Janna Brooke Wallack is an accomplished author whose debut novel, "Naked Girl," has garnered critical acclaim and multiple literary awards. The book was named a finalist for the Publisher's Weekly BookLife Prize for Fiction and the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize, while also winning the CIPA EVVY Silver Medal Award for Literary/Contemporary Fiction. Additionally, "Naked Girl" received the Reader's Favorite Five Stars Award, the Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion, and BookViral's Golden Quill. Wallack's short fiction has appeared in prestigious publications such as Hobart, Upstreet, and American Literary Review, with her story "Campaigning" earning a finalist spot for the Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction.
Wallack's writing often draws inspiration from her upbringing in 1970s and 1980s Miami Beach, a setting that profoundly influenced "Naked Girl." Her prologue, "Five Pictures," was a finalist for Glimmer Train Press's Short Story Award for New Writers, and her story "Cat and Rose" received a Pushcart Prize nomination from The MacGuffin. Known for her literary fiction, Wallack explores themes of identity, memory, and personal transformation with a distinctive narrative voice. She currently resides in New York's Hudson River Valley, where she continues to write and refine her craft.