Isabel J. Kim is a speculative fiction author / attorney / artistic genius before her time.

Her debut novel Sublimation is forthcoming from Tor Publishing Group, as part of a three book deal, and has been picked up by Universal International Studios for potential adaption.

Her work has appeared on the 2021-2025 Locus Recommended Reading Lists, her short story “You’ll Understand When You’re a Mom Someday” won a Shirley Jackson Award and her short story “Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole” won a Nebula, Locus, and BSFA Award, and is a finalist for the 2025 Hugo and Sturgeon awards.

When she’s not writing, she’s co-hosting Wow If True, a podcast about internet culture.

She is represented by Steven Salpeter.