Amanda Haimoto Rudd (she/her) is a queer Japanese-American writer of fantasy and SF, and a former Literature professor, stubbornly writing about queer joy in dark times. She currently lives in Houston where she works as a freelance writer. When she is not writing she enjoys painting, spending too much time on tumblr, and taking care of eleven rescue cats and a rose garden. She can be found at amandahaimotorudd.com and on Twitter @Amanda_Rudd.