Mary Ann McGuigan’s short fiction has been nominated for the 2016 Pushcart Prize and has appeared in The Sun, Image, Grist, Perigee, and other literary magazines. Her young-adult novels, one a finalist for the National Book Award, have been ranked among the best books for teens by the Junior Library Guild and the New York Public Library. Crossing Into Brooklyn, her latest novel, was published by Merit Press in 2015. To learn more about Mary Ann’s fiction, visit www.maryannmcguigan.com.
Read her short story published on 87 Bedford: “Last Rites”.