Thersa Matsuura

Thersa Matsuura is an American author who has lived half her life in rural Japan. Being fluent in Japanese allows her to explore lesser-known parts of the culture, obscure folktales, strange superstitions, and curious myths. She uses this research to inspire her own stories. Thersa is the author of two short story collections: A Robe of Feathers and Other Stories (Counterpoint LLC, 2009) and The Carp-Faced Boy and Other Tales (Independent Legions Press, 2017). The latter was a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award (2017). Throughout the years, she's also had stories and articles published in various magazines, journals, anthologies, and serialized in newspapers. Thersa is a graduate of Clarion West (2015) and a recipient of Horror Writer's Association's Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship (2015). When not writing she working on her podcasts, Uncanny Japan, Uncanny Robot Podcast, and Soothing Stories Podcast.