Johanna Parkhurst MA

Biography

Johanna Parkhurst, who also writes as J.E. Birk, is the author of award-winning and bestselling fiction and romance. Johanna is a long-time lover of all types of genre fiction, and she primarily writes stories featuring LGBTQ+ characters. She has been traditionally published, published by small presses, and she also publishes her own works; she is the owner and operator of Maple Mountains Press. Johanna is a Colorado Book Award finalist, a Rainbow Romance Award winner, and her most recently published ghostwritten work received a Kirkus-starred review. She has had multiple novels listed as bestsellers in various Amazon categories, and she is a Colorado Book Award winner. 

Johanna is a long-time teacher who is happiest in any writing classroom. She was a Faculty of the Year recipient at Pueblo Community College and a Faculty Mentor of the Year recipient at Western Colorado University. She enjoys paddleboarding, skiing, and traveling. She does not enjoy vacuuming.