Octavia Cade
Octavia Cade is a New Zealand writer. She has a PhD in science communication and a particular interest in how science intersects with speculative fiction: examples of her work on this can be found in Horror Studies, MOSF Journal of Science Fiction, Interdisciplinary Literary Studies, Supernatural Studies and various anthologies from academic presses. She has also sold over 60 short stories to markets including Clarkesworld, F&SF, and Strange Horizons. A novel, several novellas, two poetry collections, two short story collections, and a nonfiction collection have sold to various small presses. She is a four time Sir Julius Vogel Award winner and a Bram Stoker nominee. Octavia attended Clarion West 2016, and was the 2020 writer in residence at Massey University.