Author Bio
Cindy Phan (she/her) writes about the everyday fantastic, in which the boundaries between the tragic and the absurd shift, transform and misbehave. A Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize-nominated author, Phan’s fiction has appeared in Augur Magazine, Luna Station Quarterly, khōréō magazine and others. She and her partner live in a wonderfully cluttered home with their son and poodle. She has six tarantulas. She prefers Garamond. Find her online: @besidealife.bsky.social.
Publications
2024
- Moniker - Fraidy Cat Quarterly, Issue 1.
- Monstrous Attractions (reprint) - Luna Station Quarterly, Issue 58.
- Smalls the Wonder - Inner Worlds Vol. 2.
- The Universe & Miss. Debbie - khōréō magazine, Issue 4.3.
2022
- Alistair Catfish - Luna Station Quarterly, Issue 49. Recommended in Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: 12 Stories You May Have Missed in 2022 by Alex Brown. Reviewed in SFF Reviews by Sara L. Uckelman.
- Where Secrets Lie - khōréō magazine, Issue 2.2 (print and audio version).
2021
- Is Good for the Gander - The Wondrous Real, Issue 6
- Run Away, Tender Heart - From the Farther Trees, Issue 6. Nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
- Storm Waters - Truancy Magazine, #10. Reviewed in Maria’s Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Short Fiction Roundup for December 2021 by Maria Haskins.
2020
- Chicken & Egg - The/tƐmz/Review, Issue 10. Nominated for the Best of the Net.
2019
- Flesh, Not Blood - RicePaper Magazine (online and 2021 Belief anthology).
- Good Books All - Astral Waters Review, Issue 2.
- Monstrous Attractions - Augur Magazine, Issue 2.3. Reviewed in Quick Sips - Augur #2.3 by Charles Payseur.
Anthologies
- Grim & Hilde - Queerblades Vol. 2. (Forthcoming.)
- Flesh, Not Blood - Belief: Ricepaper Magazine Books 3 (April 2021).
Nominations and Awards
- Run Away, Tender Heart (From the Farther Trees, Issue 6). Nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2022.
- Chicken & Egg (The/tƐmz/Review, Issue 10). Nominated for the Best of the Net 2021.
Links
- Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: 12 Stories You May Have Missed in 2022 by Alex Brown
- Review: "Alistair Catfish" by Cindy Phan
- Where Secrets Lie - khōréō magazine, issue 2.2 (audio version). Edited by Rowan Morrison. Narrated by Tricia Nguyen. Produced by Lian Xia Rose
- Maria's Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Short Fiction Roundup for December 2021 by Maria Haskins
- Quick Sips - Augur #2.3 by Charles Payseur
Contact
Email: cinphan at gmail dot com
Bluesky: @besidealife.bsky.social