Lidia Yuknavitch
Author

Lidia Yuknavitch is the nationally bestselling author of the novels The Book of JoanThe Small Backs of Children, and Dora: A Headcase. She wrote the memoirs The Chronology of Water and, most recently, Reading the Waves. She is the recipient of two Oregon Book Awards and has been a finalist for the Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize and the PEN Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Competitions Judged
June 2025
Personal Essay Competition 2025
ESSAY: Making meaning.
Guest Judge: Lidia Yuknavitch
Judging