Valya Dudycz Lupescu

Lupescu's debut novel,The Silence of Trees, was published in 2010 by Wolfsword Press and was selected as a semifinalist in the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.

Lupescu's graphic novel, Mother Christmas Volume 1: The Muse is the first in a trilogy that "reimagines the origin story of Santa Claus, based on the Mediterranean legend of St.

"[2] Lupescu's short story, "Honey" was selected for the Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2019, edited by Paula Guran.

Lupescu is also the founding editor of Conclave: A Journal of Character and occasionally teaches workshops around Chicago and online.

The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame had its inaugural Induction Ceremony on November 20, 2010, at Northeastern Illinois University.