Brooke Bolander is an American author of speculative fiction.

[1] Bolander attended the University of Leicester, studying History and Archaeology,[2] and is a graduate of the 2011 Clarion Workshop.

[3] Bolander's work, including both short fiction and essays, has been published in venues such as Lightspeed,[2] Uncanny Magazine,[4] and Strange Horizons.

[8] It was included in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection.

[9] Her short story "Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies" (2016), in Uncanny Magazine,[10] was a finalist for the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Short Story[11] and the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.