Liz DeJesus was born on the tiny island of Puerto Rico.  She is a novelist, freelance writer, writing coach and a poet. She has been writing for as long as she was capable of holding a pen. She is the author of The Jackets (Arte Publico Press, March 2011) The Frost Series, Morgan, The Laurel, Girl, Mugshots, Zombie Ever After. Her work has also appeared in Twice Upon a Time (Bearded Scribe Press, Winter 2015) and Someone Wicked (Smart Rhino Publications, Winter 2013). Her articles have been featured in Southern Writers Magazine.

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Liz is also the co-founder of the Hockessin Art and Book Fair, Anime Day and Bento Con.  

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She is also the winner of the 2023 Delaware Individual Artist Fellowship: Emerging, Literature: Creative Nonfiction. 

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