Henry Christopher is an Ohioan writer currently living in Akron. His writing landscapes often mirror those he grew up alongside: Rust Belt metropolitan and mid-Ohio rolling hills. He writes in a variety of genres, from speculative science fiction to Christian-queer pastoralia. 

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He received his bachelors of art from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in 2018, and his MFA from University of Washington in 2023. While attending school in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Henry served as editor- n chief for Penmarks Journal of Literature and Art, news writer for The Viewer, and presented in a roundtable conference on small press literary journals at the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since graduating, he has worked with CRAFT. Literary as the section editor for critical essays and interviews, art marketing assistant, fiction reader, and editorial consultant. Briefly, he worked with Porkbelly Press as a poetry reader.

 

His work has been presented at events such as Cleveland Drafts, and received nominations for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. 

 

His passion for uplifting diverse voices and art/activism leads him to read, write, and give instruction according to anti-racist and equitable pedagogy practices, of which we are all lifelong learners. 

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Henry's debut novel, No One Dies in Palmyra Ohio is available through What Books Press.

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Credit for his author photo goes to the analog photographer and all-around incredible sibling/human being Robinette Christopher. Find them and their work on Instagram @robins.photo_

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For questions, inquiries, or conversation, reach out at hanchris96@gmail.com