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Adrienne Christian
Adrienne Christian is an American writer, professor, and photographer. Adrienne Christian is the author of "A Proper Lover (Main Street Rag 2017)" and "12023 Woodmont Avenue (Willow Books 2013)".

Christian is currently a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she is also pursing her PhD

Her poetry and nonfiction have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including the Los Angeles Review as The Editor’s Choice. Her photography has been featured in Boston Accent Lit, Claudius Speaks, and The Tishman Review

Early Life and Education
Christian was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan where she attended middle school at St. Alphonsus and high school at St. Alphonsus High School which is located in Dearborn, Michigan.

Christian has a bachelors degree in English from the University of Michigan which she received in 2001. She then received a masters degree of fine arts in writing from Pacific University, a private university in Forest Grove Oregon. Currently Christian is pursuing a PHD at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in English because the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has one of the top writing programs in the country.

Work
Christian is currently a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she teaches English courses. Along with her teaching duties, Christian is also the new Assistant Poetry Editor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's literary journal, Prairie Schooner. . Another position that Christian holds is an Associate Editor at Backbone Press. Christian has two poetry collections called "A Proper Lover" and "12023 Woodmont Avenue". "A Proper Lover" is a poetry collection of love poems, but not just the good parts about love, the bad as well. "12023 Woodmont Avenue" is a collection of poems which is a memoir of trauma and triumph. Christian has also been published in the field of photography. Given the word “photography” is translated as “writing with light,” Adrienne sees photography as the natural extension of her writing. . Christian's photographic areas of expertise are in Nature and Street photography .You can see some of her photography here.

Awards

 * 2007: Five Under Ten Young Alumni Award from the University of Michigan
 * 2016: Finalist for the Rita Dove International Poetry Award
 * 2018: Gaffney/ Academy of American Poets Award
 * 2019: Marie Sandoz/ Prairie Schooner Short Story Award
 * 2017/ 2019: Certificate of Recognition for Contributon to Students Award from the University of Nebraska