James Schannep

James Schannep is a United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) graduate with a degree in English Literature and General Engineering. He is the author of the Click Your Poison interactive gamebook series and his debut novel, Social Vampire, was shortlisted for the 2023 Bath Novel Award, shortlisted for The Letter Review Manuscript Prize, and received Honorable Mention in the 11th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published E-book Awards. Schannep has been longlisted for the 2023 Hastings Book Festival, won 2nd place in the June 2023 Henshaw Short Story Competition, tied for 3rd in the Sixfold Journal competition, and won a Silver Remi Award for screenwriting at Worldfest Houston. His bio used to be funny, but if he was here making you laugh, who would be talking about all of these awards? James is represented by Kesia Lupo at The Bindery Agency.