Marissa James
As a fine art professional, Marissa has wielded katanas and handled Lady Gaga’s shoes. As a veterinary assistant, she has cared for hairless cats, hedgehogs, and, one time, a coyote. As a writer, her short fiction can be found in […]
Panelists
Naseem Jamnia
Naseem Jamnia (they/them) is a Persian-Chicagoan, former scientist, and fiction MFA graduate from the University of Nevada, Reno. Their work has appeared in The Washington Post, Bitch Media, Cosmopolitan, The Rumpus, The Writer’s Chronicle, and other venues. A Lambda Literary, […]
N.K. Jemisin
N. K. Jemisin is the first author in the genre’s history to win three consecutive Best Novel Hugos, for her Broken Earth trilogy. Her most recent novel is the NYT-bestselling THE CITY WE BECAME. She is a 2020 MacArthur Fellow. […]
Alex Jennings
Alex Jennings writes and teaches in New Orleans. His writing has appeared in strangehorizons.com, podcastle.org, and numerous anthologies including Stories for Chip, and New Suns. His debut collection, Here I Come and Other Stories was released by Fight On! Publications […]
Ai Jiang
Ai Jiang is a Chinese-Canadian writer, Ignyte Award winner, Nebula-, Stoker-, Locus-, BSFA Award finalist, and an immigrant from Fujian currently residing in Toronto, Ontario. She is a member of HWA and SFWA. Her work can be found in F&SF, […]
Emily Jiang
Emily Jiang is the author of Summoning the Phoenix, which was listed among the Best Children’s Books of the Year at Kirkus Reviews and The Huffington Post. Her prose and poetry have been published in Weird Tales, Strange Horizons, and […]
Ruth Joffre
Ruth Joffre is the author of the story collection Night Beast. Her work has been shortlisted for the Creative Capital Awards and been supported by residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Lighthouse Works, and the Whiteley Center. […]
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Alaya Dawn Johnson is an award-winning short story writer and author of seven novels for adults and young adults. Her most recent novel for adults, Trouble the Saints, won the 2021 World Fantasy Award for best novel. Her debut short […]
L.S. Johnson
L.S. Johnson writes about the past to better understand the present, and about monsters to better understand ourselves. She is the author of the Chase and Daniels quartet of queer gothic novellas and over 40 short stories. Her first collection, […]