KOJI A. DAE is a queer, synesthetic American living long-term in Bulgaria with her husband, two kids, and a cat. She is enthralled by Eastern European mythology and, after ten years of soaking up the magic of the Balkan Mountains, she feels prepared to write about it. By day she works with a non-profit furthering Bulgarian education, and by night she reads, writes, and crochets. Her short fiction can be found in Clarkesworld Magazine, Apex Magazine and others, and she has a poetry collection called Scars that Never Bled: An Exploration of Frankenstein Through Poetry.
MAZI (The Bulgarian word for cellars) is Koji’s first full length work of prose. It is inspired by her own experiences using kink to deal with mental health issues and the bitter, sometimes isolating winter of the Balkan Mountains. MAZI was published by Ghost Orchid Press in Spring 2024.
Koji’s second novella, HOLD MY HEART, is forthcoming from Ghost Orchid Press in Spring 2025.
Find Koji on Twitter / X @kojiadae or at kojiadae.ink.