Jessica Austin is a queer, trans woman who writes about deviant sex more than she should in the current socio-political climate. She has attended the New York State Summer Writers Institute and the Tin House Winter Workshop as 2025 Winter Scholar. Her work has been featured in the inaugural edition of Lilac Peril. Outside of her writing, Jessica has received an Arts & Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) grant from the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities (CAH) for her work as a gender-affirming voice teacher. A proud Jersey girl, she currently lives in Washington, D.C., where she helps facilitate the DC Center Trans Support Group and organize the DC Trans Book Club.
