Chen Qiufan

Co-author of AI 2024 (2021) and author of Waste Tide (2013), Chen is the leading figure of a new generation of Chinese sci-fi writers. He explores themes such as technological dystopia and alienation. His short story translations appear in anthologies such as Invisible Planets (2016) and Broken Stars (2019), as well as on Clarkesworld, Pathlight, Lightspeed, Interzone, and F&SF. Chen has previously worked for Google, Baidu, and tech startup Noitom Technology. He now runs his own production studio, Thema Mundi.