Fun Fact:
Janna is the founder and coordinator of an online syndicate that provides financial support to writers who highlight diverse voices in fiction. They have backed almost 70 projects and helped put dozens of books into production.
Janna Liggan is an advocate for journalism
Janna has taught composition, creative writing and literature at a variety of universities, most recently at Rutgers University, and though she loves teaching, her true passion has always been writing.
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Janna ghostwrote for a 2016 Presidential candidate, and she’s had over 50 short stories, poems and interviews published in various print and online journals. She has worked as a freelance writer for 12 years, writing for Fortune 500 companies, nonfiction publications, newspapers, and literary magazines. While living in Manhattan, Janna also did a 3-year stint at one of the top hedge funds in the world.
Janna spent a year in Wales while she earned her master’s in Teaching and Creative Writing from Cardiff University and, to date, she has lived in and visited 23 countries.
She also holds a BA in English and a BS in Psychology from the University of Mary Washington, but her favorite courses were taken in England through University College at Oxford. While working as a crisis counselor and workshop leader, she shared her love of the written word with unhoused teens, working together to explore the relationship between creativity and empowerment.
While she’s not weaving storytelling into fresh and creative copy for clients at Rhudy & Co, Janna is a literary magazine editor and poetry reader. Her debut novel will be published next year, and she currently resides with her husband and daughter in Richmond, Va.