Andrea Bianchi
Writer
Andrea Bianchi lives in Chicago. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Witness, New Ohio Review, The Rumpus, Epiphany, The Smart Set, Eclectica, The Boiler, CutBank, and other publications. Her writing was also selected as a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2021.
ESSAYS
Domestic Chess
New Ohio Review
essay
Broken Lines
Epiphany
essay
On a Screen, Darkly
The Smart Set
essay
Icarus with Aluminum Wings
Eastern Iowa Review
essay
Fade from Red
Witness Magazine
essay
Petals
The Boiler
essay
Undomesticated Dances
The Rumpus
essay
On Resignation
Eclectica
essay
The Caress
Atticus Review
nonfiction
The Taking
Entropy
nonfiction
Street Musicians Are the Heart of This Loud, Bold City
Chicago Tribune
opinion
Imaginary Sun
Palooka
nonfiction
POETRY, FICTION
HUMOR
Review of Tic Tac Freshmint Gum
McSweeney's Internet Tendency
humor
How to Construct Your Top 10 List of Books You Read This Year
Points in Case
humor
Signs It's Time to Cancel Your New Yorker Subscription
Points in Case
humor
Review of Listerine Ready! Tabs
McSweeney's Internet Tendency
humor
Long-Term COVID Vaccine Side Effects That Didn't Quite Fit in the Fine Print
Greener Pastures
humor
About
Andrea Bianchi lives in Chicago. She earned a B.A. in English from Wheaton College and a Creative Writing Certificate from Northwestern University.Her writing was listed as a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2021, and her nonfiction was selected for the Eastern Iowa Review: Best Lyric Prose Plus Anthology.Her writing has also been nominated for Best of the Net and named as a finalist in various contests, including Witness magazine’s 2020 literary awards, Hunger Mountain’s 2021 Creative Nonfiction Prize, and New Ohio Review's Nonfiction Prize in both 2021 and 2022.When she isn't writing, Andrea is reading essays on the balcony with her cat, visiting art museums, eating mint-chocolate cookies, attempting yoga poses, and drafting notes for a memoir about the aftereffects of her homeschooled childhood.
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