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Joanna MacKenzie
Associate Agent
Joanna Topor MacKenzie joined Browne & Miller Literary as the Assistant to the President in 2003. Now an Associate Agent, Joanna also acts as Internship Coordinator for the agency. She holds a Master of Arts in Film Theory and Criticism from the University of Chicago as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of Calgary, Canada. In her spare time, Joanna puts her insatiable love for film and popular culture to use writing screenplays and freelancing for local publications. Her work has appeared in The Chicago Tribune, Time Out Chicago, Newcity, Venus and EGO Magazine among others. An avid fan of all things Young Adult (and yes, that does include High School Musical), Joanna also serves on the Adult Jury of the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. She fell in love with literature after reading 100 Years Of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut and You Went Away by Timothy Findley. Current favorites include The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, Looking For Alaska by John Green, Ten Thousand Lovers by Edeet Ravel and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon.
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