Fenyx Quinn
Owner/Author
Phone:
850-889-7243
Email:
Address:
On the waterfront
Vancouver, WA 98660
Favorite Book:
Fuel by Jeremy Chin
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)
A Bit About Me
Fenyx Quinn is a disabled Navy veteran and a 2026 graduate of Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, where he earned his Associate of Arts. Beyond his service, he is a musician, photographer, and father of five boys, two of whom are now Navy sailors themselves. His writing was born at sea — filling the in-between hours aboard the aircraft carriers he served on, with the fantail as his favorite place to write. After the death of his youngest son, Kaedin, writing became a way to carry the grief forward rather than be carried under by it; now, each time he sits down to write, it's like lighting a candle in his son's memory.
Currrent Projects
A tome of collected works, bound together in theme by music, including poetry, songs, and short stories by Fenyx Quinn.
Orpheus Blues:
A Jazz Symphony of
Poem & Prose in Four Parts
This historical fiction novella takes place over the opening years of the 20th Century during the formation of the "Colony City" of Georgia focusing on the Mason family and their adventures in their new home.
Under the Bloom of the
Jasmine Moon
A rising hellfire from the depths of the sea that haunts the main characters and engulfs the shore around them until the thrilling explosive confrontation with ghosts from their past.
A Crescent in Crimson
A memoir in conversation with the dissociative self.
Sol-i-tude:
An Experimental Memoir
Literary Experience
1994
1996
January 2023 - June 2024
April 10, 2025
April 2026
May 2026
My first publication came in high school when I submitted my poem, "Woven Dreams," to The Telegraph of Cleveland, GA
Wrote my first short stories and non-fiction pieces.
During my time at Clark College, I graduated with an AA ADT (general transfer degree), was published in The Phoenix for one of my photos, "Oasis, Drought Stricken, Awaiting Rain," in The Swift for one of my short stories, "Into the Dark" (which won the Hawkins/Gallivan award, 3rd place, for fiction/non-fiction), and I wrote a song for concert band, "Sunflower in the Snow," which, when premiered, was rare for Clark.
I performed three poems, "Finding Constellations Through a Mass Spectrometer," "You Too Will Grow Old," and "Ad Astra per Tempesta," at Ghost Town Poetry's open mic in Vancouver, WA. It was the first time reading my poetry in public.
I had the honor of being the Vancouver Chapter of Willamette Writers' Spotlight Author for the April meeting. I also read a flash fiction short story, "A Pitch Off Grant's Pulpit," at the late Professor Julian Nelson's (1965-2024) memorial at Clark College.
Two of my poems were published in the 2026 edition of The Swift: "A Stardance of Dragonflies," and "Ad Astra per Tempesta."
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