JC Andrews is a lesbian poet from Springfield, Arkansas. Her work can be found in Gulf Coast, The Massachusetts Review, Waxwing, and elsewhere. Her debut collection, Of an Ilk, was a finalist for the 2024 National Poetry Series and won the 2026 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition. It will be published with Yale University Press in April 2027. Her chapbook, TRILLION AMBER TRUMPETS, will be published with Sibling Rivalry Press in March 2026.