Z.D. Dochterman is a Brave New Weird award winning author of dark speculative fiction. His stories have appeared in "Seize the Press," “Trollbreath,” and the "No Sleep Podcast," among other publications. He is also a member of Codex and the LA-based Speculative Ink writer's group.  

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He earned his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature in 2017, focusing on Central American revolutionary poetry in the 70's, 80's, and 90's. He has co-hosted creative writing workshops with formerly incarcerated people and currently teaches in the Writing Program at USC on themes of labor and postcapitalism.

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He lives in Los Angeles and is into hiking, his dog, Pinecone, and doom metal.

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You can follow him on Bluesky: @zddochterman.bsky.social