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Olivia J. Bennett is the award-winning and genre-bending author of contemporary, fantasy, and horror fiction. Her most significant work is Casually Homicidal, a YA road trip thriller. In 2018, her flash fiction “Clutching Roses” was awarded a National Gold Medal, and her debut novel A Cactus In the Valley won a Midwest Regional Gold Key, both from Scholastic Art & Writing. Her creative nonfiction and short stories have been published in literary journals and anthologies like Euphemism, Outrageous Fortune, Many Times, Many Ways, and Writing Out Our Twenties. When not creating, Olivia is most likely baking cookies, binge-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.
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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 and freelance editor.
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 herself 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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