October 2025
iō Literary Journal
"Gravid"
Flash Fiction (forthcoming)
Kat Joplin
Journalist - Author - Drag Queen
Bio
Kat Joplin is from San Diego, California.
A Tokyo-based writer. Their journalism has appeared on publications such as GAY TIMES, Tokyo Weekender, Voyapon, and The Japan Times, and their fiction and nonfiction in Beestung Mag, Tulip Wolf Journal, and The Examined Life Journal. They were a contributing author for the 2024 book Planet Drag.
Their short story, "I Know the Robin's Brain," was nominated for 2026 Best of the Net.
Creative Publications
Journalism Publications
August 2025
VOYAPON
A Primer to Ballroom Japan
(forthcoming)
August 2025
Tulip Wolf Journal
"She Came From Outer Space: An Interview with Kosmic Sans, Tokyo’s Techno-Queen"
(forthcoming)
