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Talya Jankovits is an award-winning writer of poetry, essays, and fiction. A multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net Nominee, her shorter works have appeared widely across literary journals. Her poetry collection girl woman wife mother (Kelsay Books, 2024), won First Place in Contemporary Poetry in the 2024 Bookfest Awards. Her debut novel, The Very Unremarkable Life of Mrs. Etty Bloom (Running Wild Press, 2026), earned a prestigious starred review from Booklist and has been featured in major publications such as Chicago magazine and Parade. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University and resides in Chicago with her husband and four daughters. 

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