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Jessica Kinnison [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana US
Email: 
Jessica.Kinnison@gmail.com
Bio: 

Jessica Kinnison's work has appeared in Columbia Journal, Phoebe, and The Southern Humanities Review, among other publications. A 2018 Kenyon Review Peter Taylor Fellow, she was listed in the top eight New Orleans Poets to Watch in April 2020 by POETS & WRITERS. A Mississippi native, she is co-founder of the New Orleans Writers Workshop and host of the Dogfish Reading Series in New Orleans.

 

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Illya Kaminsky Marguerite Duras Samuel Ligon Mary Ruefle
Born in: 
Jackson, MS
Mississippi
Raised in: 
Jackson, MS
Mississippi
Website: 
https://www.jessicakinnison.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Southeast Film And Theatre Association's Short Play Contest 2008 Best Fiction Thesis, Chatham University 2013

Education: 
Chatham University
What I'm reading now: 
The Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith
Marriage by Sue Miller
French Quarter Beautification Project by CW Cannon
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/jessica_kinnison

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/jessica_kinnison [2] https://www.jessicakinnison.com