Jack Skillingstead

Jack Skillingstead (born October 24, 1955)[1] is an American fiction writer living in Seattle, Washington.

[2] As of October 2024 Skillingstead has published forty-seven short stories in genre magazines and original anthologies.

[4] On the Science Fiction Encyclopedia website, noted critic John Clute says, "Skillingstead's work so far augurs a major career.

"[5] John Joseph Adams, editor of Lightspeed Magazine and series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy said of The Whole Mess and Other Stories that "this collection cements Jack Skillingstead as a master of the short form.

"[6] Skillingstead was born in 1955 and has lived most of his life in and around Seattle, Washington.