Sofia Samatar

Sofia Samatar is the author of the novels A Stranger in Olondria and The Winged Histories, the short story collection, Tender, and Monster Portraits, a collaboration with her brother, the artist Del Samatar. She has written for the New Inquiry, Strange Horizons, and Tin House, among others. Her work has won several awards, including the Campbell, Crawford, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy awards. She teaches African literature, Arabic literature, and speculative fiction at James Madison University.