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about me
Marlana Botnick Fireman (she/they) is a queer, Jewish writer and editor in New Orleans. She completed her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of New Orleans in 2024, where she was awarded the Joanna Leake Prize for Fiction Thesis.
Marlana’s work can be found in the Southeast Review, Reckon Review, The Hooghly Review, The Good Life Review, and elsewhere. They are a former Associate Fiction Editor for Bayou Magazine.
Marlana was born and raised in central Ohio. When not reading or writing, Marlana can be found crafting with their partner or playing with their goofy dog, Dill.
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