James Stewart III is a Black writer from Chicago whose work has appeared or is forthcoming in Midwest Review, Zone 3, The Forge, 580 Split, Pangyrus, Cleaver, Lampblack, and Another Chicago Magazine. He earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MA from North Central College. He is a co-founder of the reading series and artist collective Exhibit B. Stewart also sits on the board of the Guild Literary Complex.