About Jane

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Jane writes things and thinks about things. She explores writing techniques at Story Kitchen Studio. A long time ago she used to be in a band and you can listen to some of her music on Spotify. She likes wine and mystery novels and karaoke.

Latest stories:

The Crane, forthcoming from ZNB’s anthology, Shattering the Glass Slipper.

The Tree at the Edge of an Unknown Land, Sunday Morning Transport.

Boundless, Uncanny Magazine

A Bridge Between, Baffling Magazine.

How to Defeat Gravity and Achieve Escape Velocity, Julia Ríos’s Patreon.

A House Full of Voices is never Empty, Uncanny Magazine.

An Egg Before it is Broken, Strange Horizons.

A Leaf as it Falls, If There’s Anyone Left: Vol 1.

Mr. Buttons, Flash Fiction Online.

100 Word Bio

Miyuki Jane Pinckard is a writer, game designer, educator, and the co-founder of Story Kitchen Studio, a community for exploring writing techniques. Her fiction can be found in Strange Horizons, Uncanny Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, and other venues.

She was born in Tokyo, Japan and now lives in Venice, California, with her partner and a little dog. She likes wine and mystery novels and karaoke. Follow her @miyukijane (Twitter and Instagram) and at www.miyukijane.com

Slightly Longer Bio:

Miyuki Jane Pinckard writes fiction about magic and space travel, and nonfiction about games, technology, and culture. She is the co-founder of Story Kitchen Studio along with longtime colleague Maureen McHugh. Her work been published in Strange Horizons, Uncanny Magazine, 1up.com, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Salon Magazine, and other venues. A graduate of the Clarion Writers Workshop, she’s a member of the SFWA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and serves on the editorial board of the Well Played Journal from ETC Press at Carnegie Mellon University. In a former life she was a game developer whose credits include Super Street Fighter Turbo HD Remix and Rock Band Unplugged. She was born in Tokyo and currently lives in Venice, California, where she’s teaching herself piano (badly). She used to play guitar in a band. She can be found online at www.miyukijane.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @miyukijane.