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Wen-yi Lee

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Wen-yi Lee is the author of YA horror The Dark We Know and forthcoming adult historical fantasy When They Burned the Butterfly. Her writing has appeared in venues like Lightspeed, Uncanny, Reactor, and Strange Horizons, as well as various anthologies. She is based in Singapore and is a graduate of University College London, and likes writing about girls with bite, feral nature, and ghosts. Find her on socials @wenyilee_ and otherwise at wenyileewrites.com.

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The Dark We Know

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“In hindsight, it had been difficult for Adeline to realize she didn’t want to be with a man when some level of misery looked like the built-in expectation.”
Wen-yi Lee, When They Burned the Butterfly

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