Hien Nguyen

about

Hien Nguyen (she/her) is a speculative fiction writer who writes about Vietnamese ghosts, monsters, and mythology. She is interested in the uplifting and haunting forms of human connection, and how writing speculative fiction can lay those bare.

Hien’s work has been published by All Worlds Wayfarer, Centaur Lit, and others. She’s a Pushcart, Best of the Net, and Best Small Fictions nominee. Hien mentors for WriteGirl, was a 2024 Roots. Wounds. Words. Writer’s Retreat Fellow, and 2025 Abode Virtual Summer Retreat Fellow. She is also part of Clarion West’s 2026 Novel Writing Workshop cohort under instructor Karen Lord. Twin Tides is Hien’s debut young adult novel.

An indoor cat disguised as a human, Hien enjoys bird watching with her significant other, binging Asian variety shows, and absorbing hot pot broth like a sponge. Born in the Midwest, Hien has ping-ponged across coasts but is currently based in the South. She is represented by Katelyn Detweiler at Jill Grinberg Literary Management and Mary Pender at WME for film/TV rights.