Jennifer Marie Brissett is a writer, artist, and former bookstore owner. She holds an MFA from the Stonecoast Program in Creative Writing at the University of Southern Maine. Her stories can be found in The Future Fire, Halfway Down the Stairs, Morpheus Tales, Terraform, and Warrior Wisewoman 2. Her debut novel Elysium (Aqueduct Press) won the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award Special Citation, was placed on the James Tiptree, Jr. Honor List, and was a 2015 Finalist for the Locus Award for Best New Novel. She lives in NYC.