Dive into the Dark

Locked inside and with a global pandemic roaring, Jennifer Lesh Fleck fired up the keyboard to try her hand at something new to her: speculative fiction. Drawing on a past spent studying literary poetry and fiction, she took several masterclasses from experts in the field, soon discovering her footing and her voice in a dark, strange landscape.

She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family in a home that's a dead ringer for the Amityville Horror House, though it's been repainted a cheery jade green. Her work is often informed by the challenges of lifelong hidden disability from a rare inherited disease. Find her on social media accounts for cute dog photos, adorable dog videos, amusing dog anecdotes, and writing news, too.

Awards + nice things

2023 collective Shirley Jackson Award best anthology winner (Aseptic and Faintly Sadistic), edited by Jolie Toomajan, published by Cosmic Horror Monthly

2024 Writers of the Future finalist

2025 Superstars Expanding Universe scholarship

Interviews

"Chatting with Jennifer Lesh Fleck"

Radon Journal, 2024

"Women in Horror Month: Jennifer Lesh Fleck - Combining Rare Talent with a Rare Disability"

Interviewed by Angelique Fawns, Mar 2024, for Horrortree

Author Spotlight: Jennifer Lesh Fleck

Interviewed by Geoff Emberlyn, Emberletter Press, Nov 2024