SEQUOIA NAGAMATSU is a bestselling author, well-known for his debut novel "How High We Go in the Dark," which was published in 2022. This novel was selected as a New York Times Editor's Choice and became a national bestseller. Nagamatsu's work has been featured in various publications, including Conjunctions, The Southern Review, ZYZZYVA, Tin House, Iowa Review, Lightspeed Magazine, and One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories. His writing has been recognized in Best American Non-Required Reading and the Best Horror of the Year, and he has been shortlisted for the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize and Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.
Born in Hawaii and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Nagamatsu studied at Grinnell College and Southern Illinois University, where he earned his MFA in Creative Writing. He is the co-editor of Psychopomp Magazine, an online quarterly focused on innovative prose, and teaches creative writing at St. Olaf College. Living in Minneapolis with his wife, also a writer, and their three pets, Nagamatsu continues to work on captivating stories and expanding his literary contributions.
Nagamatsu's collection of stories, "Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone," was published by Black Lawrence Press. In addition to his written work, he has made a significant impact in the literary world through his teaching and editorial roles. His work has been listed as notable in Best American Non-Required Reading and the Best Horror of the Year, demonstrating his wide-ranging storytelling abilities and versatility. With a growing reputation and an ever-expanding body of work, Sequoia Nagamatsu is a prominent and influential figure in contemporary literature.