Mini-Bio
Dr. Laura Q. Jimenez is a speculative fiction author, scientist, and professor in the heartland of Virginia. Her short fiction has appeared in a Dragon Soul Press anthology, and her dieselpunk-fairytale Piper was the editor’s top choice for that year. Her poetry has also appeared in the Horror Writers of America Poetry Showcase. She is a member of James River Writers and the Richmond chapter of NaNoWriMo. She’s one of those rare breeds who is not afraid to speak in front of crowds, as her scientific career has seen her lecture and present to groups ranging from 10 to 100 people.
Long Bio
Dr. Laura Q. Jimenez has always been fascinated by how the world works. As a child, she collected books on our solar system, dinosaurs, plants–anything she could get her hands on, really. She also collected frogs, shiny rocks, and bird feathers. Her mother was not too pleased about the outside coming inside, and encouraged more sanitary habits. Laura lived inside her head, dreaming up explanations to the phenomena around her, scenarios to explore, and wondrous worlds to visit. One day, she started writing them down, and has never really stopped.
Now she’s a tenured professor of kinesiology at a small state institution in the heartland of Virginia. She teaches and conducts research on the way humans work and function by day, and writes fantastical novels, short stories, and poetry at every other time. Her work is guided by curiosity, by asking big questions that don’t have easy answers.
She writes primarily science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Her short fiction has appeared in a Dragon Soul Press anthology, and her dieselpunk-fairytale Piper was the editor’s top choice for that year. Her poetry has also appeared in the Horror Writers of America Poetry Showcase.
She’s one of those rare breeds who is not afraid to speak in front of crowds, as her scientific career has seen her lecture and present to groups ranging from 10 to 100 people, on topics including habits of well-being, mental health, and physical performance, among others. She is a member of and volunteer for James River Writers and the Richmond chapter of NaNoWriMo, and is always looking for opportunities to get involved in her community.
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