Mary Julia Klimenko

Mary Julia Klimenko obtained her BA & MA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University where she taught Creative Writing for two years before returning to the University of San Francisco to get a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology. She divides her time between her private psychotherapy practice and writing. She has a chapbook published by Spire Press, Source Vein, is published in numerous literary journals, and has three limited edition books in print in collaboration with the artist, Manuel Neri. Before his retirement, she was his primary model and collaborator for four decades, from 1972 until 2014. mj@mjklimenko.com