In this episode of Strange Horizons at 25, editor Kat Kourbeti talks to Nghi Vo about how Strange Horizons kickstarted her publishing journey, her weird and interesting life before writing took off, and the fearlessness it takes to make a writing career happen.

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Episode show notes:

• Read Nghi's work in our archives
• Follow Nghi on Bluesky or visit her website, nghivo.com
• Buy her newest book, Don't Sleep With the Dead
• Find more links to her work and other things as you read the transcript on our website.