Jeff VanderMeer

Jeffrey Scott VanderMeer is an American writer, editor, teacher, and publisher. He has won the BSFA Award, World Fantasy Award, and has been a finalist for the Hugo Award.
He is best known for his contributions to the New Weird and his stories about the city of Ambergris, in books like City of Saints and Madmen. He is also the author of the 2014 series called The Southern Reach Trilogy.