Olivia J. Bennett
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50 words: Olivia J. Bennett is an author, freelance editor, and art teacher. Her work has recently appeared in Euphemism, Outrageous Fortune, and The Wandering Angel. When not creating, Olivia can be found baking cookies, watching Naruto or Lost with her partner, or cuddling her two cats. She lives in Illinois.
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100 words: Olivia J. Bennett is an author, freelance editor, and art teacher. As a Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Medalist, Olivia loves to include morally-gray heroines, atmospheric settings, and genre-bending horror in her contemporary, fantasy, and science fiction works. Her writing has recently appeared in Euphemism, Outrageous Fortune, and The Wandering Angel and in the anthology Writing Out Our Twenties. When not creating, Olivia can be found baking cookies, watching Naruto or Lost with her partner, or cuddling her two cats. She can be found somewhere between the corn and the big blue sky of Illinois.
@olivia.j.creates || bit.ly/oliviajbennett || oliviajcreates.substack.com
More About Olivia
Olivia J. Bennett is the award-winning author of two young adult novels and is currently working on her first adult high fantasy series! She graduated summa cum laude from Illinois State University in 2024 with a bachelor's in secondary English education, and she currently works as an art teacher, freelance editor, and book coach.
A voracious reader and watcher, Olivia is obsessed with all things story. She believes that stories not only have power, but that they shape our reality. This is why she has dedicated her professional and persona life to creating her own stories and helping others perfect theirs.
As a prolific author, she has conducted writing workshops and author talks at several local high schools for their creative writing classes and book clubs. Through these opportunities, she has interacted with students about what it's like being a young author, encouraging them to not be afraid to put themselves out there and find community!
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