Jeremy Stelzner is a writer and teacher based in Maryland. He was born and raised in New York, where he spent much of his time reading and daydreaming about the Mets winning a pennant. 

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Jeremy's fiction has appeared in literary magazines, journals, and anthologies, including Across the Margin Magazine, 2024 Coolest American Stories, and Prime Number Magazine, where his story "The Thin Line" was selected as a runner-up in the 2024 Short Story of the Year. His short story collection "Little Gifts" was recently shortlisted for the Forsberg Fiction Prize.

 

Publishing News:

After three long years of edits and racking my brain about how to write a love story, I finally "stuck the landing" with Nighthawks. This one was awarded an honorable mention in the 94th Annual Writer's Digest Short Story competition and will be published with the outstanding folks at the McNeese Review later this year.

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KUTZ 95.7 radio in Sacramento has selected my story, Bank On It, to be featured on their program TELL ME A STORY

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North Dakota Quarterly will be publishing my poem "The Library"

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My story "The Balladeer's Apprentice" was recently shortlisted for the Letter Review Prize

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Book Recs:​

Kinda went down the rabbit hole with Andrea Gibson this month. "You Better Be Lightning" , "Take Me With You" , & "Lord of the Butterflies" all beautiful and approachable collections of poetry that deserve your eyes. 

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*Now I need to emotionally prepare myself for the documentary on APPLE 

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