Cassandra Khaw

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Cassandra Khaw
Born
Zoe Khaw Joo Ee

(1984-08-31) August 31, 1984 (age 41)

Cassandra Khaw (born 31 August 1984) is a Malaysian writer of horror and science fiction. They also create video games and tabletop games, and formerly wrote about them as a games and tech journalist.

Cassandra Khaw was born in Malaysia on 31 August 1984 as Zoe Khaw Joo Ee.[1] They work as a horror and science fiction writer for video games, tabletop RPGs, short stories, and novels.[2][3] Their articles and stories have been published in such magazines as Tor.com, Clarkesworld, Fireside Fiction, Uncanny Magazine, and Nature. Their video game writing appears in Eurogamer, Ars Technica,[4] The Verge, and Engadget. Khaw has stated they use they/them pronouns.[5]

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2017 Hammers on Bone British Fantasy Award Best Novella Shortlisted [6]
Locus Award Best Novella Finalist [7]
2018 Food of the Gods Best Horror Novel Finalist [8]
2021 Nothing but Blackened Teeth Bram Stoker Award Best Long Fiction Nominated [9]
Shirley Jackson Award Best Novel Finalist [10]
2022 British Fantasy Award Best Horror Novel (August Derleth Award) Shortlisted [11]
Ignyte Award Best Novella Finalist [12]
RUSA CODES Reading List Horror Won [13]
World Fantasy Award Best Novella Nominated [14]
The All-Consuming World Locus Award Best First Novel Finalist [15]
Breakable Things Bram Stoker Award Best Fiction Collection Won [16]
Shirley Jackson Award Best Single-Author Collection Nominated [17]
2023 British Fantasy Award Best Collection Shortlisted [18]
Locus Award Best Collection Finalist [19]
World Fantasy Award Best Collection Nominated [20]
The Salt Grows Heavy Bram Stoker Award Best Long Fiction Nominated [21]
Shirley Jackson Award Best Novella Nominated [22]
2024 Locus Award Best Novella Finalist [23]
The Dead Take the A Train Dragon Award Best Horror Novel Nominated [24]
2026 The Library at Hellebore Locus Award Horror Novel Pending [25]

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