Hien Nguyen (she/her) is a speculative fiction writer from the Midwest whose work has been nominated for the Pushcart, Best of the Net, and Best Small Fictions. She is interested in the uplifting and haunting forms of human connection, and how writing speculative fiction can lay those bare. Hien mentors for WriteGirl and is also part of Clarion West’s 2026 Novel Writing Workshop cohort under instructor Karen Lord. Twin Tides is Hien’s debut young adult novel. An indoor cat disguised as a human, Hien has ping-ponged across coasts but is currently based in the South. You can find Hien online at authorhien.com, or on Instagram and other social media as @authorhien.