Maryann Aita

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer

New York City, NY
New York US
Email: 
maryann.aita@gmail.com
Website: 
maryannaita.com
Twitter/X: 
@maryann_aita

Author's Bio

Maryann Aita (rhymes with beta) is a writer and performer in New York City and the author of Little Astronaut: A Memoir in Essays (ELJ Editions, 2022). She is also the nonfiction editor for Press Pause Press, a journal with zero social media presence. She has three cats.    

Education: 
Sarah Lawrence College MFA
Writers Retreats: 
HippoCamp
Juniper Summer Writing Institute
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Book:
Little Astronaut (ELJ Publications, 2022)
Journals:
Airplane Reading
,
Big Muddy
,
Breadcrumbs Mag
,
Crack the Spine
,
Defenestration
,
Eunoia Review
,
Exposition Review
,
Pank
,
The Coachella Review
,
The Collapsar

Poetry

Journals:
After the Pause
,
Emerge Literary Journal
,
pioneertown.
,
Sledgehammer Lit
Prizes won: 

 

Best Original Pilot, Broad Humor Film Festival, 2016

Honorable Mention, Flash 405, The Exposition Review

Semi-finalist, Short Story, New Millenium Writings

  

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Jo Ann Beard Melissa Febos Kelly Sundberg Natassja Schiel Michael Chabon Heather Cristle Jacob Slichter Christine Quattro

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American, Irish American, Italian American
Prefers to work with: 
At Risk Youth, Children, Mental Health, Schools, Teenagers, Women
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Last update: Jul 04, 2023