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Maryann Aita [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Public address: 
New York City, NY
New York US
Email: 
maryann.aita@gmail.com
Bio: 

Maryann Aita (rhymes with beta) is a writer and performer in New York City and the author of Little Astronaut: A Memoir in Essays (ELJ Editions, 2022). She is also the nonfiction editor for Press Pause Press, a journal with zero social media presence. She has three cats.    

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Favorite authors: 
Jo Ann Beard Melissa Febos Kelly Sundberg Natassja Schiel Michael Chabon Heather Cristle Jacob Slichter Christine Quattro
Twitter/X: 
@maryann_aita
Website: 
http://maryannaita.com [2]
Prizes won: 

 

Best Original Pilot, Broad Humor Film Festival, 2016

Honorable Mention, Flash 405, The Exposition Review

Semi-finalist, Short Story, New Millenium Writings

  

Education: 
Sarah Lawrence College
Writers Retreats: 
HippoCamp
Juniper Summer Writing Institute
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Identifies as: 
American
Irish American
Italian American
Prefers to work with: 
At Risk Youth
Children
Mental Health
Schools
Teenagers
Women
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/maryann_aita

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/maryann_aita [2] http://maryannaita.com