Sammie Downing

Sammie Downing is a writer based in Denver, Colorado, who has lived in seven states and two countries. Her debut novella, The Family That Carried Their House on Their Backs, was published by Half Mystic Press. The book is a modern fairytale about a nomadic family, and it was released around December 18. Her essays, fiction, and poetry have appeared in journals including Cutbank, Alaska Quarterly Review, and Entropy. Her nonfiction has earned a Cutbank Big Sky, Small Prose Contest win and longlist placements for the Dzanc and C&R Press nonfiction prizes.