C. M. Shea

C. M. Shea’s work explores the fragile and ferocious terrains of love, memory, and identity. With prose that blends lyrical precision and unflinching honesty, she writes toward the quiet ache beneath the surface—where beauty and grief often hold hands.

She currently lives in Seoul, where she is completing her new novel, Easy, Icarus. When not writing, she can be found walking along the Han River, reading in cozy cafes, and taking her dog Oliver on walks in Yongsan-gu.

She believes that language, like the soul, was never meant to be tamed.