About

Renan Bernardo is an author of science fiction and fantasy.

He is a World Fantasy winner, and a Nebula and Ignyte Finalist and a Locus-recommended author. His work has been published in English, Portuguese, Chinese, German, Italian, and Japanese.

You can find his stories in several publications, including Clarkesworld, Reactor (Tor.com), Apex Magazine, Podcastle, Escape Pod, Samovar, Solarpunk Magazine, Translunar Travelers Lounge, and more.

His story THE HUNGRY MOUTH AT THE EDGE OF SPACE AND THE GODDESS KNITTING AT HOME won the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction. His dark space opera novella, DISGRACED RETURN OF THE KAP'S NEEDLE, was published in 2025 by Dark Matter Ink and was a finalist for the Nebula Award.