Avery Timmons

Avery Timmons is an Illinois-based author holding a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing with a concentration in fiction from Columbia College Chicago. She has had numerous speculative short stories and photographs published in literary magazines and anthologies.

She is the author of YA fantasy novels THICKER THAN WATER and MAIMED (April 7, 2026). Regardless of genre, she loves to write about protagonists who are trying to figure out who they want to be and their place in the world. She often draws inspiration from the other things she loves besides books: music, theater, and the city of Chicago.

More information about her work is available on her website at averytimmons.carrd.co.