Jason Zeitler is the author of the novella "Like Flesh to the Scalpel" (Running Wild Press, 2018) and the novel "The Half-Caste" (Polyphony Press, 2023), and his short stories and essays have appeared in the Journal of Experimental Fiction, Midwestern Gothic, Two Thirds North and elsewhere. He lives in Tucson with his wife and son. His debut novel "The Half-Caste" won a silver medal in the Best New Voice category of 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards. It also was a finalist in the 2022 JEF Books novel competition and in the 2024 Shelf Media best independently published book contest.