Jaz Joyner

Jasper "Jaz" Joyner (they/them) is a Black trans author, humorist, poet and managing editor at Focus Magazine. They’re also a proud mentor at The Sam & Devorah Foundation for Trans Youth. Their chapbook A FLAMBOYANCE with Bottlecap Press and indie YA fantasy novel JUNIPER LEAVES are our now. PANSY: A BLACK AMERICAN MEMOIR will be available October 2024. Jasper lives in Memphis, TN with their partner Joi, cat, Isobel, and dog Mojo.