Isabel J. Kim is a Korean-American writer of speculative fiction whose short stories have won the Nebula, Locus, BSFA, and Shirley Jackson Awards. Her stories have appeared in magazines including Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, and Strange Horizons. Her novel Freediver follows a gifted freediver drawn into a dangerous mystery beneath the surface of the water. In April 2024 Universal International Studios acquired the rights to her planned debut novel, Sublimation, which is part of a three-book deal with Tor Books.
