Blake Kimzey is the Founder and Executive Director of WritingWorkshops.com. His collection Families Among Us (Black Lawrence Press) received advance praise from Roxane Gay, Ramona Ausubel, and Matt Bell. His work has been adapted for NPR and published in Tin House, McSweeney’s, Longform, VICE, and over 70 other literary journals. Blake is a graduate of the MFA program at UC Irvine and received an Emerging Writer Grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation.

He co-wrote a dramatic WWII film about Polish underground hero Jan Karski, set for production in 2027, and a film adaptation of his short story “A Family Among Us” is currently in development. Blake moderated the August 2025 Big Conversation for The Writer’s Chronicle on emerging alternatives to traditional creative writing education. He has been awarded fellowships from The Community of Writers and the Vermont Studio Center and has taught at SMU, UT-Dallas, and UC Irvine.