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Anya Johnson

Anya Johnson

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  • About me

    Editor | SLC Creative Writing MFA '23

  • Education

    • Olympia High School

      2004 - 2008

      Activities and Societies: Drama AP English, AP History, AP Biology, and four years Japanese Langauge.

    • Sarah Lawrence College

      2021 - 2022
      Master of Fine Arts - MFA Creative Writing

    • Syracuse University

      2008 - 2011
      Bachelor's degree Theater/English

      Bachelor of Science in Theater with a minor in English & Textual Studies. I graduated early in 2011, cum laude. Advanced courses included Graduate Fiction Workshops, Honors Russian Literature, and Honors History of Witchcraft.

  • Experience

    • Comme Fou Vintage

      Jul 2011 - Nov 2019
      Business Owner

      Vintage resale company on Etsy, Depop, and Instagram. Brick-and-mortar location inside Vintage Vortex on Hollywood Blvd. Visit us at the Zebulon Bazaar and the Santa Monica Flea Market.

    • The Depot Bookstore

      Jun 2014 - Apr 2015
      Assistant Manager

      Event coordinator, book/magazine buyer, and author liaison. Specialized in YA Fiction and Poetry.

    • Skylight Books

      Oct 2014 - Dec 2017
      Sales Representative & Event Host

      Sales rep and host for weekly in-store and offsite readings and author events, including Maggie Nelson, James Ellroy, Chris Kraus, Reductress, and more.

    • SOVO// Magazine

      Feb 2019 - May 2020

      Quarterly publication of journalistic articles with a literary edge.

      • Co-Editor

        Oct 2019 - May 2020

      • Staff Writer

        Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

    • Exposition Review

      Oct 2019 - now

      I started as a reader in 2019 and was promoted to Associate Editor. In 2021/2022 I acted as the Fiction Editor for Vol. VII, "Flux". Most recently, I was the Poetry Editor for Vol. VIII, "Lines" (forthcoming 2023).

      • Editor

        Oct 2021 - now

      • Associate Editor

        Oct 2019 - Oct 2021

    • [PANK] Books

      Nov 2021 - Jul 2022
      Assistant Book Editor

    • FONOGRAF EDITIONS

      Feb 2023 - now
      Editorial Assistant

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Skill Development Through Classical Theatre

      Jul 2007

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Anya Johnson
      Kathryn Irene Glascock Poetry Contest Mount Holyoke College Apr 2011 Intercollegiate poetry competition contestant
    • Awarded to Anya Johnson
      Edwin T. Whiffen Poetry Prize SU Department of English 2011 "The Book Mill"
    • Awarded to Anya Johnson
      Stephen Crane Fiction Prize SU Department of English 2011 "Underland"