Elaina Lenertz

Elaina is an aspiring poet and non-fiction writer who has spent most of her life with her nose in a book. She is a Minnesota native and a recent graduate of Beloit College in southern Wisconsin where she majored in Psychology and Creative Writing. She has six years of experience editing and designing literary magazines and recently completed a travel novella as well as a short collection of poems. She was awarded White-Howells Poetry Prize from Beloit College in 2012 as well as honorable mention for the Stocking Prize in Non-Fiction. Elaina currently lives and works in Minneapolis.