Lin Zhao, born in May 1984 in Shenzhen, Guangzhou. Graduated from the department of Chinese Language. Has worked in game design, has sold flowers, has planted trees. Liu Xi is her first full-length novel, first published in the 2019 summer volume of Shouhuo. In 2020, with this publication, she was shortlisted for the third Baopo Lixiang National Literature Award.

林棹，1984年5月生于广东深圳。中文系毕业。从事过实境游戏设计，卖过花，种过树。《流溪》是她的第一部长篇小说，首发于《收获》2019长篇专号（夏卷）。2020年，凭借本书，林棹入围第三届宝珀理想国文学奖决选名单。