Kerry Cohen (born September 15, 1970, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American author. She also writes as Kerry Cohen Hoffmann.
Kerry Cohen | |
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| Born | September 15, 1970 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Pen name | Kerry Cohen Hoffmann |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Oregon (MFA) Pacific University (MA) California Southern University (PsyD) |
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Cohen grew up in suburban New Jersey.[1] She received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Oregon, a MA in counseling psychology from Pacific University, and a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) from California Southern University.[2] A counselor (LPC Intern) and writing instructor, she lives with her children and boyfriend in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity, based on her own promiscuity during her teens. In 2006, she published Easy, a young adult novel.”Lush” 2018[1][3]
She teaches creative writing for Gotham Writers Workshop in New York City, the Red Earth low-residency MFA at Oklahoma City University, and the low-residency MFA at Goddard College.
Bibliography edit
- The Truth of Memoir: How To Write About Yourself and Others with Honesty, Emotion, and Integrity (Writer's Digest Books, 2014)
- Easy (Simon & Schuster, 2006)
- 2006 ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults and 2006 Oregon Book Award finalist
- Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity (Hyperion, 2008)
- The Good Girl (Delacorte, 2008)
- It's Not You, It's Me (Delacorte, 2009)
- 2010 Oregon Book Award finalist
- Seeing Ezra (Seal Press, 2011)
- Dirty Little Secrets (Sourcebooks, 2011)
- Spent (Seal Press, 2014)
- . “Lush” (Sourcebooks, 2018)
References edit
- ^ a b "Kerry Cohen On Her Publishing And Her Promiscuous Past". The Huffington Post. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Kerry Cohen, MFA, PsyD". Goddard College. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ "Author Details for Kerry Cohen". Random House. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
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