Théodora Armstrong is a fiction writer and poet. Her work has appeared in numerous literary magazines, including Event, Prairie Fire, The Fiddlehead, Descant, The New Quarterly, and Contemporary Verse 2. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

In these moving and meticulously described stories, Théodora Armstrong expertly cultivates her characters in the rich, dirty-realist soil of Raymond Carver and Flannery O'Connor. The writing in this collection boils with meaning, beauty and menace, and signals the liftoff of an exciting new literary talent. - Michael Christie, author of The Beggar's Garden

These fresh, edgy, unflinching stories about contemporary life on the urban and rural West Coast will resonate with readers at all stages of life: parents watching their children grow up too quickly, young couples starting families, brothers and sisters at crossroads in life coping with the fraying adulthood brings to childhood bonds. - Christine Mazur, Winnipeg Free Press

[Armstrong] is a fresh, new voice in Canadian short fiction, but a fresh, new voice that’s already proven her to be a force in the form. [Her] fiction is very human, taut with tension, and replete with well-drawn characters. Certainly a strong debut collection. - Chad Pelley, Telegraph-Journal

Théodora Armstrong['s] first collection of striking, realist stories, Clear Skies, No Wind, 100% Visibility, is an exceptional debut. - Zoe Whittall, Globe and Mail

Armstrong’s tales are indeed satisfying; the book is delicious from start to finish... Her gritty realism and rich, crisp prose have been compared to that of Raymond Carver and Flannery O'Connor. High praise indeed. Clear Skies is the kind of collection that leaves you satisfied, but wanting more. - Michelle Lalonde, Montreal Gazette

Théodora Armstrong’s début collection launches House of Anansi Press’s new short-fiction imprint, Astoria, in impressive fashion. This is a writer to watch, and a book not to be missed... These darkly intimate and subtly heart-breaking pieces are pure pleasure to read. Armstrong is an electrifying new voice on the short fiction scene. - Stacey Madden, Quill & Quire

Armstrong’s themes of agency and inevitability are distilled to their essence and given another ironic twist, and her typically spare language is honed to a fine edge. - Steven W. Beattie, National Post

A worthwhile, well-honed collection that's probing and nuanced... Clear Skies, No Wind, 100% Visibility also highlights an author whose regional scope ought to be appreciated well past the borders of British Columbia. - Brett Josef Grubisic, Vancouver Sun

The stories in this collection are a rare phenomenon, capable of taking the reader to places so familiar one forgets they’ve never been there. The writing is crisp, taut, and evocative, and each story has a separate pleasure to give. Théodora Armstrong is a terrifically talented young writer, and this is a superb début. - Steven Galloway, author of The Cellist of Sarajevo

[Théodora Armstrong’s] stories are direct and non-apologetic, fluid and intelligent, and especially good at delineating a desire to connect and the lack of ability to make that connection. - Mark Anthony Jarman, author of 19 Knives and Ireland’s Eye

…an exceptional debut - Zoe Whittall, Globe and Mail

With this impressive debut collection, Théodora Armstrong establishes herself as a fresh and multi-faceted talent, capable of mining everyday human dramas to create evocative and lasting tales about the human condition. - PRISM International

…Armstrong writes beautifully… - Georgie Binks, Toronto Star