Jo Mazelis is the author of short stories, non-fiction and poetry. Her collection of stories, Diving Girls (Parthian, 2002), was shortlisted for the Commonwealth ‘Best First Book’ and Wales Book of the Year. Her second book, Circle Games (Parthian, 2005), was longlisted for Wales Book of the Year. Her stories have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4, published in various anthologies and magazines, and translated into Danish. Her novel Significance (Seren, 2014) was the 2015 Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize-winner. Her third collection of stories Ritual, 1969 (Seren, 2016) was long-listed for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2017. Her latest book, Blister & other Stories was shortlisted for the International Rubery Award. Her second novel, The Forger’s Ink will be published by Seren in 2025.

Jo Mazelis's work featured in Stand Magazine comprises one contribution of poetry.