Jake Zimkiewicz is a writer, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary storyteller whose work explores memory, grief, queerness, and faith. Raised between Massachusetts and Florida, his creative voice is shaped by the friction between place and past: New England’s emotional restraint colliding with the heat, sprawl, and mythos of the American South. His work often occupies the liminal space between autobiography and folklore, rendering personal history through mythic, sometimes unsettling lenses.

Zimkiewicz first gained recognition through long-form, narrative-driven creative projects that blended confessional writing with surreal and Southern Gothic influences. His literary debut, LOVECAT, released during the COVID-19 pandemic, established a voice that is intimate, lyrical, and unflinchingly vulnerable. The collection examines desire, devotion, bodily intimacy, and emotional obsession with a tone that oscillates between tenderness and brutality. 

His fiction expands these concerns into fully realized narrative worlds. The novella BLOODHOUND is set within a fictionalized North Florida landscape and follows deeply interior queer characters navigating repression, longing, and self-discovery. Drawing from Southern Gothic traditions, the work foregrounds atmosphere and psychological tension over plot, using setting as a living force that shapes its characters’ inner lives. Across his prose, Zimkiewicz frequently returns to rural and semi-forgotten towns—places where faith, fear, and silence coexist, and where what goes unspoken often carries the most weight. 

In addition to his literary work, Zimkiewicz is the co-founder of Happy Accident TV, a production collective created alongside collaborator April Calla. The project evolved from conversational formats into a platform for scripted, long-form visual storytelling, including comedy series, seasonal specials, and experimental narrative work. Their approach favors intimacy and character over polish, drawing inspiration from public-access television, DIY filmmaking, and the emotional immediacy of low-budget production.

2026 is poised to be a big year for Zimkiewicz as he is developing his very first feature film, IN THE HEADLIGHTS, an 80's inspired horror film releasing later this year under his own production company, MILKGLASS PICTURES.