Ceillie Simkiss is a queer writer of all stripes based in southern Virginia. She is also a blogger, public relations professional, and freelance writer. She has bylines at sites like Culturess, Global Comment, and Let's Fox About It, in addition to her self-published novella Learning Curves. She started writing fiction as an escape from her day job as a small town journalist and has been at it ever since, with the support of her partner, her dog, and her cats.