Shining Moon Episode 31: Non-Western Fantasy

Shining Moon: A Speculative Fiction Podcast

Hello and welcome to Shining Moon Episode 31, Non-Western Fantasy! With me today are Tina Zhu, Osahon Ize-iyamu, and Liza Wemakor. Let’s get started with some introductions!
We had some audio problems with Osahon's feed in places. Please be patient with the technology.

Osahon Ize-Iyamu is a Nigerian writer of speculative fiction. A graduate of the Alpha and Clarion Writers Workshop, he has been published in magazines like Clarkesworld, Nightmare, The Rumpus, and Strange Horizons. You can find him online @osahon4545.

Liza Wemakor is a writer and a Ph.D. student in UC Riverside's English Department. She writes and studies speculative fiction and Black American literature. Her writing has been published in Strange Horizons, Anathema Magazine, Baffling Magazine, Prismatica Magazine, and elsewhere. She is a member of the 2023 Clarion West Writers' Workshop cohort, and her debut novella (Loving Safoa) was published in February 2024.

Tina S. Zhu was born in a suburb outside Tokyo to Chinese parents and mostly raised in a rotating cast of small American towns. She is currently based in New York City, where she writes from her kitchen table. Her work has appeared in Tor.com, Lightspeed, Fireside, and other places. She also reviews books for Strange Horizons. You can find her at tinaszhu.com.
Stories in this episode:
Osahon Ize-Iyamu

Last ritual of the smoke eaters Lightspeed, November 2023.

Tina Zhu

"One for Sorrow, Two for Mirth." This was published as part of Strange Horizons' Wuxia and Xianxia special issue.

Liza Wemakor

“Loving Safoa,” Neon Hemlock, 2024.

Nghi Vo

"Boiled Bones and Black Eggs" Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue #275, April 11, 2019

"Don't tell me that the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." -- Anton Chekov

Piano music for closure

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