Jo Wu was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she studied Biology and Creative Writing at UC Berkeley. Her works explore fairy tales, Chinese and Taiwanese mythology and identity, and uplifting narratives in dark worlds. Some of her notable works have been published in Uncanny Magazine, Solarpunk Magazine, and Insignia 2021: Best Asian Fantasy Stories. When she is not writing, she is likely sewing her next costume, deadlifting her next powerlifting goal, or auditioning for voiceover roles.
Open to work for hire and IP work in board books, picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and young adult. Special interests in fantasy, science fiction with an optimistic outlook, historical fiction that focuses on Asian voices, contemporary with offbeat characters, spins on gothic classics, mental health and trauma, diary and epistolary format, family and intergenerational stories, Asian-American social justice/activism/visibility, movie novelizations, biographies, tarot, and food, especially when it comes to Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine and snacks.
