Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Ross McMeekin is author of the upcoming novel, PEPPERLEAF (Thirty West, 2026), as well as a story collection, BELOW THE FALLS (Thirty West, 2024), and a neo-noir novel, THE HUMMINGBIRDS (Skyhorse, 2018). His short fiction has appeared in literary journals and magazines such as Virginia Quarterly Review, Tin House's Open Bar, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Shenandoah, Redivider, and X-R-A-Y. He served as editor of the minimalist literary journal Spartan for over a decade and wrote over eighty reviews for The Best Short Story I Read in a Lit Mag This Week, a column in the Ploughshares blog. He studied fiction at Vermont College of Fine Arts, earning a Master’s in Fine Arts, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Washington with a minor in music. He’s won year-long writing fellowships from Jack Straw Cultural Center and Hugo House in Seattle.

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