Shelagh Powers Johnson

Shelagh Powers Johnson is the author of A History of Existing Life (Broken Tribe Press, 2025). Her work has appeared in the Portland Review, the Grace and Gravity Anthologies, The Plentitudes, and Ghost Parachute, among others, and has been nominated for a Pushcart, Best Small Fictions, and Best Microfiction. Shelagh teaches Creative Writing and Literature at Bowie State University and is faculty editor of the university's literary magazine, The Torch. She lives outside Baltimore with her husband, daughter, cats, and seventeen-year-old dog. You can find her at www.shelaghjohnson.com.