jessica handler
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Writer, teacher, yogini, human. |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Introduction | My first book, "Invisible Sisters: A Memoir" has been named one of "Twenty Five Books All Georgians Should Read!" My new book, "Braving the Fire: A Guide to Writing About Grief and Loss" comes out in December from St. Martins Press. I would love to visit your book club, either in person (in the South) or through the magic of electronics. My writing has received a "Special Mention" for a 2008 Pushcart Prize. I have been honored with residencies at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in Bethany, CT., a Fellowship at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts in Rabun Gap, Georgia, and the 2009 Peter Taylor Nonfiction Fellowship at the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop. Locally, I teach workshops in creative writing, memoir, and feature journalism. I teach undergrad screenwriting, too. I hold an MFA in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte (N.C.) and a B.S. in Communication from Emerson College, in Boston. I used to work in television. I did not push the broom behind the elephant. Usually, I served as mahout - I drove the (allegorical) elephant. If he was SAG or AFTRA. Rock stars do not scare me. |
| Interests | Verisimilitude. |
| Favorite Books | All of them. |