Press Kit
STANDARD BIO (~100 words)
Kelsea Yu is a Taiwanese Chinese American writer who is eternally enthusiastic about sharks and appreciates a good ghost story. Dozens of her short stories and essays appear in Clarkesworld, Apex, Nightmare, PseudoPod, Fantasy, and elsewhere. Her first novella, Bound Feet, was a Shirley Jackson Award finalist, and her second novella, Demon Song, was published by Titan Books on September 30. Kelsea’s debut novel, It’s Only a Game, won the 2025 Oregon Spirit Book Award for YA Lit and a 2025 Children’s Book Council Favorites Award. Her next novel, Stormraven, will be published by Gallery and Titan Books in 2026. Find her on Instagram as @anovelescape or visit her website kelseayu.com. Kelsea lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, children, and a pile of art supplies.
SHORT BIO (~50 words)
Kelsea Yu is the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author of Bound Feet, It’s Only a Game, Demon Song, and Stormraven. Dozens of her short stories and essays have been published or podcasted in magazines such as Clarkesworld, Apex, Nightmare, PseudoPod, and Fantasy, and in various anthologies. Find her on Instagram as @anovelescape or visit her website kelseayu.com.
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