Alyssa Wong

Alyssa Wong
BornSurprise, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
GenreSpeculative fiction
Website
www.crashwong.net

Alyssa Wong is an American writer of speculative fiction, comics, poetry, and games. They are a recipient of the Nebula Award, World Fantasy Award, and Locus Award.[1]

Wong studied fiction at North Carolina State University,[2] graduating in 2017 with a Master of Fine Arts.[3] In July 2018, they were hired by Blizzard Entertainment as a writer on Overwatch.[4] Wong is the writer for Marvel Comics's Star Wars: Doctor Aphra comic series that began in 2020 and for the 2022 Deadpool series.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Summary Bibliography: Alyssa Wong". ISFDB. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers". Nightmare Magazine. October 14, 2015. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Poets & Writers". www.pw.org. North Carolina State University. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ^ Goslin, Austen (August 1, 2018). "Overwatch writing team adds Nebula Award winner Alyssa Wong". Heroes Never Die. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Rocket, Stubby the (October 31, 2019). "Nebula Award Winner Alyssa Wong to Write New Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Comic". Tor.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "'You Never Know What's Going to Happen': Alyssa Wong on Her Upcoming Doctor Aphra Series – Exclusive". StarWars.com. January 23, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Dar, Taimur (August 10, 2022). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ^ Dar, Taimur (August 10, 2022). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved May 4, 2023.