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Michelle R. Brady [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Gaithersburg, MD
Maryland US
Email: 
hello@michellereneebrady.com
Bio: 

Michelle is a writer, editor, and attorney. Her fiction has been published in many literary magazines, and she holds a BFA in fiction writing Columbia College Chicago and a JD. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the literary journal, House of Arcanum, and a member of the Author’s Guild. She has also published many legal articles. Finally, Michelle grew up in the Midwest, is the mother of a child with severe disabilities, and is also a combat veteran and helicopter pilot, all of which informs her work.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Favorite authors: 
Toni Morrison, Willian Styron, Kazuo Ishiguro, Olga Tokarczuk, Celeste Ng, Louise Erdrich, Richard Yates
Twitter/X: 
BradyMichelleR
Born in: 
Council Bluffs, IA
Iowa
Raised in: 
Omaha, NE
Nebraska
RSS feed: 
https://michellereneebrady.substack.com/ [2]
Website: 
https://www.michellereneebrady.com [3]
Prizes won: 

Gold for Fiction, Columbia University Scholastic Press Association, 2007;

Finalist, Wright Prize, 2024;

Finalist, Fractured Literature Flash Open, 2024;

Honorable Mention, Riddle Fence Publishing Inc, 2024;

Long-List Finalist, W.S. Porter Prize for Short Story Collections, Regal House Publishing, 2024;

Pushcart Nominee, The Forge Literary Magazine, 2025;

Pushcart Nominee, Umbrella Factory Magazine, 2025

What I'm reading now: 
A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
At Risk Youth
Children
Disability
Veterans

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/michelle_r_brady

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/michelle_r_brady [2] https://michellereneebrady.substack.com/ [3] https://www.michellereneebrady.com