McKenzie Long

Creative Nonfiction

McKenzie Long is a rock climber, graphic designer, and writer who lives in the Sierra Nevada. She has co-authored two climbing guidebooks and won first place in Nowhere Magazine’s 2018 writing contest about public land. Her book about America’s controversial national monuments is forthcoming from University of Minnesota Press. Three of her favorite things are strong coffee with cream, bright color palettes, and smooth sandstone cracks.

McKenzie Long is working with Kathryn Aalto.