Jae Koyanagi (formerly Jacqueline Koyanagi) writes fantasy and science fiction. Her debut novel, Ascension, landed on the 2014 Otherwise Award Honor List, her short fiction has appeared in multiple anthologies, and she was a staff writer on the series Ninth Step Murders and Ctrl-Alt-Destroy through Realm.
In 2026, she is working on the first book of a planned romantic fantasy trilogy featuring an entirely non-human cast. To receive publication updates on this or any other project, subscribe to Jae’s newsletter here.
Published Works:
- Ascension, Masque/Prime Books
- Staff writer for Ninth Step Murders, Realm
- Staff writer for Ctrl-Alt-Destroy, Realm
- “Sensorium,” To Shape the Dark, Candlemark & Gleam
- “Kamigakari,” Phantasm Japan, Haikasoru
Statement on Generative AI: I am against the use of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the arts. I do not use generative AI at any stage of the writing or publication process, in any capacity—nor will I work with anyone who does. This includes (but is not limited to) art and graphic design used for book covers or for marketing purposes.
Literary agent: Russell Galen
Author email: jae@jaekoyanagi.com