the bio:

Isabel J. Kim is a Korean-American speculative fiction writer based in New York City. She is a Nebula Award, Shirley Jackson Award, and BSFA Award recipient, as well as a Hugo, Locus, Sturgeon, and Astounding Award finalist. Her short fiction has been published in Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, and Strange Horizons, among other venues. Her work has been reprinted in the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 and 2024 and elsewhere, and has been translated into multiple languages. When she’s not writing, she’s co-hosting her internet culture podcast Wow if True — both equally noble pursuits. Find her at isabel.kim or @isabel.kim on Bluesky.

the cooler bio:

Iz is a lawyer and a writer and also a podcaster but mostly Iz makes posts and is also an artistic genius before her time. Iz owns five swords. Iz thought she was going to be an oil painter for nineteen years of her life. Iz thinks its a little fucked that no one has offered to translate her into Korean yet. Iz’s favorite food is corn.