Jennifer (Jenna) McGuiggan

Creative Nonfiction Writer

Southwestern Pennsylvania
US
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Author's Bio

Jennifer (Jenna) McGuiggan co-authored Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: A Visual History (Clarkson Potter, 2019). Her work has appeared in The Orison Anthology, The Rappahannock Review, New World Writing, online for Prairie Schooner and Brevity, and elsewhere. She is a Best of the Net nominee and a finalist in contests from Hunger Mountain, Prime Number Magazine, and The Orison Anthology. She recevied her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and teaches for the Creative Nonfiction Foundation. Jenna is writing a book of essays that explore longing and belonging, from where we live to what we believe. Visit her online at www.thewordcellar.com.

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Publications & Prizes

Book:
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: A Visual History (Clarkson Potter, 2019)
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TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics
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The Collapsar
Prizes won: 

Finalist, The Orison Anthology 2017 Award in Nonfiction (judge: Scott Russell Sanders) 

Finalist, Hunger Mountain's 2016 Creative Nonfiction Prize (judge: Robert Michael Pyle)

Nominee, 2015 Best of the Net Anthology (published by Sundress Publications) 

Finalist, Prime Number Magazine's 2014 Creative Nonfiction Award (judge: Ned Stuckey-French)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Men, Naturalists/Environmentalists, Teachers, Teenagers, Women
Fluent in: 
English
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Last update: Mar 17, 2020