Alexandria Valentine is a writer and editor from Chicago. They earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an Emphasis in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Master of Fine Arts at the Columbia University School of the Arts. Their writing has been supported by The Kenyon Review Fiction Workshop, Tin House Workshop and the Periplus Collective. Valentine’s work has appeared in South 85 Journal, Arkana and elsewhere. Valentine also serves as an Associate Editor at Iron Horse Literary Review. They are currently at work on their debut novel.