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Kim Samek

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Kim Samek is the author of the forthcoming debut story collection I AM THE GHOST HERE, which will be published by Dial Press in 2026. Her fiction appears in ZYZZYVA, Story Magazine, Guernica, Ecotone, Southern Humanities Review, Gulf Coast, Electric Literature, swamp pink, North American Review, Chicago Quarterly Review, The Threepenny Review, and others. A native of Seattle, she studied creative writing and German Literature at Stanford University. She has written and/or produced shows for MTV, HBO Max, PBS, and others. Her television writing has been nominated for an Emmy Award and her short fiction has been awarded the Pushcart Prize. She lives in Los Angeles.

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Average rating: 4.34 · 53 ratings · 37 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	I Am the Ghost Here: Stories 4.37 avg rating — 52 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ZYZZYVA no. 129 spring 2025 (ZYZZYVA, #129) by Laura Cogan (Editor), Daniel Orozco, Dominica Phetteplace liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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