Joanna Liu

Joanna is a freshman at Harvard studying English and Economics. She is a 4x Scholastic National Medalist, National YoungArts Winner in Writing, and the 1st Place Winner of the 2023 Bennington Young Writers Awards in Creative Nonfiction. Joanna is an alum of the Adroit Summer Mentorship Program, Iowa Young Writers Studio, Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop, and Stanford Summer Humanities Institute. She has extensive experience editing college & high school applications, as well as summer programs, helping students gain acceptance to Ivy League Schools, Stanford, MIT, Vanderbilt, UCs, and elite high schools like Philips Andover /Exter, Nobles, St. Paul, Groton, Concord Academy, BUA, BBN, Belmont Hill, and more. She is also the recipient of the Scholastic Educator Award for her mentorship in writing.

Joanna has a strong background in academics as well. She was selected as the winner of the 2024 National Merit $2500 Scholarship, received 36/36 in ACT, and scored 5 in AP English & AP Literature. She authored 15+ published works at The New York Times, Bennington College (.1%), Copper Nickel (0.5%), Ninth Letter (1%), National Poetry Quarterly, Young Poets Network, and more. Currently, Joanna serves as an editor/executive editor for multiple literary journals.

Joanna’s passion for writing led her to provide others the same outlet, mentor younger writers, and help them find their voices. She taught 20+ courses at Diyi while developing extensive training in essay editing and curriculum designing. She mentored students to win awards at YoungArts, the New York Times Writing Contest, Scholastic, and more. In her free time, She likes to sing, dance, draw, and chase chickens.