Shih-Li Kow is a Malaysian writer born in 1968.
Kow holds a degree in chemical engineering, and resides in Kuala Lumpur with her son and extended family.
Her book Ripples and Other Stories was shortlisted for the 2009 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.
Her debut novel, The Sum of Our Follies (French trans.
La Somme de nos Folies by Frederic Grellier), was awarded the 2018 Prix du Premier Roman Etranger.