Zaji Cox has been creating stories since she started reading at age three. She began with self-publishing at a young age, completing a fantasy adventure book at thirteen and a collection of short stories in high school. Along with being a guest speaker and workshop leader, she has participated in several events in the Pacific Northwest, including the Portland Book Festival, PDX Poetry Festival, Corporeal Writing’s LOOP, Moved By Words: New Voices of Color, the 50th annual Northwest Folklife Festival, and more. She holds a BA in English, and her writing can be found in Pathos Literary Magazine, Entropy Magazine, The Portland Metrozine, Cultural Daily, CARE Covid Art REsource, 2020: The Year of the Asterisk (released October 2021 from University of Hell Press) and others. Her memoir, Plums for Months, was released from Forest Avenue Press in May of 2023. She is also a dancer and enjoys combining art forms.