Su J Sokol is a social rights activist and a writer of speculative and interstitial fiction. Cycling to Asylum, xyr debut novel, was long-listed for the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic; its French translation, Les lignes invisibles, was a finalist for the Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole.
Su’s novels also include Run J Run; and Zee, a finalist for the Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Five Points on an Invisible Line, the sequel to Cycling to Asylum, is scheduled to be published in 2025. Su’s short fiction and essays have appeared in various publications including The Future Fire; Amazing Stories; Spark: A Creative Anthology; Glittership: an LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy Podcast; After the Orange; Chronicling the Days; Revue Solaris; and Utopian Studies.
Originally from Brooklyn, New York, xe has resided in Montréal/Tiohtià:ke for more than twenty years. When Su is not writing, bringing evil bureaucracies to their knees, or smashing borders, xe mentors newer writers and curates and participates in literary events in Canada and abroad.