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LJ Pemberton [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Bio: 

LJ Pemberton is a writer / artist whose essays, poetry, and award-winning stories have been featured in numerous literary magazines and online publications. She currently reviews fiction for Publishers Weekly. Her novel, STILL ALIVE, is out now from Malarkey Books. Find her on bluesky @ljabouttown.bsky.social and on instagram @ljaboutlit. 

Gives readings: 
Yes
Website: 
https://ljpemberton.com/ [2]
Prizes won: 

Longlist, 2025 Dublin Literary Award, Dublin City Council
Longlist, 2020 Book Contest, [PANK] Magazine
Winner, 2018 Short Fiction Contest, Los Angeles Review
Nominee, 2015 Best of the Net, Change Seven Magazine
Winner, 2014 Zora Neale Hurston Fiction Prize, Cobalt Review

 

 

Education: 
Columbia University School of the Arts
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/lj_pemberton

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/lj_pemberton [2] https://ljpemberton.com/