Mo Medusa is a Disabled Lesbian author and artist from Chicago, IL. Crafting what has been described as “poetic literary speculative fiction”, their work focuses intimately on the human condition and the raw tension of emotion. Their background in print-media and book arts shapes their visual practice, blending the tactile nature of handmaking with storytelling, resulting in intricately layered prints, hand-bound books, creative zines, and more. Medusa’s cross-disciplinary work sits somewhere between tenderness, brutality, and the surreal, creating body-forward narratives grounded in grief, obsession, and survival.

Beyond writing, Mo has a passion for creating in many forms. In 2024, they began selling their handmade items at vendor events and craft markets, working with several different mediums and finding out more about who they are as an artist. But in the end, their love for books would be the driving force for their art moving forward. In early 2025, Mo discovered their love of book-binding and book arts after a class at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, IL, and have been creating handmade books at their home studio ever since.

With a passion for both writing and book arts, Mo has taken their creativity to the next level: writing stories for readers all over the world, and making 100% hand-crafted books for fellow writers and artists to explore their own talents.

They are the author of FEEDING LUCY (2024), ROLLATOR FROM HELL (2025), and more.