IAN LI
writer | poet | economist | developer
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. He particularly loves sci-fi/fantasy with dark and dystopian themes.
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 manipulation, valuation, market microstructure, and large-scale data analysis.
He also enjoys developing games, building websites, and solving brain teasers.
Writing
Flash Fiction
Forthcoming
Calling a Starskipper – Abyss & Apex
Everyone is Dying to Work Here – Fission #4 from the British Science Fiction Association
City of Androids – Roads Less Travelled, Issue 1 from Midnight Street Press
2023
Green on the Timeline – Flame Tree Press, December newsletter
A Fulfilling Life – Sci-Fi Shorts
Pyrogenic Stasis – 365 Tomorrows
Poetry
Forthcoming
Stealing a Moment – Star*Line
The Anxiety of Skeletons – TBA
Where Dragons Find Solace – TBA
2023
A World in Her Tresses – The Fairy Tale Magazine
Distilling Emotion – Radon Journal, Issue 5
Drinking Song – Radon Journal, Issue 5
Microfiction
Forthcoming
Wielder of Wit – Stupefying Stories
Stealing Time – Chronos 2 from Shacklebound Books
The Halfling Tree – TBA
2024
Searching for Song – 101 Words
The Potato Singer – Stupefying Stories
Summit, in Memory – Stupefying Stories
Hosting a Tempest – Stupefying Stories
My Language – Five Minutes
2023
Two-thirds of Christmas – 50-Word Stories
Metal Detecting – On the Premises
Red Coat – Ho Ho Ho from Black Hare Press
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.
