Joanna has published stories, essays, poems, and the award-winning novel Little Miss Strange (Algonquin), as well as other pieces that don't fall into any of those categories. Her work has appeared in CloudBank, Cream City Review, Bellingham Review, Windfall, Timberline Review, Portland Review, and Zyzzyva, among others. Oregon Humanities published her essay That Thing With Feathers, which was cited as a Notable in 2015 Best American Essays. She has taught youth through Literary Arts Writers in the Schools and Young Musicians & Artists. She currently teaches adult classes on language and craft at The Attic Institute of Arts & Letters. When she's not at the coast she lives in downtown Portland.