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Tonja K. Johnson

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Tonja K. Johnson (she/her) is a Black American speculative fiction writer. Her work honors the rich, diverse culture of her ancestors while also representing Blackness in all its resistance, queerness, and neurodivergence. She is an acquiring editor at FIYAH Literary Magazine. In 2024 she won the MN BIPOC Emerging Writer award in fiction and in ‘23 she received the Write Like Us Grant. Tonja is also a Go Back & Fetch It fellow and a McCormack Writing Center alum. Her fiction can be found or forthcoming in PseudoPod, Blue Earth Review, Midnight & Indigo, FIYAH Literary Magazine, Tordotcom, and other fine publications.

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	Magic in the Melanin by C.M. Lockhart (Goodreads Author), Celeste Harte (Goodreads Author), La Purvis (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 37 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twisted Trysts: A Spicy Monster Horror Anthology by Kelley York (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Syd Tomac (Editor), Kala Godin (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.52 avg rating — 25 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shifted into Love: Love Changes Everything by Shai August (Goodreads Author), Alexis D. Craig (Goodreads Author), Tiffany Passmore (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anthropocene Epic by Sera Amoroso (Goodreads Author) (Author, Editor), M. Anne Avera, George Bakola 4.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices of Christmas: A Collection by Victoria A. Wilder (Goodreads Author), Tonja K. Johnson (Goodreads Author), Robyn K. Blake 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If Fists Could Speak by Tonja K. Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), E.A. Noble (Goodreads Author), E.M. Lacey (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One To Hang and One To Bind: A Fantasy Romance it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices of Romance: A Collection by Finnely Ray, Tonja K. Johnson (Goodreads Author), Sylvester Barzey (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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