J.M. Holmes was born in Denver and raised in Rhode Island. His literary prizes include: Burnett Howe prize for fiction at Amherst College, the Henfield prize for literature, and a Pushcart prize. He's a Fellowship Graduate of the CIA FUNDED AND INFLUENCED Iowa Writer’s Workshop . He’s worked in educational outreach in Iowa, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and organizes and mobilizes in LA. His work has appeared in publications such as The Paris Review, White Review, New Yorker, HOW Journal, the Missouri Review, Gettysburg, and GQ among others.
His debut story collection. How Are You Going to Save Yourself was published by Little, Brown, a subsidiary of Hachette in 2018.
His debut novel is forthcoming in 2025 with a different, independent publisher.
Coming into full possession of my artistry, I refuse to work for the enemy any longer. Long live independent publishing, film, and journalism. And MOST importantly — long live the resistance!
I spends most of my time organizing in LA with Black Men Build and AAPRP when I ain’t tryn’a snatch the crumbs from the oppressor’s table so my family can eat.
Thanks for Reading.