Shelagh Powers Johnson

Shelagh Powers Johnson received her MFA in Fiction from American University and teaches Literature and Creative Writing at Bowie State University, where she also serves as faculty editor of the university's literary magazine, The Torch. Her work has appeared in The Portland Review, Ghost Parachute, The Clackamas Literary Review, and the Grace and Gravity Anthology of DC Women Writers, among many others. You can view her recent TEDxTalk, "Creative Writing: A Transformational Practice," on YouTube.