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about Joanna (Yanna) Demkiewicz

Joanna (Yanna) Demkiewicz is a writer with experience in books, magazines, and marketing. She co-founded The Riveter (2013-2018) and produced a limited edition magazine called Before I Became Time (2020) to raise money for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She led marketing, publicity and sales for Milkweed Editions for eight years (2015-2023). Her writing can be found in Midwest Review, Literary Hub, Guernica, Nylon and the Los Angeles Review. She is currently studying massage therapy at Northwestern Health Sciences University and is a certified Master Gardener. She lives in Minneapolis.