Jude Pultz is an award-winning writer of children’s stories, speculative fiction, and poetry. His work has appeared in literary magazines such as Cricket, Jupiter, Autumn Moon Haiku, Wild Violet, Bewildering Stories, and Planet. He also dabbles in visual art, game design, and music.

With an MA in East Asian Studies (Indiana University) and over five years’ experience working in Japan, he has contributed academic translations and reviews to Matsuri and Religion, Journal of Religion in Japan, and Journal of Folklore Research. Formerly a teacher and museum director, he now lives in Wisconsin, where he is focused on his writing career and raising two young children.