About

Jared Lemus is an educator and fiction writer. His debut story collection, Guatemalan Rhapsody, was published with Ecco-HarperCollins on 03/04/2025. He is currently the Kenan Visiting Writer at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he is at work on his first novel. Jared is available for book clubs, readings, festivals, panels, and invited talks.

Education and Editorial:

Tin House 2023 Summer Reader

Tin House 2022 Summer Scholar

MFA from the University of Pittsburgh (May 2022)

Previous Editor at Jabberwock Review

Previous Reader at Barren Magazine

Previous Reader at Autumn House Press Summer Full-Length Fiction Contest 2021