Ai Jiang
Ai Jiang is a Chinese-Canadian writer, a Nebula-, Locus-, Ignyte Award finalist, and an immigrant from Fujian. She is a member of HWA and SFWA. Her work can be found in F&SF, The Dark, Uncanny, among others. She is the recipient of Odyssey Workshop’s 2022 Fresh Voices Scholarship and the author of Linghun and I AM AI. Find her on Twitter (@AiJiang_) and online (http://aijiang.ca).
Alice Poon
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Alice Poon received a fully bilingual (English and Chinese) education and also learned French in her youth.
Since the release of her two historical Chinese novels: The Green Phoenix and Tales of Ming Courtesans, nostalgia for the magical world of wuxia fiction, which she grew up with, has spurred her desire to write in the Chinese fantasy genre. With the passing of the wuxia fiction icon Jin Yong in 2018, she has felt an urge to help to preserve his legacy and to promote this unique genre of Chinese folk literature to a wider global audience.
Overall, inspiration for her fiction writing comes from Jin Yong’s wuxia novels, the wuxia/xianxia media, and French and Russian realist classics.
She lives in Greater Vancouver, Canada and wishes to indulge herself in putting her imagination on the page.
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JC Kang
JC Kang is the bestselling author of the Legends of Tivara series.
JC Kang’s unhealthy obsession with Fantasy and Sci-Fi began at an early age when his brother introduced him to The Chronicles of Narnia, Star Trek, and Star Wars. As an adult, he combines his geek roots with his professional experiences as a Chinese Medicine doctor, martial arts instructor, and technical writer to pen epic fantasy stories.
To learn more about what goes on in his twisted mind, follow his Facebook page:
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Jeannie Lin
USA TODAY bestselling author Jeannie Lin grew up fascinated with stories of Western epic fantasy and Eastern martial arts adventures. When her best friend introduced her to romance novels in middle school, the stage was set. Jeannie started writing her first book while working as a high school science teacher in South Central Los Angeles.
Jeannie is known for writing groundbreaking historical romances set in Tang Dynasty China starting with her Golden Heart award-winning debut, Butterfly Swords. Her Tang Dynasty historicals have received multiple awards and starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Library Journal.
She currently writes historical romance Chinese warriors and scholars, courtesans and swordswomen. She is also the author of the Gunpowder Chronicles, a steampunk series set during the Opium Wars.
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Find out more about Jeannie Lin online at http://www.jeannielin.com
JF Lee
JF Lee loves telling stories about heroes with swords in wuxia settings. When he’s not working on his next novel, he can be found snorkelling for green sea turtles to photograph.
Check out what he’s up to and for more stories at https://jflee.co/
Jo Wu
Jo Wu was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she studied Biology and Creative Writing at UC Berkeley. Her works explore fairy tales, Chinese and Taiwanese mythology and identity, and uplifting narratives in dark worlds. Some of her notable works have been published in Uncanny Magazine, Solarpunk Magazine, and Insignia 2021: Best Asian Fantasy Stories.
She’ll totally understand if you confuse her for Carmilla Jo, the cosplayer and voiceover artist who’s much louder on social media and enjoys twirling around in gowns. When Jo isn’t writing, she’s probably drinking green tea, weightlifting, or rewatching Samurai Jack or John Wick for who-knows-how-many-times.
You can find Jo online here: Jo Wu: Author Website
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Julia Vee
Julia Vee loves stories of magic and monsters. She majored in Asian Studies at UC Berkeley and has practiced as a trial lawyer in Silicon Valley for decades. Julia is a graduate of the Viable Paradise residential workshop. She often writes with co-author Ken Bebelle to craft fantasy adventure stories with East Asian elements. Their works include the Seattle Slayers series and their forthcoming trilogy, beginning with Ebony Gate, debuts from TOR in July of 2023, with Blood Jade following in July of 2024.
A lifelong fan of comics, Julia met her spouse over a shared love of the medium. She is passionate about rescue dogs, knitting, and soup. Her fandoms include Elfquest, Avatar the Last Airbender, Kate Daniels, the Witcher, and Shang-Chi.
You can find Julia online here.
Ken Bebelle
Ken Bebelle has been an avid reader of fantasy, science fiction, and comic books his entire life. His love of SF and Star Wars led him to a career in prosthetics, where he spent twenty-five years, specializing in upper limb replacement. Ken’s first foray into writing was in the eighth grade with a sword and sorcery fantasy story stored on a 5.25” floppy disk.
Ken and his co-author, Julia Vee, recently finished Ebony Gate, an Asian-inspired contemporary fantasy set in the Pacific Rim. Ebony Gate was acquired by Claire Eddy at TOR and will debut in summer 2023 as the first in a trilogy. Ken and Julia have also self-published another series, Seattle Slayers, an urban fantasy set in a post-apocalyptic Seattle. In anticipation of said apocalypse, Ken recently moved to the PNW, to make sure he has a front row seat for further writing inspiration.
You can find more about Ken online here.
Rinoa Ko
Rinoa is a storyteller. By day, she works in game narrative.
Sunyi Dean
Sunyi Dean is the bestselling author of The Book Eaters. She is an autistic SFF writer, and mother of two. Originally born in the States and raised in Hong Kong, she now lives in Yorkshire. When not reading, running, falling over in yoga, or rolling d20s, she sometimes escapes the city to wildswim in lonely dales.
Tao Wong
Tao Wong is a full-time author in the scifi and fantasy genres, writing predominantly in the LitRPG and xianxia sub-genres. A multiple times international Amazon bestseller, he is best known for the System Apocalypse and A Thousand Li universes, with over 40 full-length novels and numerous shorter works published. Tao was a finalist for the Kindle Storyteller UK Award in 2021.
As a reader, he’s an avid fan of science fiction and fantasy, having cut his teeth decades ago on Dragonlance, Terry Brooks and Asimov before graduating to Jordan, Gaiman, Bujold and more. When he’s not writing and working, he’s practicing martial arts, reading and picking up random
hobbies.
Tao became a full-time author in 2019 and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and NINC.More details about Tao’s latest books can be found on his website: http://www.mylifemytao.com
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