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Kim Samek

@kimsamek.bsky.social
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O. Henry Prize-winning author of debut story collection I AM THE GHOST HERE with Dial Press, out now. Pushcart Prize winner, Emmy nominated tv writer.

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ZYZZYVA @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The O. Henry prize anthology is out today. Thrilled to see Issue 129 contributor @kimsamek.bsky.social in its pages!
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Queens Public Library @qplnyc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Our Literary Thursdays series continues with Pushcart Prize and O. Henry Prize-winning author @kimsamek.bsky.social, who will talk about her debut short story collection "I Am the Ghost Here." Join us on August 20 at 6PM! queenslibrary.org/calendar/lit...
Picture of Kim Samek, the cover of her book "I Am the Ghost Here," and promotional text for the QPL virtual program Literary Thursdays: Kim Samek, Author of "I Am the Ghost Here."
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Queens Public Library @qplnyc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Our virtual Literary Thursdays series brings you live conversations with amazing writers. Learn More about our August guests: Alicia Thompson, Gabrielle Korn, Kim Samek, and Heather Frances! www.queenslibrary.org/calendar?sea... #RomanceAwarenessMonth
Pictures of our August Literary Thursdays guests—Alicia Thompson, Gabrielle Korn, Kim Samek, and Heather Frances—and their book covers.
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ZYZZYVA @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
We’re so excited to share that “Muscle to Muscle, Toe to Toe” by @kimsamek.bsky.social, which originally appeared in ZYZZYVA No. 129, has won a 2026 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction! Congratulations to Kim. What a joy to revisit this strange and singular story.
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
It’s an extraordinary honor to be named a winner of the O. Henry Prize. Thank you to Tommy Orange, Jenny Minton Quigley, and Zyzzyva. lithub.com/announcing-t...
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Announcing the Winners of the 2026 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction
Tommy Orange was awarded a much-deserved MacArthur Genius Grant this fall for breaking from the tradition of reservation-based Native American literature to write new, illuminative, and realistic N…
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Next Tuesday, March 17, I’ll be doing an event for I Am the Ghost Here with Aimee Bender at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social
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The Rumpus @therumpus.net · 26/02/2026
"I think the pressure is off with a short story. It’s the purest expression of my ideas, my sense of humor." @katiecoleman.bsky.social interviews @kimsamek.bsky.social about I am the Ghost Here (@thedialpress.bsky.social). ➡️ buff.ly/QUmxVyQ
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Great interview with @kenanorhan.bsky.social for his surreal new novel “The Renovation” - published last week. I’m looking forward to diving into this one.
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In Kenan Orhan's debut novel 'The Renovation,' a hole in the bathroom tears open time and space
A woman's bathroom renovation becomes a Turkish prison cell. Kenan Orhan talks with NPR's Scott Simon about his debut novel, "The Renovation."
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I Am the Ghost Here has received a starred review in Booklist!
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I Am the Ghost Here is an LA Times Most Anticipated 2026 book @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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20 books we can't wait to read in 2026
Looking for your next great read? We asked critics, authors and literary folks about town to share books they’re most excited for in 2026. Featuring new works by Tayari Jones, Claudia Rankine, Jesmyn ...
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Who Even Reads @whoevenreads.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Our first monthly book list is out! These are our anticipated titles with February release dates, including work by @kenanorhan.bsky.social, @legroff.bsky.social & @kimsamek.bsky.social, among others #booksky www.whoevenreads.com/books-we-lik...
Covers of the February 2026 books Mass Mothering, Language as Liberation, Citizenship, The Renovation, Brawler, and I Am the Ghost Here on a deep yellow background. White text reads, "February 2026."
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Vauhini Vara @vauhinivara.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
This was so fun!!! Listen!!! ✨
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Thanks @lithub.com.web.brid.gy for naming I Am the Ghost Here a most anticipated 2026 book lithub.com/lit-hubs-mos...
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Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026
After the year we’ve had, there’s no predicting anything about the year that’s to come. But whatever else might be fated to happen (to us) in 2026, there will definitely be books,…
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Adam Vitcavage at @debutiful.bsky.social calls I Am the Ghost Here a contender for best story collection of the decade. It’s such an honor to make the Debutiful most anticipated list.
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Thank you to @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social for including I Am the Ghost Here in their 18 anticipated books of 2026. www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
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18 books to add to your 2026 reading list
Here are 18 books across genres to look out for in the new year.
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
The Pushcart Prize L is now available! This volume includes my story “Easement.” Please support this wonderful anthology. Thank you to Bill Henderson and the Pushcart Prize editors and Michael Nye and the team at Story Magazine.
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Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Kim Samek debuts with a striking collection of fantastical and speculative stories about conformity, technology, and the limits of bodily autonomy. This dazzles.
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I Am the Ghost Here: Stories by Kim Samek
Samek debuts with a striking collection of fantastical and speculative stories about conformity, technology, and the limits of b...
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I have a distinguished story in the 2025 edition of Best American Short Stories. Thank you Elizabeth McKenzie for publishing it in the Chicago Quarterly Review.
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Looking forward to this.
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Found the latest @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social with my story included. First time buying my work at a bookstore.
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
It is a dream to be included in the new issue of @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social alongside so many wonderful writers.
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
San Francisco: I am reading on Wednesday with @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
So pleased to learn I won the Pushcart Prize. My story “Easement” originally published in Story Magazine will be reprinted in the 2026 anthology.
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Thanks to STORY for the Pushcart Prize nomination! My story “Easement” will appear in Issue 20.
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
So proud of my friend @itsmesarahlabrie.bsky.social - read her memoir No One Gets to Fall Apart.
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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · 22/11/2024
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The Most Exciting Debut Short Story Collections of 2024 - Electric Literature
In these diverse, electrifying books, you'll encounter haunting ghosts, ferocious women, and more unforgettable characters
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
In 2024, you can find my stories in Gulf Coast, North American Review, Chicago Quarterly Review, The Threepenny Review, and Story (forthcoming).
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 05/11/2023
So excited to have a story forthcoming at Chicago Quarterly Review!
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
I have a new story out at the Commuter today. Please check it out.
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
My latest story is up at swamp pink (formerly Crazyhorse). swamp-pink.cofc.edu/featured/tee...
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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · 26/09/2023
for The Millions, i spoke with the brilliant Vauhini Vara about her approach to the short story form,  how humor works in her writing, & the many iterations of her brand new short story collection THIS IS SALVAGED 🔥. get her book NOW!! themillions.com/2023/09/vauh...
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Vauhini Vara Doesn't Know How She Does It
"So much of the process of writing remains mysterious to me."
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 06/09/2023
Introducing myself on the sky. Here’s Ecotone story from earlier this year. ecotonemagazine.org/fiction/the-...
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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 04/09/2023
My Guernica story from earlier this year. Check it out if you like short fiction about puppeteers www.guernicamag.com/i-am-the-gho...
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