Chris Kelso (born 22 March 1988, Kilmarnock, Scotland) is a Scottish fantasy writer, illustrator, and anthologist from Scotland.
Kelso's works have also been printed in magazines such as Interzone, Black Static, 3:AM, Locus, Bella Caledonia, The Scottish Poetry Library and Evergreen Review. He and Garrett Cook are the co-creators of 'The Imperial Youth Review'.
In 2019, he was nominated for a British Fantasy Award for best short fiction. His essay 'Transmigrational Defences' was nominated for a 2024 Pushcart Prize and his monograph on Andrzej Żuławski's Possession was nominated for a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award. His work has been praised by artists as wide and varied as Dennis Cooper and Samuel Delany, to Frankie Boyle and Tade Thompson.
Kelso is also a founding member of experimental spoken word band, Vantablack, with Nick Hudson and George Stuart Dahlquist from Sunn O))).
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