Hannah Sward is the daughter of the late poet, Robert Sward. She is the critically-acclaimed author of Strip: A Memoir, receiving the attention of authors such as Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee, Melissa Broder, and NYT bestselling novelists Jill Schary Robinson and Caroline Leavitt. 

 

Sward has appeared on Book TV CSPAN in conversation with The Voices and Faces Project, NBC CA Live for a segment in honor of National Recovery Month and has been a guest on numerous panels  and podcasts such as AWP, Dopey, The Only One in The Room, and One Day At A Time. 

 

Widely published in literary journals in the US, Canada, and the UK, her work has also appeared in publications such as LA Times and HuffPost (forthcoming). She was a regular contributor at The Fix and Erotic Review and columnist and editor at Third Street Villager in Los Angeles. 

 

Hannah lives in Los Angeles where she is both a writing and recovery coach. She is currently working on her next book.