writer & editor

J. L. KIES

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J. L. Kies is a queer and disabled Canadian writer and editor who's passionate about stories inherently dark—whether by genre or theme. Their work has appeared in Litmora, Rewrite the Stars, Periwinkle Pelican, Rooted in Rhetoric, Moonbow Magazine, juice, and the Queer Joy Anthology.Also an editor, they have read and edited for the print journal juice, online magazine VERDANT, and are currently taking freelance clients.

FICTION

• Are You With Me

↠ Queer Joy Anthology (ebook & print)

The Shade of You;
The Stomach of the Earth

↠ juice, vol. 23 (print only)

• Nothing Changes

↠ Periwinkle Pelican (online)

• Removed from the Nest

↠ Rewrite the Stars (online)

Subway Tiles;
Things That Shine at Midnight; CONGRADULACERATIONS;
The Main Attraction

↠ Litmora (defunct)

NON-FICTION

• Let it Steep

↠ Moonbow Magazine (online)

• A Future Not Very Far

↠ Rooted in Rhetoric (online)

POETRY

• Stay

↠ Queer Joy Anthology (ebook & print)

& tomorrow she'll kill again

↠ juice, vol. 23 (print only)

the snack that satisfies

↠ Litmora (defunct)

EDITING

• Beta Reading

• Proofreading

• Sensitivity Reading (Disability)

• Sensitivity Reading (LGBTQ+)

CONTACT

Please direct any business inquiries to [email protected].