About

Ian Li is a Chinese-Canadian author of speculative fiction and poetry, who started writing in late 2023 after a lifetime of believing he could never be creative. Find his writing in Abyss & Apex, Orion’s Belt, Small Wonders, and elsewhere.

He graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University with a degree in Operations Research & Financial Engineering. He leads project teams as an economist and consultant, and has extensive expertise in antitrust, market microstructure, valuation, and large-scale data analysis.

He also enjoys developing games, building websites, and solving brain teasers.

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2024 Awards Eligibility

Hello friends, I am a new speculative writer and poet based in Toronto, and I’m excited to share my work with the world. Although I have a number of stories and poems published this year, here’s my favourite poem that I hope you’ll consider:

“Traveling at Lightspeed is Easy, Returning to Earth is Hard“
Small Wonders, Issue 16, October 2024

Eligible for the poetry categories of the Nebula, Hugo, Rhysling, Ignyte, and Aurora awards

Other Projects

Brain Easer

Curated collection containing hundreds of interesting and challenging puzzles, plus explanations of how I solved them.

Eltera

Web development, design, and digital marketing services.

Contact

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