Nadia Bulkin is an Indonesian-American political scientist and author of short stories, largely in the horror genre.

Nadia Bulkin
Born (1987-08-04) August 4, 1987 (age 37)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Genrehorror, weird fiction

Biography

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Bulkin was born in Indonesia to a Muslim father and Christian mother. Her parents decided to leave Indonesia soon after the death of Suharto.[1] She moved to Nebraska with her family when she was 11.[2]

She graduated summa cum laude from Barnard College with a degree in political science before earning her master's at American University's School of International Service.[3]

Bulkin currently works as a consultant in Washington, D.C.[2] She is a senior associate at The Asia Group, a strategy and capital advisory group.[3]

Short stories by Bulkin have been published in ChiZine, Strange Horizons, Three-lobed Burning Eye, and the Simon Strantzas-edited anthology Aickman's Heirs.

Awards and recognition

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In 2018, she was nominated in the Shirley Jackson Awards for both short fiction ("Live Through This") and Single-Author Collection (She Said Destroy, Word Horde, 2017).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Davis, David; Burke, Christopher (October 6, 2017). "Psychic Rituals and Political Machinations: An Interview with Nadia Bulkin". Weird Fiction Review. Retrieved December 5, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "More Women Are Leaving Behind Religious Identities For Something More Spiritual". HuffPost. February 20, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Sambhi, Natalie (April 25, 2016). "Sea Control 116 – Indonesia, a History of Violence and Horror Fiction". CIMSEC. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "2017 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees". Locus. May 10, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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