LYNN-STEVEN JOHANSON
Lynn-Steven Johanson holds an MFA degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is retired from Western Illinois University. His plays have won numerous awards and have been produced in New York, Los Angeles, and numerous cities throughout the United States, as well as in the United Kingdom, Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, India, and the Kingdom of Bahrain.
He is a member of the Authors Guild, the Dramatists Guild of America, the Playwright Center of Minneapolis, Chicago Dramatists, Sisters in Crime, and is a past president of the Mid-America Theatre Conference.
His first mystery novel, Rose’s Thorn, was published in 2019 by Level Best Books, and Havana Brown, Corrupted Souls, One of Ours, Sins Revealed, and Reprisal Road were released each following year. Wreaking Vengeance is scheduled for publication in 2026.
Lynn lives in Illinois with his wife, and they have three adult children.
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