Bio

Dr. Jessica Drake-Thomas is an award-nominated novelist, poet, and PhD. She holds college degrees from Tulane University, Emerson College, The University of Arizona and The University of Milwaukee Wisconsin. She is the author of a collection of gothic horror poems, Burials (CLASH Books, 2020), which was nominated for the Elgin Award and the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award. She’s also the author of Bad Omens (Querencia Press 2023), an occult poetry collection, and Hollow Girls (Cemetery Dance Publications 2024), a Bram Stoker Award nominated horror novel.  She’s an active member of the Horror Writers Association.

Jessica’s vibe is black nail polish, horror movies, and cupcakes. She spends most days walking her black lab and dalmatian, drinking coffee, and writing. She works and reads mainly in the gothic horror genre.  

She lives in Milwaukee with Nick and their two dogs, Poppy and Potato.