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Henry Lien, Author

Hi, thanks for stopping by. I’m Henry Lien. If you’re looking for a list of my author appearances, click HERE.

I’m a speculative fiction writer. In case you don’t know, that’s a fancy way to say “science fiction and fantasy writer” without people thinking you have geek cooties.

I write mostly fiction but also some non-fiction. Mostly books, but some short stories and songs, too. I like to write about very specific things, like Eastern storytelling structures, AI, boy bands, Wu Liu (a sport I made up combining kung fu and figure skating), imperial court eunuchs, earthquakes, grandes dames of the Gilded Age, underwater gardening, and how to talk to dolphins. I’ve been nominated for some awards, including several Nebula Awards, but my superpower is losing literary awards.

I also teach writing at places like UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program, Writing the Other, and Clarion West. I was awarded Outstanding Instructor of the Year by the UCLA Extension Department of the Arts.

I am represented by the sagacious Alex Slater at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates for literary rights, and the benevolent Will Watkins and the august Josie Freedman at CAA for media rights.

Before becoming a writer, I worked as an attorney, fine art dealer, and college instructor. I was born in Taiwan. I live in Hollywood, CA.