Maggie Andersen

Maggie Andersen has published fiction and nonfiction in magazines such as Salt Hill, Blood Orange, the Los Angeles Review, Creative Nonfiction, Grain, Cutbank, and DIAGRAM, among others. She has been a finalist for the Montana Prize for Nonfiction, and nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize. Maggie is Associate Professor of English at Dominican University and a proud ensemble member at the Gift Theatre. Her debut memoir, No Stars in Jefferson Park, will be published by Northwestern University Press in October 2025. She lives in Chicago with her husband, John, and her son, Archie, in the apartment where she was raised. You can find her on Instagram @maggieemlynandersen.