Introduction
This year, khōréō celebrates our fifth anniversary and we are blessed to continue to have our stories be so loved and well-received! As a magazine dedicated to diversity and elevating the voices of immigrant and diaspora authors, we are very proud of the year that we’ve had in 2025 and hope that our authors can be recognized for their incredible pieces. For awards consideration copies, review copies, and other enquiries, please contact M. L. Krishnan at: marketing@khoreomag.com.
Short Fiction
khōréō 5.1
- Cypress Teeth, by Natasha King
- The Significance Cofactor, by H.H. Pak
- Sun’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Emanations, by Shiwei Zhou
- möbius loop, by Samir Sirk Morató
- Legs, by Evgenia Nekrasova and translated by Marianna Suleymanova
khōréō 5.2
- The Traveling Mountain, by Diana Dima
- Wax and Full Circles, by Stefani Cox
- The Swampmasters, by Joshua Lim
- The Peculiarities of Hunger, by Woody Dismukes
khōréō 5.3
- Symbiote, by T. Chiu-Chu
- Toothpaste Feelings, by Sharang Biswas
- The Moon’s Forests Burn All Your Life, by brandon brown
- Island Getaway, by Sonia Focke
- Closed Doors, by Mary Miseon Wu
khōréō 5.4
- The Trick to Taking Over the World, by K. Lynn Harrison
- The North, by Subodhana Wijeyeratne
- Her Right Arm, by Natalia Theodoridou
- Skin and Hide, by Anita Moskát and translated by Austin Wagner
- The Body is a Cage Opened Only By Fire, by J.A.W. McCarthy
Nonfiction
- Deep Down Inside: Parasitism and Symbiosis, by Premee Mohamed
- Haunting, Haunted, by Kelsea Yu
- Writing the Space Between Here and Elsewhere: Interviews with Jennifer Hudak and Shingai Njeri Kagunda, by Jeané D. Ridges
- These Marbles Were Never White, by Danai Christopoulou
- Missives From the Postapocalypse, by M.J. Woods
- Diaspora Dracula, by Isabella Kestermann
Editing
- Zhui Ning Chang
- Kanika Agrawal
- Isabella Kestermann
- Danai Christopoulou
Best Semiprozine
khōréō was a finalist for the Best Semiprozine Hugo Award, Best Magazine Locus Award, and Best Podcast IGNYTE Award last year, and we would be honored if you considered us for your ballot again this year!
