Regine

Regine Jackson is a Springfield-born writer and poet now based in Northampton, Massachusetts. Born on February 23, 1997, she is the youngest child of the late Reginald Jackson and the second oldest child of Hope Gamble. Growing up surrounded by books through her mother’s work in Springfield’s libraries, Regine developed a lifelong love of reading, with early favorites including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and graphic novels

Regine writes across speculative and fantastical genres, alongside poetry and prose shaped by inner-city life. Her work is rooted in lived experience and the realities of disenfranchised communities, with an intention to amplify diverse voices and leave room for honesty, healing, and hope on the page.

She is the founder of The Flimsy Quill, a literary initiative dedicated to empowering writers through workshops, literary events, and creative mentorship, and the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Cultural Connections: A Celebration of Black and Brown Literature Book Fair. In 2022, Regine was awarded the Straw Dog Writers Guild Emerging Writer Fellowship, and in 2025 she became a Board Advisor for Straw Dog Writers Guild. Her work has appeared in the 2024 Massachusetts Bards Anthology, Pán•o•ply: Inaugural MultiCreative Anthology, Gnashing Teeth Publishing, Red Rose Thorns Lit Mag, A Queen’s Narrative: Heavy is the Crown Anthology, the 2025 Reimagining New England Histories Project, B’K Lit Mag, and 50-Word Stories. She lives with her two cats, Poe and Junji.