JoAnna Novak

JoAnna Novak is the author of the novel I Must Have You (Skyhorse Publishing 2017). Her book of poetry, Noirmania will be published by Inside the Castle in 2018. She has written fiction, essays, poetry, and criticism for publications including Salon, Guernica, BOMB, The Rumpus, Conjunctions, and Joyland. She is a co-founder of the literary journal and chapbook publisher, Tammy. She lives in Los Angeles.

JoAnna is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Creative Writing from the University of Southern California. She graduated from the University of Massachussetts, Amherst with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Poetry, and also holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Fiction Writing from Washington University in St. Louis. She formerly attended Knox College for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing.