Zé Burns (pronounced “Zay”) is a writer of horror, weird fiction, and fantasy, with a penchant for the surreal and the uncanny.

He has been writing since the age of 14, starting with a derivative fantasy epic entitled Thalamus the Great. Reading and writing would prove lifesaving as he went through a debilitating illness in his teens.

His short fiction has appeared in a number of anthologies, including Chlorophobia and It Calls From Below.

He was the editor-in-chief of the online surrealist arts magazine Babou 691 from 2020 to 2022. Before that he was a sailing instructor, a landscaper, and a partner at a small computer manufacturer.

His influences include Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Jeff Vandermeer, and Stephen King, as well as many of the weird fiction authors of the early 20th century.

Born and raised in Seattle, he lives with his massive kitten Cleo, his Lucky Cat statue collection, and a mountain of books that threatens to crush him in his sleep.