Stephanie Yu writes fiction and lives in Los Angeles
Her work has appeared in SmokeLong Quarterly, Wigleaf, and X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine among other publications. It has been recognized by the Wigleaf Top 50.
Selected Writing
"An Implicit Comparison Between Two Unlike Things," swamp pink
"A Knock at the Door," wigleaf (Best Small Fictions nomination)
"No dreams / Little jars," hex literary
"Strong Female Character Goes By Her Last Name Only," SmokeLong Quarterly
“A Matter of Survival,” Fractured Literary (originally published in Hobart)
“Sun Surf Skin Rye,” Atlas & Alice
“A Grudge of a Different Kind,” Southwest Review (in print)
“Fruit Salad,” Milk Candy Review (Best Small Fictions nomination)
“Lindsey,” trampset
“When the Sound of Bleating Calls You Home,” phoebe (Pushcart + Best of the Net nomination)
“Dog Dentist,” X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine
“Three Stories,” BULL
“Lost Boys,” 100 Word Story (Wigleaf Top 50 in 2022)
“Lord Randall,” Longleaf Review (Best Small Fictions nomination)
“Time Traveling Uncle,” Litro
“Audiology,” Journal of Compressed Creative Arts
“The Grange,” Gingerbread House (Best of the Net nomination)
“Steak Diane,” carte blanche
”Come and See,” ECLECTICA Magazine (Wigleaf Top 50 in 2021)
Awards & Recognition
2025: Best Small Fictions Nomination for "A Knock at the Door"
2024: Finalist for the Mythic Picnic Prize for "A Knock at the Door" and postcard
2024: "Lord Randall" Longlisted for the SmokeLong Quarterly Workshop Prize
2024: Third Place for the SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction
2022: Wigleaf Top 50 for "Lost Boys"
2021: Wigleaf Top 50 for "Come and See"
2021: Finalist in phoebe's Spring Fiction Contest
2021: Pushcart Nomination for "When the Sound of Bleating Calls You Home"
2021: Best Small Fictions Nomination for "Fruit Salad"
2021: Best Small Fictions Nomination for "Lord Randall"
2021: Best of the Net Nomination for "The Grange"
2021: Best of the Net Nomination for "When the Sound of Bleating Calls You Home"
Extras
Dear Wigleaf - Postcard to wigleaf
Smoke & Mirrors about "Strong Female Character" - Interview with SmokeLong Quarterly
Reading of "A Matter of Survival" - Art of the Short podcast
Two Questions about "Fruit Salad" - Interview with Milk Candy Review
Reading of "Lord Randall" - Micro podcast