What is Kim Samek best known for?

Kim Samek is best known for I Am the Ghost Here, published in 2026 with 1 ratings and a 5.0 average. It is the most-rated of Kim Samek's books on SansFiction.

Kim Samek

Kim Samek is an award-winning author whose work has won a Pushcart Prize (2026) and been cited as a Distinguished Story in Best American Short Stories (2025). Her forthcoming debut story collection I AM THE GHOST HERE will be published by Dial Press February 24, 2026. Her fiction appears in Guernica, Ecotone, Southern Humanities Review, Gulf Coast, Electric Literature, swamp pink, North American Review, Chicago Quarterly Review, The Threepenny Review, STORY, and ZYZZYVA. A native of Seattle, she studied creative writing and German Literature at Stanford University. Her television writing has been nominated for an Emmy Award. She lives in Los Angeles.

§ About Kim Samek's books

Books on SansFiction: 1
Published: 2026

The book: I Am the Ghost Here (2026)

Twelve women confront the mounting existential terrors of modernity—climate change, unbridled capitalism and greed, an entertainment industry that will go to surreal lengths to stay relevant—in this debut story collection set in a slightly off-kilter version of reality. A woman's limbs disappear into “the cloud” during wildfire-induced power outages.

Common questions about Kim Samek

Who is Kim Samek?: Kim Samek is an award-winning author whose work has won a Pushcart Prize (2026) and been cited as a Distinguished Story in Best American Short Stories (2025). Her forthcoming debut story collection I AM THE GHOST HERE will be published by Dial Press February 24, 2026.
What is Kim Samek best known for?: Kim Samek is best known for I Am the Ghost Here, published in 2026 with 1 ratings and a 5.0 average. It is the most-rated of Kim Samek's books on SansFiction.