Dana Johnson

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Dana Johnson
Born1967
Los Angeles
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Southern California;
Indiana University

Dana Johnson (born 1967) is an American writer and Associate Professor at the University of Southern California.[1] Honors include the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, and being named a nominee for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. Her writing has appeared in Callaloo, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere.

Life

She was born and raised in and around Los Angeles, California.[2] She was first published in the American Literary Review (University of North Texas) and the Missouri Review (University of Missouri).[3]

Honors

  • Nominee, Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (2013; for Elsewhere, California)
  • Finalist, Patterson Fiction Prize (2002)
  • Nominee, Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (2002; for Break Any Woman Down)
  • Special Mention, Pushcart Prize (2002; for short story "Melvin in the Sixth Grade")
  • Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction (2001; for Break Any Woman Down)[4]

Bibliography

  • Elsewhere, California (Counterpoint; 2012)[5]
  • Break Any Woman Down, stories (Anchor; 2001)

References

  1. ^ Dana Johnson's University of Southern California faculty page
  2. ^ "About", Dana Johnson website.
  3. ^ Joe Hiland, "An Interview with Dana Johnson", Indiana Review, October 6, 2012.
  4. ^ George, Lynell (June 10, 2012). "Review: Finding oneself in 'Elsewhere, California'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Interview with Dana Johnson on KTLA" (video). Julia Drake website, July 2, 2012.

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