Anniken Davenport writes from Pennsylvania. A freelance journalist specializing in legal topics, she has a knack for turning dense legal materials into readable prose. She holds a dual concentration fiction and nonfiction MA in writing from Johns Hopkins, a JD from Penn State and an undergraduate degree in Public Policy, also from Penn State.

She has written for numerous publishers and publications, producing weekly and monthly newsletters, manuals and books. She has taught business law online to undergraduates and is the author of a popular paralegal textbook on criminal law. Davenport also conducts frequent webinars on human resource topics.

For a short time, she occupied Flannery O’Connor’s Savannah basement. Born in Oslo post-war, she was raised on stories of the Nazi occupation and remains fascinated by Edvard Munch paintings.

Her short story, Bless the Sniper, was nominated for a 2017 Pushcart Prize. It was written from the vantage point of Flannery O’Connor’s basement, looking out onto Lafayette Square.