ALLISON KING is an Asian American writer and software engineer based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In technology, her work has ranged from semiconductors and platforms for community conversations to data privacy. A 2023 Reese’s Book Club LitUp fellow, her short stories have appeared in Fantasy Magazine, Diabolical Plots, and LeVar Burton Reads, among other publications. The Phoenix Pencil Company: A Novel (William Morrow) is her debut book of fiction.