T.J. Martinson is the author of The Reign of the Kingfisher (Macmillan, 2019), Her New Eyes (Clash Books, May 2025), and Blood River Witch (Counterpoint Press, June 2026). His shorter work has appeared in Passages North, Lithub, CRAFT, [PANK], JMWW, LIT Magazine, Permafrost Magazine, Heavy Feather Review, Pithead Chapel, and others. He is an assistant professor of English at Murray State University.