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Juliann Nelson

Online Editor

Juliann Nelson is the online editor at PEN America. She joined as a communications intern and consulted on digital marketing for the communications department and PEN World Voices Festival. Previously, she interned at the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, was an assistant at two public libraries, and served as the managing editor of a student-run literary journal, Magic Jar Magazine. Nelson holds a BA in English from Indiana University, as well as a BS in business with majors in marketing and international business.


Articles by Juliann Nelson

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Writing as Craft
Thursday August 1

“Stories Help Expand Our Boundaries”: A PEN Ten Interview with Maaza Mengiste

“We know the world is more than we can sense or experience in one lifetime; stories help expand our boundaries.”