Michael Byers

Biography

Michael Byers’s work has appeared in the New York Times, the Walrus Magazine, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. He has received merit awards from the Communication Arts in 2013 and 2014. His art has also been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and 3x3. 

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FICTION / Summer 2020

Dagadu Parab’s Wedding Horse

By Jayant Kaikini ,  Translation by Tejaswini Niranjana ,  Illustration by Michael Byers

The marriage procession turned from Mulund’s Lal Bahadur Shastri Road toward the railway station, wending its way through the main bazaar. Leading the procession were the men of the brass band in their glittering outfits, followed by the...

Illustration by Michael Byers
FICTION / Summer 2020

The Hafgufa

By Patrick Barrett ,  Illustration by Michael Byers

The Hafgufa is a giant fish or whale said in Old Norse writings to roam the seas.

In the Konungs Skuggsjá, a book of tactics and morality written by King Håkon Håkonsson for his young son, the king is loath to describe the creature—for no...

Illustration by Michael Byers
FICTION / Summer 2020

The Realm of Possibility

By John Wray ,  Illustration by Michael Byers


“I have to do the wee,” announced the child.

“You have to make a wee,” her mother said. “And I asked you before we got in the car, remember? It’s too late for that now. You can go at the gym.”

“I have to do the wee,” the child repeated.

Illustration by Michael Byers