Johanna Gohmann

Johanna Gohmann’s essays, humor writing, and feature articles have been published by numerous outlets, including: The New Yorker, The Cut, Jezebel, Salon, and McSweeney’s. She is a regular contributor to Romper, and from 2009-2017 was a featured contributor to Bust magazine.

Johanna’s writing has led her to many unique experiences. She has covered a furry convention at a Connecticut bowling alley, visited a life-size Noah’s Ark in Kentucky, and taken mermaid lessons in a Canadian lake. Her essays are included in several anthologies, most notably: Every Father’s Daughter – 24 Women Writers Remember Their Fathers, The Best Women’s Travel Writing Volume 10, A Moveable Feast - Life-Changing Food Adventures Around the World, and The Best Sex Writing 2010. She is also the author of 28 middle grade and Young Adult books for ABDO Publishing, including a series about a tween girl who finds a portal into another dimension after eating a rotten hot dog.

Johanna grew up in Indiana in a ginormous family of six brothers and a sister. For the past 20 years she has made her home in New York City, where she lives with her husband and son. She doesn’t mind the rats, but will turn over cars to kill a single roach.