Jac Jemc
Jac Jemc teaches creative writing at the University of California, San Diego and was a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow. She is the author of three novels and two collections of stories. Her most recent novel, Empty Theatre (MCD x FSG, 2023), was named a finalist for the California Book Award. Her story collection False Bingo (MCD x FSG Originals, 2019) won the Chicago Review of Books Award for fiction. Jac also directs the Clarion Workshop for speculative writing. (Updated 7/2025)