Illustrator and writer.
I graduated with a degree in Psychology and nearly sent off my application to law school. The whole process filled me with unhappiness that I couldn’t explain at the time, and I took a year off to find out what I really wanted to do. I discovered art.
I worked as a concept artist for the Universal Studios theme parks, Warner Bros. Abu Dhabi, Disney VR, and various other virtual reality experiences (Mission: ISS, Blade Runner 2049). I was the former art director for khōréō, a speculative fiction magazine focused on the diaspora experience.
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Bio
Elaine Ho is an award-winning Asian American illustrator and author. She bounces between the US and Singapore, belonging to both and neither. Her work primarily explore themes of identity and home, while also being drawn to the broken and the beautiful. She is the author of Cry, Voidbringer, which was a finalist for the 2026 Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction. Find her work at artofelaineho.com.
Published Works
As author:
Cry, Voidbringer (Oct 2025, Bindery Books US & Solaris Books UK)
As illustrator:
Monsters and Beauties (Dust jacket cover, Jenika Snow)
Cry, Voidbringer (Dust jacket cover, edges & interior illustrations, Satisfiction Book Box)
The Flowers I Deserve (Cover artist, Tamara Jeree)
Bones to the Wind (Dust jacket cover, Satisfiction Book Box)
Tales of Orc Sworn (Cover artist, Finley Fenn)
The Fall that Saved Us (Dust jacket cover, Rainbow Crate)
Songs of Snow (Cover artist, L.J. Thomas)
The Bloody Key (Cover artist, L.J. Thomas)
Crescent City (Interior illustrations, Illumicrate)
And They Were Monsters (Interior illustration, Nova & Mali)
Classics but Make It Gay, Vol. 3 (Interior illustration, Nova & Mali)
Classics but Make It Gay, Vol. 2 (Interior illustration, Nova & Mali)
Uncaged: Goddesses (Interior illustrations, Uncaged Goddesses Team)
The Means of Magick (Interior illustrations, Wannabe Games)
Woven Path Tarot (Card artist, Changeling Artist Collective)
Unbound Zine #1: Killers & Clues (Cover artist)
Uncanny Magazine #46 (Cover artist)
Uncanny Magazine #53 (Cover artist)
Strange Horizons Apr 2021 (Cover artist)
Long List Anthology 7 (Cover artist, Diabolical Plots)
Gen Con 2024 (Program cover artist, Gen Con)
Anthologies
American Illustration 39
Spectrum 24
Infected by Art 7, 8, 10, 11, 13
Nominations and Awards
For Cry, Voidbringer:
2026 Lambda Literary Award Finalist: LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction
2025 Readin’ Awards: Best Fantasy Novel (Indie), Best Debut Novel (Indie)
As illustrator:
2019 Dragoncon Artist Choice Award: First Place
2022 ENNIE Awards: Gold, Best Adventure, as part of the Uncaged Goddesses team
As part of the khōréō team:
2024 Hugo Award Finalist: Best semiprozine
2024 Locus Awards Finalist: Best magazine
2024 British Fantasy Awards Finalist: Best magazine/periodical
2023 Hugo Award Finalist: Best semiprozine
2022 IGNYTE Award Finalist: Community Award