John Hanley is a native of Louisiana, where he graduated with a bachelor’s in Creative Writing and a bachelor’s in French from Louisiana State University. He then received his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from North Carolina State University. His short story “China Plate” was published in Fractured Lit and shortlisted for their Gods & Monsters Challenge. His work has also appeared in North Carolina Literary Review, swim press, Livina Press: Midnight Ink (2024), and elsewhere.

Special Thanks to Bull City Press and the HWA North Carolina Chapter