Kim Askew is co-host of the podcast Lost Ladies of Lit. Together with her writing partner, Amy Helmes, she’s written the story for the romantic comedy Her Pen Pal which premiered on the Hallmark Channel in June 2021. Kim and Amy’s Twisted Lit series of novels, including Anyone But You, Exposure, and Tempestuous, are Shakespeare-inspired young adult fiction with a contemporary twist, published by Simon & Schuster.
Kim has written for various publications, ranging from the Wall Street Journal and Elle Magazine to Fiction Southeast and the anthology The May Queen, and held residency at Wellstone Center in the Redwoods.
She wrote her Master's thesis, on Henry James, at Mount St. Mary's University, Los Angeles, and has taught creative writing at UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program and Stanford Continuing Studies.