Paris Close

Thinker by day and Andy Cohen’s heartbreaker by night, Paris Close is a writer, editor, and editor-in-chief of Paperback Paris.

Paris climbed out of the chasm of higher education in 2014, bartering quips for a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature with an emphasis in writing and journalism from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. From 2010 to 2014, he worked as a staff writer, culture editor, and editor-in-chief of Aquinas College’s bi-weekly gazette, The Saint.

In April 2014, Paris became a finalist for the American Academy of Poetry Prize for his poem “Survival,” originally published in the Spring 2014 edition of Aquinas College's fine arts student publication, The Sampler. Other works which have appeared in earlier editions of The Sampler include "Reverie," a poem (2011) and "Dandelion," poem in memory of his dog, Tasha (2013).

In his career, Paris has been published in a plethora of media and digital outlets: emcBlue, University101, byDevan, Crushable, Elite Daily, PuckerMob, Teen, PopCrush and most expectedly Thrillist.