Michelle R. Brady

Fiction Writer

Gaithersburg, MD
Maryland US
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Author's Bio

Michelle is a writer, editor, and attorney. Her fiction has been published in many literary magazines, and she holds a BFA in fiction writing Columbia College Chicago and a JD. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the literary journal, House of Arcanum, and a member of the Author’s Guild. She has also published many legal articles. Finally, Michelle grew up in the Midwest, is the mother of a child with severe disabilities, and is also a combat veteran and helicopter pilot, all of which informs her work.

Publications & Prizes

Journals: ,
Feminine Collective
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Marrow Magazine
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Riddle Fence
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Roi Fainéant Press
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The Wrath-Bearing Tree
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Umbrella Factory Magazine
Prizes won: 

Gold for Fiction, Columbia University Scholastic Press Association, 2007;

Finalist, Wright Prize, 2024;

Finalist, Fractured Literature Flash Open, 2024;

Honorable Mention, Riddle Fence Publishing Inc, 2024;

Long-List Finalist, W.S. Porter Prize for Short Story Collections, Regal House Publishing, 2024;

Pushcart Nominee, The Forge Literary Magazine, 2025;

Pushcart Nominee, Umbrella Factory Magazine, 2025

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Toni Morrison, Willian Styron, Kazuo Ishiguro, Olga Tokarczuk, Celeste Ng, Louise Erdrich, Richard Yates
What I'm reading now: 
A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, At Risk Youth, Children, Disability, Veterans
Born in: 
Council Bluffs, IA
Iowa
Raised in: 
Omaha, NE
Nebraska
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Last update: Feb 21, 2025