Lidia Yuknavitch is a bestselling and award-winning author, known for her unique voice and perspective in science-fiction and other genres. She has written several novels, including "The Small Backs of Joan," which won the Ken Kesey Award at the Oregon Book Awards in 2016, and "The Book of Joan." Her debut novel, "Dora: A Headcase," was also a success. In addition to her fiction, Yuknavitch has written a widely acclaimed memoir, "The Chronology of Water," which was a finalist for a PEN Center USA award for creative nonfiction and won the PNBA Award and the Oregon Book Award Reader's Choice.
Yuknavitch is also the founder of the popular workshop Corporeal Writing, where she teaches both online and in person. She received her doctorate in Literature from the University of Oregon and currently lives in Oregon with her husband Andy Mingo and their son, Miles. In addition to her writing and teaching, Yuknavitch is known for her popular TED Talk, "The Beauty of Being a Misfit," which was adapted into a book by RED Books. Her nonfiction book, "The Misfit's Manifesto," is forthcoming from TED Books.
Yuknavitch's writing has been featured in a number of publications, including TANK, Guernica Magazine, Exquisite Corpse, Ms., The Sun, The Iowa Review, Another Chicago Magazine, Zyzzyva, and in the anthologies Representing Bisexualities, Life As We Show It, Feminaissance, Forms at War and Wreckage of Reason. She is also a very good swimmer.