Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito

Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito (she/her) is a Chinese American judge, mom, writer, and publisher in Portland, Oregon. Her writing has appeared in many venues including Flame Tree’s Asian Ghost Stories, Chromophobia, Mother: Tales of Terror and Love, Death’s Garden Revisited, and Unquiet Spirits. She is the founder of game and book publisher Demagogue Press and the nonprofit, Qilin Press, which focuses on diverse, marginalized voices. She is the co-editor of two cozy horror anthologies through Underland Press, and Winding Paths: A Playable Reading Experience from Demagogue Press. Frances is also a co-chair for the Young Willamette Writers program that provides free writing classes for high school and middle school students.