Jessica Keener's Biography
Member Info
Jessica Keener's debut novel, Night Swim, came out in January 2012 with Fiction Studio Books. Her fiction has been listed in the Pushcart Prize anthology under ‘Outstanding Writers'. Recent stories have appeared in Wilderness House Literary Review, MiPOesias, Eclectica, Night Train and Connotation Press. She is a recipient of a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant in fiction and the co-author of Time to Make the Donuts, about the extraordinary life of Dunkin’ Donuts founder William Rosenberg. She also is a features writer for The Boston Globe and other national magazines including O, the Oprah magazine, Design New England, New England Home, The Huffington Post, and others. Her debut novel, Night Swim, was published January 10, 2012 with Fiction Studio Books. Her website: www.jessicakeener.com
Influences
Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, Jean Rhys, Jane Austen, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Hannah Arendt, Marilynne Robinson, and so many more.
Upcoming Works
Night Swim, my debut novel, published on January 10, 2012, Fiction Studio Books
Agents
Donadio & Olsen - Carrie Howland
Recommended Links
Publishers
Fiction Studio Books
Interests & Hobbies
Walking, talking, reading, traveling to places like Vermont, California, Europe. Would love to go to Africa. Movies. Dinner with friends. Praline gelato.
About Jessica
Causes Jessica Keener Supports
Green living, organizations that protect against animal cruelty, slow foods, Aplastic Anemia foundation




