Xi Nan (Nancy) (西楠) was born in China. She writes and translates, and is an author of different genres. She has published Brandy, by Alien Buddha Press and With Light and Dust by Terror House Press, as well as contributing to online journals and magazines. She has also published numerous books in Chinese, including Read Poems (读诗), My Sin (我的罪), A Philosophy of Interior Design (室内设计哲学), I Think of My Belly When I Think of Pain (想到疼痛我便想起我的小腹), The Old Man and The Sea (老人与海), and Newcastle, Before Disillusion (纽卡斯尔，幻灭之前). Forthcoming publications include a translation of 207th Bone by Zhou Li. Her Twitter: @XiNan_Nancy