Y.M. Pang, or Michelle, is a fantasy and science fiction writer based in Ontario, Canada. She spent her childhood pacing around her grandfather’s bedroom, telling him stories of magic, swords, and bears. Her fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Clarkesworld, among other venues. Her poetry has appeared in Arsenika and Polar Borealis. She is a two-time Aurora Award winner and a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). Her debut short story collection, All the Broken Blades, released in May 2025. She dabbles in photography, moonlights as a submissions editor with TDotSpec, and often contemplates the merits of hermitism. Despite this, you can find her on Twitter / X as @YMPangWriter, on Instagram as y.m.pang, and on Bluesky as @ympang.bsky.social‬.