Jesse Miller is an American science fiction author. His writing career began in 1972, shortly after he left the United States Air Force.^[1]

In 1974, he was a finalist for the second ever John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer,^[2] for his story "Pigeon City".

He served in the Air Force for four years until he was 21.^[1]

He subsequently described his career as "After getting out of the service, I wrote three stories and sold three stories. I had never tried to sell my writing before that time. I was batting 1000 in an arena where some may spend a life time and never get a hit. I knew no different."^[1]