Bio

Jessica Westhead is a Toronto writer and freelance editor. Her fiction has appeared in literary magazines such as Matrix, Geist, The New Quarterly, and Indiana Review. She also stapled together poetry winner, a zine exposé of the nefarious National Library of Poetry (AKA www.poetry.com). Her chapbook Those Girls was published by Greenboathouse Books in 2006, and her novel, Pulpy & Midge, was published by Coach House Books in 2007. She was shortlisted for the 2009 CBC Literary Awards. Her short fiction collection, And Also Sharks, was published by Cormorant Books in 2011. Her story “What I Would Say” appears in The Journey Prize Stories 23.

Viewable Short Fiction

“What I Would Say” in THIS Magazine
“Todd & Belinda Rivers of 780 Strathcona” on Joyland.ca
“Our Many-Splendoured Humanity” and “Steak and Eggs” in Taddle Creek

Viewable Non-Fiction

“Book Clubbing” guest post for Tin House’s blog
Guest post about Octopus Books for Canadian Bookshelf
Open Book Toronto Writer-In-Residence posts
“Notebook Love” guest post for Rebecca Rosenblum’s blog
“Illicit Giller Glee” photo essay for The Literary Type