Alex Penland is a former museum kid. They spent their childhood running rampant through the Smithsonian museums, which kicked off an early career as a child adventurer. Alex has worked in the field with NASA scientists, linguists, and acclaimed photographers.

Now a Pushcart-nominated author, Alex currently lives in Scotland while studying for a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. Prior adventures include founding a writing organization in Iowa, volunteering at the National Zoo in DC, and various enterprises in the field of education. Their work has been internationally published in The Midwest Review, Orion’s Belt, and the Strange Lands anthology by Flame Tree Press.

They are an associate member of the SFWA and a member of the HNS, SOA, and BSFA.