Tayler Raven Hanxi Bunge was born in China and raised in Denver. Her writing often explores adoption, abandonment, the body, and in-betweenness, and can be found in McSweeney’s, Isele Magazine, Barrelhouse, Mochi Mag, Vagabond City Lit, Ghost City Review, and others. Her short story “Glowworm” was selected for publication in the Best of Isele Anthology from Iskanchi Press. She received the Francis J. Malecek, S.J. Award for excellence in philosophy and studied urban semiotics in Prague.

She is an Assistant Fiction Editor at The Offing, and a current MFA Candidate in Fiction at the University of Virginia.