Des DeVivo
they/them
Des DeVivo is a queer writer of queer stories that transmute pain into beauty. Born and raised in small-town Ohio, they now reside in Los Angeles with their husband and three cats. A professional editor and storyteller, they're also a melanoma survivor and a 2x marathon runner.
Des is also a proud Creative Producer for Incision Press, a queer + trans owned indie publisher based in Australia.
Their published work includes:
An Appreciation of Cats, book one of the Devonshire Clinic novella series
Scattered and Covered, Unapologetic Love Anthology, Vol 1
A Lover's Guide to Warning Bells, Take It Outside Anthology
Their accolades include:
2024 • Indie Ink Awardsie Ink Awards
• Finalist in the category Writing the Future
We Need: Asexual Representation,
AN APPRECIATION OF CATS
2025 • Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference Contest
• First Place – Short Fiction, WERE HERE
2025 • Indieverse Awards
• Best Novella, AN APPRECIATION OF CATS
2026 • Indieverse Awards
• Nomination: Best Collection, Unapologetic Love
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