Ian Li

Ian Li (he/him) is a Chinese-Canadian economist, developer, writer, and poet, who started writing in late 2023 after a lifetime of believing he could never be creative. Find his work featured in Nightmare Magazine, Strange Horizons, Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction, and the Toronto subway system, among other venues. He is also a poetry editor at Orion’s Belt. Learn more at ian-li.com.

Radon Works

"Thank You for Consulting RoboDoctor" – Issue 13

"I Always Follow Rule 22:" – Issue 13

"Drinking Song” – Issue 5

“Distilling Emotion” – Issue 5

Interview

Ian details moving from the finance to writing industry, the creativity of game design vs. writing, using spreadsheets to help his submission process, and how dystopia is more realistic than ever in our world.

November 24, 2023

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