SHORT BIO (49 words):
Stephi Cham (she/her) is an editor at Houston Methodist. Her work centers compassionate communication, information accessibility, and ethical guidance. Stephi received her MA in Publishing from Rosemont College and wrote the Great Asian Americans series (Capstone Press). Her work has been published in Strange Horizons and Publishers Weekly.
STANDARD BIO (97 words):
Stephi Cham (she/her) has loved stories all her life. At eleven years old, she vowed to become a writer, before she realized she had been one for years. She is a board-certified music therapist, editor, and author working with nonfiction and fiction.
Stephi wrote the Great Asian Americans series (Capstone Press) and received her MA in Publishing with an editorial concentration from Rosemont College. Her work centers compassionate communication, information accessibility, and ethical guidance, and she is a steering committee member of the LGBTQ+ Editors Association. Her work has been published in Strange Horizons and Publishers Weekly.
LONG BIO (234 words):
Stephi Cham (she/her) has loved stories and arts all her life. She studied piano, violin, and voice, and at eleven years old, she vowed to become a writer. No matter the medium, Stephi’s work and favorite activities center sharing, creating, and telling stories.
Stephi began writing in early childhood, actively keeping a journal, writing poetry daily, and reading voraciously. In college, while pursuing a music therapy degree, she worked as Chief Copy Editor for The Daily Campus and as a staff writer for Student Media Company in Dallas, training under editors and eventually training others. Stephi’s series Great Asian Americans was published by Capstone Press in 2018. In 2020, she published an article for SFF magazine Strange Horizons. She received her MA in Publishing with an editorial concentration from Rosemont College, where she served as fiction editor for student-run literary magazine Rathalla Review and received the Outstanding Achievement for the Master of Arts in Publishing.
Today, Stephi remains a steadfast believer in pursuing her passions. She is a board-certified music therapist (specializing in hospice and medical settings) who now works an editor at Houston Methodist. Her freelance contracts include trade publishers, small academic publishers, and authors, and she is a steering committee member of the LGBTQ+ Editors Association. She also writes book reviews for Publishers Weekly.
Stephi loves to share her amusement, insight into her favorite shows and causes, and pictures of her dogs.
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