Kawai Strong Washburn was born and raised on the Hamakua coast of Hawai'i. He has worked in software and as a climate policy advocate. His short fiction has appeared in McSweeney's, Electric Literature and Best American Non-required Reading, among others. He has received scholarships from the Tin House and Bread Loaf writer's workshops. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and daughters. Sharks in the Time of Saviours is his debut novel.
