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, Callaloo Literary Journal, and River Teeth. Tierney is the recipient of generous support from the Nancy Craig Blackburn Program, the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Indiana University Writer’s Conference, 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.

For freelance work, go to tierneyo.com.

PUBLICATIONS

AWARDS

  • Elizabeth George Foundation Grant, 2024

ALMOSTS

  • Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, 2024 Finalist

  • Cecelia Joyce Johnson Award, 2024 Shortlist

UPCOMING EVENTS

Cross-Training with Genre Fiction

Writers Connect Conference, April 19, 2025, Venue TBD, Washington, DC

This workshop explores how genre fiction strengthens all writing by using craft techniques from mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, Westerns, and romance to avoid creative burnout and enhance your storytelling skills.

PAST 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 & Summer 2004

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