Soma Mei Sheng Frazier
United StatesAbout
Soma Mei Sheng Frazier is an American novelist, short-story writer, and educator whose work explores identity, family, and the complexities of contemporary life. Her debut novel, Off the Books (2024), received positive reviews from publications including The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Publishers Weekly. Before turning to novels, she published several acclaimed fiction chapbooks, including Salve and Collateral Damage: A Triptych, and her short fiction appeared in literary journals such as Glimmer Train, ZYZZYVA, and Mississippi Review. Frazier previously worked in public media at KQED and helped develop the literary arts department at Oakland School for the Arts. She later relocated to New York, where she teaches creative writing at the State University of New York at Oswego. She also founded Subnivean, a literary publication developed with her students.
