Regina Kanyu Wang
@reginakanyuwang.bsky.social
Writer, scholar, editor based in Oslo/Shanghai.
Ph.D in cultural studies from University of Oslo, MFA in in creative writing & BA in management science from Fudan University.
Multiple Chinese Nebula Award winner, Hugo and Locus Award Finalist.
Ph.D in cultural studies from University of Oslo, MFA in in creative writing & BA in management science from Fudan University.
Multiple Chinese Nebula Award winner, Hugo and Locus Award Finalist.
Call for inaugural issue of—Polyfora: A Journal of Speculative CoFutures—an interdisciplinary journal devoted to unearthing possible futures, accepting peer-reviewed articles, stories, artworks, and essays from many languages and perspectives:
journal.cofutures.org
journal.cofutures.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Call for inaugural issue of—Polyfora: A Journal of Speculative CoFutures—an interdisciplinary journal devoted to unearthing possible futures, accepting peer-reviewed articles, stories, artworks, and essays from many languages and perspectives:
journal.cofutures.org
journal.cofutures.org
"Body, Again" ranked the top 1 best-seller of Shanghai Translation Publishing House during the Shanghai book fair!
Check out the English report on the book: www.china.org.cn/2025-08/20/c...
Check out the English report on the book: www.china.org.cn/2025-08/20/c...
August 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Body, Again" ranked the top 1 best-seller of Shanghai Translation Publishing House during the Shanghai book fair!
Check out the English report on the book: www.china.org.cn/2025-08/20/c...
Check out the English report on the book: www.china.org.cn/2025-08/20/c...
"Body, Again -- SF Anthology of Chinese & Korean Female Writers" is officially launched in China, after its successful launch in Korea! Newly written stories on "body" from Kim Choyeop, Cheon Seonran, Kim Cheonggyul, Cheng Jingbo, Zhouwen, and me🥳🤩😘
August 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Body, Again -- SF Anthology of Chinese & Korean Female Writers" is officially launched in China, after its successful launch in Korea! Newly written stories on "body" from Kim Choyeop, Cheon Seonran, Kim Cheonggyul, Cheng Jingbo, Zhouwen, and me🥳🤩😘
I am so happy and honored to be awarded the 1st prize for Future Writer Award! I got the trophy from the famous writer Qiu Huadong and publisher Huang Yuhai. A great many thanks to East China Normal University and the judging panel!
June 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I am so happy and honored to be awarded the 1st prize for Future Writer Award! I got the trophy from the famous writer Qiu Huadong and publisher Huang Yuhai. A great many thanks to East China Normal University and the judging panel!
I am so honored that my story "The Island and The Human" just won SF Planet Award for Best SF Short Story!
May all human beings, non-human beings, carbon-based organisms and silicon-based consciousnesses breathe with our planet and share our CoFutures!
May all human beings, non-human beings, carbon-based organisms and silicon-based consciousnesses breathe with our planet and share our CoFutures!
March 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I am so honored that my story "The Island and The Human" just won SF Planet Award for Best SF Short Story!
May all human beings, non-human beings, carbon-based organisms and silicon-based consciousnesses breathe with our planet and share our CoFutures!
May all human beings, non-human beings, carbon-based organisms and silicon-based consciousnesses breathe with our planet and share our CoFutures!
I got my PhD diploma in our conferral ceremony today! Thanks for all the love and gifts!
November 28, 2024 at 9:35 PM
I got my PhD diploma in our conferral ceremony today! Thanks for all the love and gifts!
So looking forward to our "Korean & Chinese writer talk: The SF world of the East" on Nov 30!
The language will be Korean and please register by Nov 28 via: bit.ly/3OeD9zm
The language will be Korean and please register by Nov 28 via: bit.ly/3OeD9zm
November 27, 2024 at 8:01 PM
So looking forward to our "Korean & Chinese writer talk: The SF world of the East" on Nov 30!
The language will be Korean and please register by Nov 28 via: bit.ly/3OeD9zm
The language will be Korean and please register by Nov 28 via: bit.ly/3OeD9zm
Speculative fiction/media/culture conference CFP!
Confimred keynote speaker include Sherryl Vint.
The conference is planned as in person, but the organizer is investigating into opportunities for limited online panels.
More details here: forgottensf.wordpress.com/call-for-pap...
Confimred keynote speaker include Sherryl Vint.
The conference is planned as in person, but the organizer is investigating into opportunities for limited online panels.
More details here: forgottensf.wordpress.com/call-for-pap...
November 5, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Speculative fiction/media/culture conference CFP!
Confimred keynote speaker include Sherryl Vint.
The conference is planned as in person, but the organizer is investigating into opportunities for limited online panels.
More details here: forgottensf.wordpress.com/call-for-pap...
Confimred keynote speaker include Sherryl Vint.
The conference is planned as in person, but the organizer is investigating into opportunities for limited online panels.
More details here: forgottensf.wordpress.com/call-for-pap...
Had a lovely time in Frankfurt for both the Book Fair and BuCon! Happy to see the German version of my second story collection THE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, and wonderful to be surrounded by book-lovers!
October 24, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Had a lovely time in Frankfurt for both the Book Fair and BuCon! Happy to see the German version of my second story collection THE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, and wonderful to be surrounded by book-lovers!
Had a wonderful time in Berlin! A great many thanks to everyone I met, especially Lise Meitner Research Group at MPIWG and BerlinBCCN, Kapsel, Otherland Bookstore & C*Space.
So happy to have "Zhurong on Mars" pubished by Kapsel in German and Chinese, with canvas bag, soundtrack, and even a cake!
So happy to have "Zhurong on Mars" pubished by Kapsel in German and Chinese, with canvas bag, soundtrack, and even a cake!
October 18, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Had a wonderful time in Berlin! A great many thanks to everyone I met, especially Lise Meitner Research Group at MPIWG and BerlinBCCN, Kapsel, Otherland Bookstore & C*Space.
So happy to have "Zhurong on Mars" pubished by Kapsel in German and Chinese, with canvas bag, soundtrack, and even a cake!
So happy to have "Zhurong on Mars" pubished by Kapsel in German and Chinese, with canvas bag, soundtrack, and even a cake!
Sat 19 Oct, 17:00, Frankfurt Book Fair, "Beyond the Future: A Taste of Chinese Science Fiction with »Seafood Restaurant« and »Zhurong on Mars«".
I'll talk with Professor Yan Feng and Kapsel team.
The event is organized by Konfuzius Institut Frankfurt.
connect.buchmesse.de/newfront/ses...
I'll talk with Professor Yan Feng and Kapsel team.
The event is organized by Konfuzius Institut Frankfurt.
connect.buchmesse.de/newfront/ses...
October 9, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Sat 19 Oct, 17:00, Frankfurt Book Fair, "Beyond the Future: A Taste of Chinese Science Fiction with »Seafood Restaurant« and »Zhurong on Mars«".
I'll talk with Professor Yan Feng and Kapsel team.
The event is organized by Konfuzius Institut Frankfurt.
connect.buchmesse.de/newfront/ses...
I'll talk with Professor Yan Feng and Kapsel team.
The event is organized by Konfuzius Institut Frankfurt.
connect.buchmesse.de/newfront/ses...
Sat 19 Oct, 13:00, Bürgerhaus Sprendlingen, Dreieich, "Regina Kanyu Wang reading in English".
I'll read my stories, sign books, and talk about Chinese SF at BuchmesseCon.
Thanks to Bernhard Hennen, Thorsten Schreck, and Kurt Zelt for making it happen!
www.buchmessecon.de/index.php/pr...
I'll read my stories, sign books, and talk about Chinese SF at BuchmesseCon.
Thanks to Bernhard Hennen, Thorsten Schreck, and Kurt Zelt for making it happen!
www.buchmessecon.de/index.php/pr...
October 9, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Sat 19 Oct, 13:00, Bürgerhaus Sprendlingen, Dreieich, "Regina Kanyu Wang reading in English".
I'll read my stories, sign books, and talk about Chinese SF at BuchmesseCon.
Thanks to Bernhard Hennen, Thorsten Schreck, and Kurt Zelt for making it happen!
www.buchmessecon.de/index.php/pr...
I'll read my stories, sign books, and talk about Chinese SF at BuchmesseCon.
Thanks to Bernhard Hennen, Thorsten Schreck, and Kurt Zelt for making it happen!
www.buchmessecon.de/index.php/pr...
This series of events are curated by the amazing Kapsel team. A great many thanks to Felix Meyer zu Venne and Lukas Dubro!
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mailchi.mp/c1ebea4117cb...
October 9, 2024 at 12:06 PM
This series of events are curated by the amazing Kapsel team. A great many thanks to Felix Meyer zu Venne and Lukas Dubro!
mailchi.mp/c1ebea4117cb...
mailchi.mp/c1ebea4117cb...
Fri 18 Oct, 19:30, Potsdam, "Reading with music and conversation.
Verena Gerjets reads the story, Brueder Selke play ambient. I will join virtually. The event is part of the Planstelle-Eins festival, organized by libertalia.de.
www.waschhaus.de/veranstaltun...
Verena Gerjets reads the story, Brueder Selke play ambient. I will join virtually. The event is part of the Planstelle-Eins festival, organized by libertalia.de.
www.waschhaus.de/veranstaltun...
October 9, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Fri 18 Oct, 19:30, Potsdam, "Reading with music and conversation.
Verena Gerjets reads the story, Brueder Selke play ambient. I will join virtually. The event is part of the Planstelle-Eins festival, organized by libertalia.de.
www.waschhaus.de/veranstaltun...
Verena Gerjets reads the story, Brueder Selke play ambient. I will join virtually. The event is part of the Planstelle-Eins festival, organized by libertalia.de.
www.waschhaus.de/veranstaltun...
Thu 17 Oct, 19:30, C*SPACE Berlin, "Discussion, reading and concert with Regina Kanyu Wang and Samuel Savenberg".
I'll read "Zhurong on Mars" and talk to the Kapsel crew about the story. The musician Samuel Savensberg adapted the story into a soundtrack.
I'll read "Zhurong on Mars" and talk to the Kapsel crew about the story. The musician Samuel Savensberg adapted the story into a soundtrack.
October 9, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Thu 17 Oct, 19:30, C*SPACE Berlin, "Discussion, reading and concert with Regina Kanyu Wang and Samuel Savenberg".
I'll read "Zhurong on Mars" and talk to the Kapsel crew about the story. The musician Samuel Savensberg adapted the story into a soundtrack.
I'll read "Zhurong on Mars" and talk to the Kapsel crew about the story. The musician Samuel Savensberg adapted the story into a soundtrack.
Wed 16 Oct, 19:30, Otherland Berlin, "Meet & Greet with Regina Kanyu Wang".
I will sign books and answer questions.
www.ng.otherland-berlin.de/de/event-det...
I will sign books and answer questions.
www.ng.otherland-berlin.de/de/event-det...
October 9, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Wed 16 Oct, 19:30, Otherland Berlin, "Meet & Greet with Regina Kanyu Wang".
I will sign books and answer questions.
www.ng.otherland-berlin.de/de/event-det...
I will sign books and answer questions.
www.ng.otherland-berlin.de/de/event-det...
Tue 15 Oct, 10:00 - 12:00, Humboldt University, "Cosmic Futures: The Universe of Chinese Contemporary Science Fiction".
Co-organized by Lise Meitner Research Group at Max Planck Institute and Berlin Contemporary China Network.
berlincontemporarychinanetwork.org/events/detai...
Co-organized by Lise Meitner Research Group at Max Planck Institute and Berlin Contemporary China Network.
berlincontemporarychinanetwork.org/events/detai...
October 9, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Tue 15 Oct, 10:00 - 12:00, Humboldt University, "Cosmic Futures: The Universe of Chinese Contemporary Science Fiction".
Co-organized by Lise Meitner Research Group at Max Planck Institute and Berlin Contemporary China Network.
berlincontemporarychinanetwork.org/events/detai...
Co-organized by Lise Meitner Research Group at Max Planck Institute and Berlin Contemporary China Network.
berlincontemporarychinanetwork.org/events/detai...
I'll visit Germany next week to celebrate the publication of my stories in German - "Zhurong on Mars" by Kapsel and THE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT by Drachenhaus Verlag - and talk about Chinese SF! Lecture, readings, and discussions in Berlin, Frankfurt, Dreieich, and virtually Potsdam
October 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM
I'll visit Germany next week to celebrate the publication of my stories in German - "Zhurong on Mars" by Kapsel and THE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT by Drachenhaus Verlag - and talk about Chinese SF! Lecture, readings, and discussions in Berlin, Frankfurt, Dreieich, and virtually Potsdam
More thanks and reflections and pictures will come later, but I am officially a doctor! Surrounded by all the love and supports today!
October 4, 2024 at 9:28 PM
More thanks and reflections and pictures will come later, but I am officially a doctor! Surrounded by all the love and supports today!
I don't know what happened but I am getting a lot of new followers here today. Thanks and here are some...sheep pictures!
Making new friends at the end of the Oslo summer <3
Making new friends at the end of the Oslo summer <3
September 11, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I don't know what happened but I am getting a lot of new followers here today. Thanks and here are some...sheep pictures!
Making new friends at the end of the Oslo summer <3
Making new friends at the end of the Oslo summer <3
Best end-of-summer reading: Laozi's DAO DE JING translated by Ken Liu, with his own words on Laozi, translation, and more.
August 31, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Best end-of-summer reading: Laozi's DAO DE JING translated by Ken Liu, with his own words on Laozi, translation, and more.
Lots of memories and happiness from this summer: @glasgow2024.bsky.social and Perifacon in Sao Paulo!
August 31, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Lots of memories and happiness from this summer: @glasgow2024.bsky.social and Perifacon in Sao Paulo!
And some posters based on the creations and stories from the participants.
August 7, 2024 at 10:34 PM
And some posters based on the creations and stories from the participants.
Some of the speculative future crafts by participants from the workshop
August 7, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Some of the speculative future crafts by participants from the workshop
20 days, 3 countries, 4 cities, we did amazing work in Salvador, Sao Paulo, Bogota, and Tijuana for The CoFutures Confluence 2024: CoFutures Literacy. Love and thanks to all participants, on-site hosts, UN Global Pulse, and my foxhole buddies Patrick, Jomy, and Joel! #CoFutures
August 7, 2024 at 10:33 PM
20 days, 3 countries, 4 cities, we did amazing work in Salvador, Sao Paulo, Bogota, and Tijuana for The CoFutures Confluence 2024: CoFutures Literacy. Love and thanks to all participants, on-site hosts, UN Global Pulse, and my foxhole buddies Patrick, Jomy, and Joel! #CoFutures