Kim Samek

Emmy-nominated comedy writer, producer, and author

Kim Samek is the author of the forthcoming debut story collection I AM THE GHOST HERE, which will be published by Dial Press in 2026. Her fiction appears or is forthcoming in Catapult, 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. While in college, she worked for Sony Music. Shortly after, she moved to Los Angeles to work in television. She has written and/or produced many shows, with credits including MTV's Catfish, PBS' WordGirl, and Issa Rae's Sweet Life: Los Angeles for HBO Max. Her television writing has been nominated for an Emmy Award and her fiction has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes. She lives in Los Angeles.

Short Stories

"Egg Mother" - Catapult | September 2022

"I Am the Ghost Here" - Guernica | January 2023

"The Garbage Patch" - Ecotone | Issue 33 Fall/Winter 2022

"A Nervous Tic Motion Kind of Peace" - Southern Humanities Review 56.2 | June 2023

"Skinny House" - Electric Literature | October 2023

"Teen Mom" - swamp pink | October 2023

"Doors" - Gulf Coast | Winter/Spring 2024 Volume 36 Issue 1

"Return" - North American Review | Spring 2024 Volume 309 Number 1

"Ex Manic Pixie vs. The Zombies" - Chicago Quarterly Review | 39, Spring 2024

"Trash Heap Hero Likes How It's Going" - The Threepenny Review | Spring 2024

"Easement" - STORY Magazine | Issue 20, Autumn 2024

"Muscle to Muscle, Toe to Toe" - ZYZZYVA | forthcoming Spring 2025

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