Jen Brown (she/her) weaves otherworldly tales about Black, queer folks righteously wielding power. An Ignyte Award nominated speculative fiction author and Clarion West alum (Novel Workshop '25), her short stories have appeared in Reactor, Fantasy Magazine, FIYAH Literary Magazine, and elsewhere. Her stories also appear in collected anthologies like We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction (2021) and Sentir la revolución. Find more of her work at jencbrown.com.