Poet and NovelistSHANA YOUNGDAHL loves helping people embrace the stories they need to tell. Educated at Mills College, The University of Minnesota, and The University of Maine, Shana teaches in the MFA in Writing program at Lindenwood University. The author of the poetry collection History, Advice and Other Half-Truths (SFSUPress), as well as several poetry chapbooks, her novel for Young Adults As Many Nows As I Can Get, was a Kirkus Best Book of 2019, and a New York Public Library top-ten book of 2019 (Dial/Penguin Teen). Her second novel, A Catalog of Burnt Objects is forthcoming. Originally from Paradise, California, Shana currently lives with her family in the greater St. Louis area. Connect with her online at www.shanayoungdahl.

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