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Sara Johnson Allen

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Sara Johnson Allen was raised (mostly) in North Carolina. Down Here We Come Up, winner of the Big Moose Prize from Black Lawrence Press, is her debut novel.

A recipient of the Marianne Russo Award for Emerging Writers by the Key West Literary Seminar, the Stockholm Writers Festival First Pages Prize, an artistic grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation, and MacDowell fellowships, her work has appeared in PANK Magazine, SmokeLong Quarterly, and Reckon Review among others.

When she is not teaching or shuttling her three kids around, she writes about ‘place’ and how it shapes us.

Photo credit Liz Linder Photography

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Soldier Sailor

by Claire Kilroy

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The Mighty Red

by Louise Erdrich

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The Skunks

by Fiona Warnick

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