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Chris Kelso (born 22 March 1988, Kilmarnock, Scotland) is a Scottish Fantasy writer, illustrator, and anthologist from Scotland.

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Kelso's works have also been printed in magazines such as Interzone , Black Static , 3:AM , Locus , Bella Caledonia and Evergreen Review . He and Garrett Cook are the co-creators of 'The Imperial Youth Review'. [1]

In 2019, he was nominated for a British Fantasy Award for best short fiction. [2] [3] His essay 'Transmigrational Defences' was nominated for a 2024 Pushcart Prize.

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Anthologies edited

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