Wayne Johnson (MFA, University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop) is the author of, among other books, seven novels, a collection of stories, a memoir, and two nonfiction works. Three of his books have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, two have been New York Times Notable Books of the Year, one has been selected for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers series and named a finalist for book of the year, and another chosen as a Kansas City Star Book of the Year. His awards include a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford, O. Henry and Best American Short Stories citations, and a Chesterfield Writer’s Film Project Fellowship in L.A., sponsored by Steven Spielberg. Wayne has worked in Hollywood for nearly thirty years under his own and pen names. As a ghostwriter/editor, he has seen tens of books to completion, and as a script doctor has worked on countless films, two of which were Sundance finalists for Best Drama, and another a 2018 finalist for Best Screenplay at the Brooklyn Film Festival. Wayne has a new novel forthcoming, as well as projects with film studios and streaming television.