Jess Simms

Fiction Writer

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Author's Bio

Jess Simms is a non-binary freelance writer and fiction writer living in Pittsburgh, PA. They are the managing editor of After Happy Hour and a graduate of Chatham University's MFA program. Their short fiction has been nominated for the Best of the Net, and has been published in over a dozen journals and anthologies. They are currently seeking representation for their first novel, The Habitation, a science fiction work starring drug-running felines and conquest-driven saurians based loosely on the ancient alien theory.

Education:

Chatham University MFA

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:

Geek Out! II: Queer Pop Lit, Art & Ideas (Qommunicate Publishing, 2019)

Journals:

Hoot Review

Menda City Review

Rind Literary Magazine

Tidal Basin Review

Wraparound South

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Margaret Atwood, Carmen Maria Machado, Kelly Link, Haruki Murakami, Stephen King, Frank Herbert

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

White

Prefers to work with:

Adults, LGBTQ, Women

Born in:

Pittsburgh, PA

Pennsylvania

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Last update: Oct 31, 2020