BENJAMIN
SHEPHERD
QUIÑONES

Benjamin Shepherd Quiñones is an author, educator, translator, and advocate for LGBTQ+ equality. Currently, he is a doctoral student at Nova Southeastern University, where he studies Clinical Psychology. In his free time, he enjoys reading urban fantasy novels and X-Men comics, listening and dancing to Latin music, swimming, and eating spicy food.

He wrote his first novel, The Gene Pull, when he was 18 years old, originally for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Shortly after, he competed in Harmony Ink Press's Young Authors Challenge and won with his short story, Glitterhead (see Harmonious Hearts anthology). He hasn't stopped writing since and plans to release another novel eventually. Stay tuned!

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In the meantime, you can find Benjamin on Goodreads and Instagram!

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You can also reach him by email at benjimon4427@gmail.com.