Jess Hagemann will be appearing at ArmadilloCon 2026!

Jess Hagemann’s debut novel Headcheese won a 2019 IPPY Award in Horror. Her sophomore novel Mother-Eating was named a Most-Anticipated Horror Book of 2025 by Paste Magazine and made Bloody Disgusting’s list of Best Horror Books of 2025. In 2026, she wrote the officially licensed novelization of the movie Burning Palms for Encyclopocalypse Publications. Jess received her MFA from the Jack Kerouac School, and is the former recipient of a teaching fellowship at McNeese State University and a writing residency at Dear Butte. She lives in Austin. More at www.jesshagemann.com.