Discipline/Field: Fiction Writer

Based in: Orange, CA

About: Jonelle Strickland is a determined talent and mother of two toddlers with ferocious commitment to craft and philosophical issues that cover a range of individual and societal questions. Along her journey for growth as an author, which includes earning an MFA, entering competitions, and attending conferences, she has consistently engaged in a range of random work and community involvements.

At YNR Jonelle will be completing nine individual stories for a short story collection in which she explores themes of identity, relationships, and power.

Project Title: Whaccamole 

Website/links to project: www.jonellestrickland.ink