Linda H. Codega is a nonbinary queer speculative fiction author, television writer, and award-winning entertainment journalist. Co-founder of the tabletop roleplaying game news site Rascal News and a current editor for Fansplaining, Codega is a Hugo Award winner, an ENNIE Award recipient, an Ignyte Award finalist, and a finalist for the Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming. They were previously a first reader at Strange Horizons and are currently member of the Trans Journalists Association and the Writers Guild of America. Originally from Virginia, Codega spent a decade in New York State before relocating to Los Angeles, where they live with their dog, Zigzag. Please visit them online at LinCodega.com.

Their debut novel, MOTHEATER, was published on January 21, 2025. It was an Ignyte Award Finalist. Their second novel, PASHA THE STORM, will be published on June 30, 2026. It is available for preorder.

They were the writer’s room assistant on AMC’s Interview With the Vampire/The Vampire Lestat for season 3.