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Listed as:

Creative Nonfiction Writer

Public address:

Indianapolis, IN

Indiana US

Email:

elanejohnsonwrites@gmail.com

Bio:

Elane Johnson, deaf activist and creator of “The Witty Biddy Blog/Vlog” on DeafChick.com, has nonfiction and fiction in Creative Nonfiction, Brevity, The Writer, Hippocampus, Superstition Review, Haunted Waters Press: Penny Fiction, Indystar.com, and The East County Gazette among other publications. Her award-winning “Aftermath” is featured in college creative writing curricula across the U.S.; her essay, “Porn Star,” is included in the anthology, Southern Sin: True Stories of the Sultry South and Women Behaving Badly (InFact Books, March, 2014). Elane holds an MFA (with distinction) from National University in Creative Nonfiction. She teaches creative writing for universities online, loves presenting live, and spends her leisure time juggling dozens of DIY home-refurbishing projects and swearing loudly. She is married to the writer, Stephen Ulrich.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Haven Kimmel, David Sedaris, Lisa Thaddeo, Zora Neale Hurston, Mary Karr, Hilary Mantel, Joan Didion, Flannery O'Connor, Jhumpa Lahiri, Joyce Carol Oates, Augusten Burroughs, Charles Dickens, Stephen King, Carl Hiaasen, Mary Higgins Clark, Ellen DeGeneres, Jo Ann Beard, Reema Zaman, Beth Ann Fennelly.

Twitter/X:

https://twitter.com/ElaneJohnson

Born in:

Columbus, GA

Georgia

Raised in:

Warner Robins, GA

Georgia

Website:

https://deafchick.com [2]

Prizes won:

Best Essay Prize, "The Math of Marriage," Creative Nonfiction, Issue #59, Spring 2016

What I'm reading now:

The Alchemy of Us by Ainissa Ramirez

Writers Retreats:

Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair

HippoCamp

Identifies as:

Disabled

Prefers to work with:

Any