Angela Jane Fountas is of Greek and Irish origin, and her work draws inspiration from both sides of her family tree. Her debut novel, Another Kind of Symmetry, is forthcoming in 2026. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Alabama, and her fiction has been published in Grist, Fairy Tale Review, Diagram, Redivider, and elsewhere. She is also the editor of the anthology Waking Up American and was awarded a Hugo House Residency and an Artist Trust Fellowship. She is currently working on a collection of linked stories.