James Blakey is an acclaimed author with over fifty short stories across multiple genres, earning three finalist nominations for the Short Mystery Fiction Society’s Derringer Award, including a 2019 win for “The Bicycle Thief.” His debut paranormal thriller, Superstition, was published by City Owl Press in 2024. James is publisher and co-editor of two speculative fiction anthologies: Charlottesville Fantastic: Arcane Echoes from Virginia’s Heartland and Shenandoah Fantastic: Mystic Whispers from the Valley’s Vales. An active member of the writing community, he leads critique groups in Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, and Shenandoah County, and is Secretary of the Rocktown Writers Guild. His short story collections include The Cat Who Loved David Duchovny, Fast Times at Spiro Agnew High, and The Five People You Meet in Atlantic City. When not writing, James summits US state high points—forty and counting—or embarks on bike-camping adventures along the East Coast. He lives in Broadway, VA. Visit JamesBlakeyWrites.com for more.
