BIO

Tierney Oberhammer is a writer based in New York's Hudson Valley. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in swamp pink, The Adroit Journal, Aster(ix), Cincinnati Review, Copper Nickel, and River Teeth. Tierney is the recipient of generous support from the Nancy Craig Blackburn Program, the Elizabeth George Foundation, and the Sewanee Writers' Conference. Tierney is also an Anthony Veasna So scholar and co-founded the Wildcat Writing Group. She lives with Jamie and Wavy.

As of January, 2024, Tierney is querying her short story collection and working on a novel.

PUBLICATIONS

  • “Marquise” in swamp pink, Issue 2

  • “A Pregnancy Test, a Pack of Condoms, and a Box of Tampons” in The Adroit Journal, Issue 45

  • “Sunshine Skyway” in Cincinnati Review, issue 20.2

  • “God Forbid a Black Girl” in River Teeth, issue 25.2

  • “Flower Shop” in Aster(ix)

  • “It Ain’t Just” forthcoming in swamp pink

  • “Forever Egg” forthcoming in Copper Nickel

EVENTS

Fix It Later: Drafting As Play

A class in collaboration with X-R-A-Y magazine

Saturday, January 20, 2024, 10 AM PST (11 AM MT; 12 PM CT; 1 PM EST), ZOOM

Suspense, Tension, & Story Course

The Ellipsis Writing Online High School Writing Workshops — Summer 2023

Drafting as Prototyping: How to Apply Design Thinking to Your Writing Process with Maggie Sheffer

Writers Connect Conference, American University, Washington, DC

April 15, 2023

Photo credit: Jamie Chung