Meet the contributors to Sinophagia!
7th December 2022
Earlier this year we were so excited to share the news that we’re publishing an anthology of horror from China in Spring 2024. Edited and translated by Xueting C. Ni, who also edited and translated the British Fantasy Award-winning collection Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction, Sinophagia will translate 14 horror stories from China into English for the very first time.
Today we’re delighted to introduce you to all 14 contributors!
Yimei Tangguo
“A Piece of Candy,” or “Poison Candy” to her readers, is a renowned suspense writer, attracting millions of dedicated fans. Her sharp writing style, and alluring plotlines, have cemented her place as China’s unshakable queen of horror.
Cai Jun
Author, screenwriter, and committee member of the China Writer’s Association, Cai Jun has published about thirty novels, many short stories, and has won multiple awards including the Liang Yusheng Award for Outstanding Contribution and the Hundred Flowers Literature Award.
Chi Hui
The former deputy chief editor of Science Fiction World, Chi Hui has published almost a dozen sci-fi and fantasy novels, and has earned such accolades as the Galaxy, Nebula and Coordinate awards. Her short works are available in English on Clarkesworld, and Apex magazines.
Chu Xidao
A member of the Shanghai Writer’s Association and ex-creative director to an advertising company, Chu Xidao now works mainly on novel and screen writing, with great acclaim for her series Demon Born. She was also head script writer for the C-Drama Warrior of Destiny.
Chuan Ge
A self-professed “story grave-digger,” Chuan Ge is a suspense writer famous for his short form suspense and deduction fiction, managing to create high tension in an exceptionally short space of time.
Fan Zhou
As a new writer, with a very serious day job, Fan Zhou spends her spare time writing in secret about the type of conspiracy, corpses and crime she wishes she could banish purely to the pages of fiction.
Goodnight Xiaoqing
Goodnight Xiaoqing is one of the “hot authors” jointly endorsed by almost all China’s major online publishing platforms, with millions of followers calling themselves “The Qing Clan.” Her books include The Imprisoned Fox, The Avenger’s Song and Ghostly Fragrance.
Zhou Haohui
Suspense author, screen writer and cutting-edge director, Zhou Haohui is most known as the creator of the Death Notice franchise, China’s hottest suspense drama, whose live action adaption drew a 100 million views within days of its release.
Gu Shi
An urban planner by day, a speculative fiction writer by night, Gu Shi’s short fiction works have won two Galaxy Awards and three Chinese Nebula Awards. Her stories have been translated into English, published in Clarkesworld, Xprize’s Sci-fi Ocean Anthology and Sinopticon.
She Cong Ge
The pen name of Xu Yufeng, She Cong Ge published his first supernatural horror, Ghost Stories of Yichang, in 2010, and shot to fame online. He quit his day job in 2013 to help in adapting his books Snake City and The Secret Tunnel for TV and film.
Su Min
A sci-fi and screen writer, Su Min’s signature works have won reader voted awards at both the 2019 Chinese Sci-Fi Gala, and the 2020 Gravity Award for Best Short Fiction, whilst The Reconciliation won a “Youth Star” from the China Science and Science Fiction Association.
Hong Niangzi
Hong Niangzi, “The Red Lady,” has written 16 novels, including her Seven Colour Horrors series. Her flair and dynamic style have earned her the title “The Empress of Horror.” Published in Italy, Korea, and Vietnam, this is the first time her work will be available in English.
Zhou Dedong
Considered China’s “godfather of suspense fiction”, Zhou Dedong has been editor-in-chief of Youth, Friends and Motto magazines, and has published almost a dozen books, which have been translated across the world .
Nanpai Sanshu
Nanpai Sanshu, (“Third Uncle of the Southern Sect”), is the pseudonym of Xu Lei. One of the founding figures of China’s tomb raiding genre, his signature work, The Graverobber Chronicles, launched a multi-award winning, multi-media experience covering film, TV, comics and games.