clementine, Who Swims with Mermaids," Penumbra eMag volume 2 issue 8
- "American Shadow," The California Cantata; available for Kindle and Nook
- "Bloom," 713 Flash
- "Canopy of Skulls," Nature Magazine
- "Maps," Daily Science Fiction; glowing review from Diabolical Plots
- "An Echo in the Shell," Waylines Magazine Issue 1
- "A Unicorn for Christmas," At Year's End: Holiday SFF Stories; available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble
- "Toilet Gnomes at War, " Stupefying Stories Issue 2.1 (November 2012); available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes; reviewed in Locus Magazine
- "Pigeons in Heaven," Every Day Fiction
- "Overlap," Cucurbital 3; available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, and on Kindle; at Barnes & Noble in paperback and hardcover
- "The Vulgarity of Flowers," Plasma Frequency: Issue 2
- "Blue Tag Sale," Buzzy Mag
- "Cartographer's Ink," Daily Science Fiction
- "Pest Control," Every Day Fiction
- "A Good Eye," Big Pulp: Summer 2012; available for Kindle via Amazon and in print soon
- "Don't Look", Grand Science Fiction
- "213 Myrtle Street", Flash Fiction Online
- "Red Dust and Dancing Horses," Stupefying Stories Issue 1.5 (March 2012); available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes
- "Brains for Breakfast," Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Presents Flush Fiction: 88 Short Short Stories You Can Read in a Single Sitting published by Bathroom Readers' Institute; available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble
- "Safe Places," Eschatology: The Journal of Lovecraftian and Apocalyptic Fiction
- "A Taste," Apollo's Lyre
- "Drumbeats," Stories from the Hearth: Heartwarming Tales of Appalachia published by Woodland Press; also on Amazon
- "La Rosa Still in Bloom," Crossed Genres Quarterly 3 Anthology
- "One More Name," Fiction365
- "A Spectacular Display," Fantastique Unfettered issue 3 Prolefeed; Barnes & Noble and Amazon
- "Reading Time", Daily Science Fiction; also available for Kindle
- "La Rosa Still in Bloom," Crossed Genres
- "A Dance to End Our Final Day," Every Day Fiction
- "Trash Night," Concisely Magazine
- "A Recipe for Rain and Rainbows," Mountain Magic: Spellbinding Tales of Appalachia published by Woodland Press; also on Amazon
- "Bless This House," Daily Science Fiction
- "Bless This House,"(unpublished) honorable mention in the 2nd Annual Crossed Genres Flash Fiction Contest
- "The Green Bike," 6S The Green Bike Stories
- "Biding Time," The Pedestal Magazine Issue 55 (December 2009-February 2010)
- "Christmas Bloodbath," Nothing to Dread: A Niteblade Anthology
- "And Yet Stars Still Existed" (the compiled Jessie and Aaron trilogy), Nothing to Dread: A Niteblade Anthology
- "That Strange Day," August winner on the Writer's Digest Promptly Blog
- "The Teething Ring" (third in a series of three), September 2009 Niteblade Fantasy and Horror Magazine
- "Nipped in the Bud," Every Day Fiction
- Untitled, Nanoism
- "The Mother and the Moon," Apollo's Lyre
- "Father's Daughter," first place in the 1st Annual Crossed Genres Flash Fiction Contest
- "Gold Star", Six Sentences
- "The Empty Crib at the End of the World" (second in series of three), June 2009 Niteblade Fantasy and Horror Magazine
- "Promise in the Dust," Crossed Genres Issue 6: Western
- "Deja Vu," Six Sentences
- "The Pacifier" (first in series of three), March 2009 Niteblade Fantasy and Horror Magazine
- "Junk and Mothballs," top ten runner-up, WOW! Women on Writing Summer 2008 Flash Fiction Contest
- "Brains for Breakfast," honorable mention, Ligonier Valley Writers 2008 Zombie Flash Fiction Contest
- "Rejection," The Shine Journal
Podcasts
- "Frail Men of Metal and Bone," Every Day Fiction; read by Folly Blaine
- "Biding Time," Toasted Cake; read by Tina Connolly
- "Pest Control," Every Day Fiction; read by Folly Blaine
Translations
- "Reading Time," translated by Alireza Ajali into Persian, published in Farheekhtegan in Iran
Nonfiction
- "Strength in Numbers," Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just Us Girls
- "I Pledge Allegiance," Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive for Kids
- "Queries, Agents, and Insomnia," Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Writers
- "We Love Vermont," Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Spectrum
- "Numbers Game," Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hooked on Hockey
- "Lessons From my Grandparents," Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Gift of Christmas (Paperback reprint for broad distribution)
- "Book Brain," Chicken Soup for the Soul: Boost Your Brain Power!
- "Every Precious Minute," Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just for Preteens
- "Lessons From my Grandparents," Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Gift of Christmas (Wal-mart exclusive)
- "Lessons From my Grandparents," Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas (Barnes & Noble exclusive)
- "Kindergarten Eve: A Mother Confronts the Many Moods of her Autistic Child," April/May 2010 Issue 6 Totts Magazine
- "Beginning After NaNoWriMo: Revise and Edit Your Manuscript," January 2010 WOW! Women on Writing
- "Long Distance Love," Chicken Soup for the Soul: True Love
- "The Emperor's Blessing," Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned From the Cat
- Untitled six-word sentence on page 125, Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak
- "Home is Where the Kitties Are," The Ultimate Cat Lover
Poetry
- "Cogs," Apex Magazine Issue 59
- "Nisei," Mythic Delirium Issue 0.4
- "Bird Girl," Niteblade Magazine
- "Cloud Catcher," Tales of the Talisman Volume IX Issue 2
- "Seeds," Mythic Delirium Issue 0.3
- "First Fog," Polu Texni
- "100% Love," NewMyths.com
- "Hold That Blade," Metastasis: An Anthology to Support Cancer Research
- "Hunter," Metastasis: An Anthology to Support Cancer Research
- "Clouds For Each and All to Ride," Every Day Poets
- "What We Carry," inkscrawl #6
- "The Rainbow," Strong Verse
- "in case you forget," Strong Verse
- "Wing," Strong Verse
- "Four Addenda to Home Association Rules," Star*Line 36.3
- "Regarding Portable Unicorns," Star*Line 36.3
- "July Dawn, Phoenix," Every Day Poets
- "Cloud Shapers," Illumen
- "The Truth About Fairies," Star*Line 36.2
- "autism," Every Day Poets
- "Mice," Mythic Delirium issue 28
- "Cat Lady," Not One of Us #49
- "Homecoming," Penumbra eMag volume 2 issue 6
- "Nightmares," Bete Noire Magazine
- "Iraq," Every Day Poets
- "Transdimensional Churros," inspired by and in tribute to Kevin Hearne and his friend lost in the churro line, read by Xe Sands
- "What Remains," Penumbra eMag volume 2 issue 5, zombies
- "The Truth About Unicorns" and "A Hairy Issue," Star*Line 36.1
- "For Artemis Has Heard Their Cries," Liquid Imagination Issue 15
- "After," shortlisted as a finalist (unpublished), Science Fiction Poetry Association's 2012 Contest
- "The Unicorn", The Pedestal Magazine
- "Once Upon a Star," MindFlights
- "Book Story," MindFlights
- "Monsoon Sunset," Every Day Poets
- "The Alchemy of Salad," Every Day Poets
- "Six Months After," OG's Speculative Fiction, Issue 35
- "Hearts" and "In Buckeye," Niteblade Fantasy and Horror Magazine #18, in print and PDF
- "West on Highway 198", The Christian Science Monitor
- "Siren's Call of the San Joaquin" and "Walking to Frank's Market, 1985," Madroad: Breadline Press West Coast Anthology
- "Ever Do They Hunger," Star*Line 34.1
- "Fog Monsters," Every Day Poets
- "I Love Vermont" and "My Birthday Dinner", Perspectives: Poetry Concerning Autism and Other Disabilities
- "Alone" (a group effort), Sorcerous Signals
- "Valley Spring," Every Day Poets
Guest Blogs
- Something Strange Happened on the Way to the NYT Bestsellers List: Fantasy Author Beth Cato, J. Kathleen Cheney: Tales from the Golden City
- Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2014, SF Signal
- "Agency," Penumbra eZine Blog
- Side-Show Freaks: The Story Behind the Story of "The Sweetness of Bitter" at InterGalactic Medicine Show
- "Requested Material," WOW! Muffin Friday Speak Out!
- "Resolutions and Writing," Flash Fiction Chronicles
- "Science of Hockey Scores Big," Arizona SciTech Festival
- "Prompts for the Poet," Penumbra eZine Blog
- "Defying Stereotypes," WOW! Muffin Blog Friday Speak Out!
- "How Flash Fiction Can Lead to Representation," Flash Fiction Chronicles
- "Flash Essays for the Flash Fiction Writer," Flash Fiction Chronicles
- "Context and Character", Flash Fiction Chronicles
- "Feedback on Feedback," Flash Fiction Chronicles
- "NaNoWriMo and the Evolution of a Writer," Darcy Pattison's Fiction Notes
Interviews
- Metastasis Contributor Interview: Beth Cato (October 2013)
- Of Cookies and Clockwork: an interview with Milo James Fowler (September 2013)
- WOW! Muffin Blog: Don’t You Just Love A Good (Writing) Success Story? interview by Cathy C. Hall (August 2013)
- "Buckeye author featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul" by Shane McOwen of West Valley View (July 5, 2013)
- Interviewed by Gary B. Phillips (May 2013)
- Penumbra eMag's Blog: A Word with Beth Cato: On Finding Your Tribe (May 2013)
- Blondies, Books, and Beth Cato: an interview with Katie Cord at Evil Girlfriend with a Pen (February 2013)
- Inside the Wayline: An Interview with Beth Cato, author of "An Echo in the Shell" (January 2013)
- Writer Wednesday with Amber Sistla (November 2012)
- Alethea Kontis's Month of Artist and Author Interviews: Beth Cato (July 2012)
- Interview with Cassie Alexander (June 2012)
- Presenting Trust & Treachery Author Beth Cato (May 2012)
- "Buckeye author featured in bathroom book" by Sara Clawson of West Valley View (May 15, 2012)
- The Meager Puddle of Limelight Award for Best Opening Line (1st place) Interview with Jon Gibbs (February 5, 2012)
- Interview with Rick Novy (December 2011)
- An interview with Anita G. Howard: QueryTrackers Making Tracks, #8 (May 2011)
- Interview with Niteblade Magazine (May 2011)
- The Meager Puddle of Limelight Award for Best Opening Line (2nd and 3rd place) Interview with Jon Gibbs (January 20, 2011)
- Interview with Margo Dill from WOW! Women on Writing (March 3, 2009)
Notable Notes
- Included on SF Signal's list Up And Coming Authors of The Last 5 Years