a l e x p e n l a n d
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Alex Penland is a former museum kid. They spent their childhood running rampant through the Smithsonian museums, which kicked off an early career as a child adventurer. Alex has worked in the field with NASA scientists, linguists, and acclaimed photographers.
Now twice a Pushcart-nominated author with a recent spot on the BFSA longlist, Alex lives in Scotland while studying for a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. Prior adventures include founding a writing organization in Iowa, collaborating on micro-operas, diving with sharks, and volunteering with the Smithsonian for nearly a decade. Their work has been internationally published, appearing in Interzone and Olney Magazine; Andrion is their first novella.
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A selection of Alex’s work is available to read for free in the portfolio.
For poetry, start out with twenty-twenties triptych or the notorious.
For flash fiction, parisian attic cancer dragon is available as a free download in the store; lipogram is another good starting point, and is available in the first volume of the HIllfire anthology. If SFF is more your thing, check out You Do Not Need to Open the Door on Orion’s Belt.
For short fiction, check out We, You, and the Gallery on Metaphorosis.
Finally—and best—Alex’s novella Andrion is available here from Knight Errant Press.
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