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Kim Samek

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Emmy-nominated writer, tv producer. Author of forthcoming story collection I AM THE GHOST HERE with Dial Press (2026). Rep: Martha Wydysh at Trident, tv/film: Will Watkins CAA

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Dec 11

My debut short story collection I AM THE GHOST HERE will be published by Dial Press in 2026! I’m so thrilled to be working with the amazing Katy Nishimoto and the entire team at Dial Press. Many thanks to @mlwyd who shared a vision with me and got us there.

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · 16d

I am so pleased to share the cover of my debut story collection, I Am the Ghost Here, out 2/24/26 (now available for preorder).

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Aug 8

I love this!

Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · May 30

Looking forward to this.

Kenan Orhan @kenanorhan.bsky.social · May 30

Very happy to share The Renovation's US cover! Out from @fsgbooks.bsky.social February 10th.

Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · May 30

Yay! I can’t wait for this!

Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · May 28

Found the latest @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social with my story included. First time buying my work at a bookstore.

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · May 19

It is a dream to be included in the new issue of @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social alongside so many wonderful writers.

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · May 19

San Francisco: I am reading on Wednesday with @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers @citylightsbooks.bsky.social · May 19

EVENTS

🌎 5/20, 6pm UNTOURBOOK Across Occupied Turtle Island

🥳 5/21, 6pm, @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social 40th Anniversary w/ @fetaplace.bsky.social, @mpalaia.bsky.social @dapowell.bsky.social, @kimsamek.bsky.social, & @ovillalon.bsky.social

📽️ 5/24, 12pm, Barry Gifford @ The Roxie

citylights.com/events/

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · May 2

Thank you!

Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · May 2

So pleased to learn I won the Pushcart Prize. My story “Easement” originally published in Story Magazine will be reprinted in the 2026 anthology.

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Dec 11

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Dec 10

Thanks to STORY for the Pushcart Prize nomination! My story “Easement” will appear in Issue 20.

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Dec 10

What a blurb

Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Nov 25

So proud of my friend @itsmesarahlabrie.bsky.social - read her memoir No One Gets to Fall Apart.

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hi!

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · Nov 22

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The Most Exciting Debut Short Story Collections of 2024 - Electric Literature

In these diverse, electrifying books, you'll encounter haunting ghosts, ferocious women, and more unforgettable characters

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Nov 18

In 2024, you can find my stories in Gulf Coast, North American Review, Chicago Quarterly Review, The Threepenny Review, and Story (forthcoming).

Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Nov 5

So excited to have a story forthcoming at Chicago Quarterly Review!

Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Oct 18

I have a new story out at the Commuter today. Please check it out.

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Oct 15

My latest story is up at swamp pink (formerly Crazyhorse). swamp-pink.cofc.edu/featured/tee...

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Sep 26

for The Millions, i spoke with the brilliant Vauhini Vara about her approach to the short story form, how humor works in her writing, & the many iterations of her brand new short story collection THIS IS SALVAGED 🔥. get her book NOW!!

themillions.com/2023/09/vauh...

Vauhini Vara Doesn't Know How She Does It

"So much of the process of writing remains mysterious to me."

themillions.com

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Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Sep 6

Introducing myself on the sky. Here’s Ecotone story from earlier this year. ecotonemagazine.org/fiction/the-...

Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Sep 4

My Guernica story from earlier this year. Check it out if you like short fiction about puppeteers www.guernicamag.com/i-am-the-gho...