ABOUT ANNIE
MY STORYAnnie’s writing and work in publishing focuses on showcasing women’s voices and experiences. She earned her BA in Creative Writing from Washington College on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and then spent a decade as a corporate human resources executive before finding her way back to writing. She is an MFA candidate at the University of Baltimore where she is a Michael Klein fellow for social justice writing.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTSAnnie serves as Executive Director for Yellow Arrow Publishing, a non-profit small press focused on uplifting the voices of women-identifying writers in Baltimore and beyond.
Annie’s work has been displayed at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, featured on The Slowdown Show, and published in literary journals like Lunch Ticket, Pithead Chapel, Literary Mama, and more. Her work has been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize.
Additional Achievements
Recipient, 2025 Fellowship from the Martha’s Vineyard Institute for Creative Writing
Alumni, Tin House 2024 Winter Workshop
Black River Chapbook Competition Finalist, 2023
Recipient, 2024 Maryland State Arts Council Grants for Artists
2024 Gullkistan Center for the Arts Writing Residency
Digging Press Chapbook Contest Finalist, 2023
Featured on Entrepreneurs & Artists Podcast
Chestnut Review Chapbook Contest Finalist, 2023
Yellow Arrow Publishing Writer-in-Residence, 2020
“What I love most about this story is that it goes in a direction I never could have guessed. In lush, languid prose, this writer marshals tragedies alongside magic, creating her own kind of alchemy to build a new definition of family. Hope is central here, and courageous, and the piece ultimately reminds us that sometimes it takes the anchor of an old friend—and the way they see us—to set us back on the right course.”
Kelly McMasters• Guest Judge, 2024 Eunice Williams Nonfiction Prize