P. Djèlí Clark

P. Djèlí Clark is the pen name of Dexter Gabriel, an American speculative fiction writer who is also a historian and assistant professor of history at the University of Connecticut. He uses the pen name to keep his fiction separate from his academic work. His books include the Dead Djinn Universe, starting with A Master of Djinn, which won the Nebula and Locus Awards in 2022. His novella Ring Shout, a fantasy set in 1920s Georgia, won the Nebula, Locus and British Fantasy Awards in 2021.