Jaime deblanc
I'm a novelist and short story writer whose passion is working with aspiring writers to help them achieve their lifelong writing dreams.
Over the past ten years, I’ve designed and led writing workshops for UT Informal, the Austin Public Library, the Writing Barn, the Wildflower Center, and Third Ear. My workshops on short fiction, memoir, and novel-writing have provided an inclusive and inspiring space for writers from diverse backgrounds to work toward their writing dreams.
I now focus on coaching writers to reach their long-held writing goals, including: completing stories and books, getting published in literary magazines, attending MFA programs, obtaining agent representation, and publishing books with large and small presses.
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bio
Jaime deBlanc holds an M.A. in creative writing from the University of Texas at Austin. Her short fiction has been published in Catapult, Juked, and Post Road, and she has been the recipient of a MacDowell Fellowship and a Lighthouse Works Fellowship. Her debut novel After Image was published by Thomas & Mercer in 2024, and her second novel, The Silver Cord, is forthcoming in 2026.
publications
stories
“The Artist” | Juked
“The Conjurer” | Invisible City
“Bargain Spell” | Idle Ink
“The Giant” | Catapult
“Haystacks” | Post Road
“The Broker’s Wife” | Meridian
after image
Best First Novel Nominee, International Thriller Writers
Years after a young woman’s mysterious disappearance, her stepsister is compelled to discover the truth in a novel of haunting psychological suspense.
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“deBlanc creates palpable suspense in this impressive, character-driven debut… A gripping psychological thriller.”
— Booklist
representation
Julia Kenny at Dunow, Carlson & Lerner
Becca Rodriguez at Grandview