Jeffrey Johnson

Poet, Fiction Writer

Alexandria, VA
Virginia US

Author's Bio

Jeffrey N. Johnson’s short story collection OTHER FINE GIFTS won an Ippy Award for Best Regional Fiction/Mid-Atlantic, and his novel THE HUNGER ARTIST was a finalist for the Library of Virginia’s People’s Choice Award. He has also been awarded the Andrew Lytle Fiction Prize from The Sewanee Review and a fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. His fiction and poetry have been widely published, including  Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature, Birmingham Poetry Review, The Carolina Quarterly, The Connecticut Review, Dos Passos Review, The Evansville Review, Gargoyle, Potomac Review, Red Rock Review, Santa Clara Review, South Carolina Review, South Dakota Review, War, Literature and the Arts, and Wisconsin Review. Two of his poems will be appearing in the Texas Review Press's "Southern Poetry Anthology: Virginia" in Fall 2022. Jeff 's first play, "Affair at the Hotel Opal" was staged at the Potomac Playmaker's 4th Annual Once-Act Play Festival.

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Journals:
Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature
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Clackamas Literary Review
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Connecticut Review
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Evansville Review
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Licking River Review
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Night Train
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North Atlantic Review
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Potomac Review
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REAL: Regarding Arts & Letters
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The Dead Mule
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The Distillery
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The Story Garden
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Poetry

Anthology:
Southern Poetry Anthology: Virginia (Texas Review Press, 2022)
Journals:
Birmingham Poetry Review
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Plainsongs
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Red Rock Review
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Santa Clara Review
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The Dos Passos Review
Prizes won: 

Ippy Award for Best Regional Fiction/Mid-Atlantic - OTHER FINE GIFTS, stories.

Library of Virginia People’s Choice Award - finalist - THE HUNGER ARTIST, a novel.

Andrew Lytle Fiction Prize from The Sewanee Review - short story LOST AMONG THE HEDGEROWS.

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) - Fellowship.

Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation - Creative Fellow Grant.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Czech American, English American, Scotch-Irish American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Raised in: 
Clifton, VA
Virginia
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Last update: Jan 21, 2022