JoAnna Novak

• JoAnna Novak is a writer based in Los Angeles and the author of the novel If I Can’t Have You.
• She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Knox College, and received two mater degrees in fiction writing and poetry.
• Her work can be found in top publications including Byrdie, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and the Washington Post.

Experience

JoAnna Novak is the author of the novel I Must Have You and the book-length poem Noirmania. Her work also appears in publications including Byrdie, The New York Times, the Washington Post, and The Atlantic. She is a co-founder of the literary journal and chapbook publisher, Tammy.

Education

JoAnna graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Knox College. She also earned a master’s degree in fiction writing form Washington University in St. Louis, and a second master’s in poetry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 

About Byrdie and Dotdash

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