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Upcoming Works

  • A novel in linked stories set in 14th century France; and another novel in linked modern stories set on the shores of a small Michigan lake.

Causes I Support

  • Obama Re-selection committee, Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International, Friends of the Urban Forest, The Heifer Project, Forests Forever, NRDC, Democrats everywhere

University Affiliation

  • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Agents

  • Wells is currently seeking representation for her upcoming work. Agents should contact her at jess@jesswells.com

Publishers

  • Firebrand Books, Alyson Books, InsightOut Books, Third Side Press, Library B Books, Chronicle Books, Simon & Schuster, Kensington, University of Wisconsin Press,

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Influences

  • Garcia Marquez, Faulkner, Rushdie, Erdrich, Winterson, Doctorow, Jenks

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About Jess

Jess Wells is the author of 12 volumes, including the historical novel, A Slender Tether , coming soon from Fireship Press, and The Mandrake Broom (Firebrand, 2007). Wells was awarded a San Francisco Arts Commission Grant for Literature and she is a four-...
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Causes Jess Wells Supports

Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International, Friends of the Urban Forest, The Heifer Project, Forests Forever, NRDC