Nadia Bulkin
Nadia Bulkin | |
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| Born | August 4, 1987 |
| Genre | horror, weird fiction |
Nadia Bulkin is an Indonesian-American political scientist and author of short stories, largely in the horror genre.
Biography
[edit]Bulkin was born in Indonesia to a Muslim father and Christian mother. Her parents decided to leave Indonesia soon after the death of Suharto.[1] She moved to Nebraska with her family when she was 11.[2]
She graduated summa cum laude from Barnard College with a degree in political science before earning her master's at American University's School of International Service.[3]
Bulkin currently works as a consultant in Washington, D.C.[2] She is a senior associate at The Asia Group, a strategy and capital advisory group.[3]
Short stories by Bulkin have been published in ChiZine, Strange Horizons, Three-lobed Burning Eye, and the Simon Strantzas-edited anthology Aickman's Heirs.
Awards and recognition
[edit]In 2018, she was nominated in the Shirley Jackson Awards for both short fiction ("Live Through This") and Single-Author Collection (She Said Destroy, Word Horde, 2017).[4]
In 2024, she won the Shirley Jackson Award for Edited Anthology for Why Didn’t You Just Leave, edited with Julia Rios.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Davis, David; Burke, Christopher (October 6, 2017). "Psychic Rituals and Political Machinations: An Interview with Nadia Bulkin". Weird Fiction Review. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 "More Women Are Leaving Behind Religious Identities For Something More Spiritual". HuffPost. February 20, 2015.
- 1 2 Sambhi, Natalie (April 25, 2016). "Sea Control 116 – Indonesia, a History of Violence and Horror Fiction". CIMSEC. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ "2017 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees". Locus. May 10, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ "2024 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". July 19, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
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