About

Brandon Mead is a Best of the Net nominated bathtub writer, intermittent poet, and cat dad who calls the Pacific Northwest home after living his whole Nomi Malone fantasy in Las Vegas, Nevada. His work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in journals such as Taco Bell Quarterly, Vagabonds, 86 Logic, and Thought Catalog, while his live readings have been featured at a variety of exhibitions and festivals. He is a former Florida Man and has been the recipient of support from the Nevada Arts Council, the Las Vegas Writing Conference, Hugo House, and the Writers of Central Florida.

A reader for Black Mountain Institute’s literary journal Witness, he has been featured on 52 Love, Dime Grinds, Drinking with Authors, and has participated and presented at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference.

As a host and facilitator for open mics in the Seattle area, he also heads the book promotion account Queer Bewks, which spotlights LGBTQIA+ stories and creators and is the founder of Wayward Pansy Press, producing the stand-out titles The Curling Workbook and The Celebrate Pride Coloring Book.

In addition to writing under his own name, Brandon publishes more romantic and steamy queer-centric books under semi-secret pen names.