More about Jess

Publications:

New York Times, Literary Hub, Insider, School Library Journal, Ms., Newsweek, and literary journals such as Quarterly West and monkeybicycle.

Prizes:

Pushcart Prize Nominee, 2019

Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize, Second Place, 2017

Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship, First Prize 2014

Education:

SUNY Brockport, MSEd, Adolescent English Teacher Certification, expected 2027

Pratt Institute, MSLIS in Library Media, 2009

CUNY Brooklyn College, Fiction Writing, 2006

Smith College, English BA, 2000