Jessi Ann York’s debut novel, TALONS AND NIGHTSHADE, is forthcoming March 2027 from Wednesday Books, an imprint of Macmillan. You can also find her stories at several professional rate horror markets, including PseudoPod, Vastarien, Cemetery Gates Media, Love Letters to Poe, and more. Her first two stories, “Phases of the Shadow” and “Women of the Mere,” were mentioned as standouts in the Summation section of The Best Horror of the Year Vol. 13, and her last two published stories, “Dimorphism” and “Mother of the Wind,” were also mentioned in Best Horror of the Year Vol. 16. Her creative work is represented by Elizabeth Copps, the founding agent of Copps Literary Services.

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