Jennifer Loring

Fiction Writer

Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania US
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Author's Bio

Jennifer Loring’s short horror fiction has been published widely both online and in print, including the anthologies Tales from the Lake vol. 1 and vol. 4, Nightscript vol. 4, and Blood in the Rain vol. 4. Longer work includes the novel Those of My Kind published by Omnium Gatherum, and the novella Conduits from Lycan Valley Press. She holds an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University with a concentration in horror fiction and teaches online in SNHU’s College of Continuing Education. Jenn lives with her husband in Philadelphia, PA, where they are owned by a turtle and two basset hounds.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Those of My Kind (Omnium Gatherum, 2015)
Prizes won: 

     Honorable Mention, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror                          2004

     “The Bombay Trash Service”

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Stephen King, Clive Barker, Tanith Lee, Gillian Flynn, Robin McKinley, Grady Hendrix, Max Brooks, Poppy Z. Brite, Grant Morrison
What I'm reading now: 
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King, I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, Horror 101: The Way Forward by Joe Mynhardt, ed.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Feminist
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Portland, ME
Maine
Raised in: 
Salamanca, NY
New York
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Last update: May 21, 2019