Jen Michalski (born 1972) is an American fiction author and novelist.
Jen Michalski | |
|---|---|
 Jen Michalski (2014) | |
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | St. Mary's College of Maryland (BA) Towson University (MS) |
| Genre | |
| Years active | 2012—present |
| Notable awards | Big Moose Prize |
Biography edit
She received her BA in Language and Literature from St. Mary's College of Maryland in 1994 and an MS in Professional Writing from Towson University in 1999. She has since remained in Baltimore.
Her debut novel, The Tide King, was published by Black Lawrence Press in 2013 (2012 winner of BLP's Big Moose Prize). Her second novel, The Summer She Was Under Water, was published by Queens Ferry Press in 2016 and was acquired by Black Lawrence Press in 2017.[1] Her collection of novellas Could You Be With Her Now was published in 2013 by Dzanc Books,[2] and she also authored two collections of fiction, From Here (Aqueous Books, 2013)[3] and Close Encounters (So New, 2007).
She edited the book City Sages: Baltimore (CityLit Press, 2010),[4] an anthology of Baltimore writers past and present, and published a chapbook, Cross Sections, with Publishing Genius Press in 2008.
Her fiction has been published in journals such as The Collagist, Blue Lake Review, and others. Michalski is actively involved in the literary community, running the online literary quarterly jmww since 2004 and co-hosting the monthly fiction reading series, The 510 Readings,[5] in Baltimore from 2007-2014 with writer Michael Kimball and currently hosting the monthly fiction reading series, Starts Here![6]
Awards and accolades edit
| Year | Award | Organisation | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Big Moose Prize | Black Lawrence Press | The Tide King | Won |
Bibliography edit
The Tide King[7] (2013)
Close Encounters[8] (2013)
Could You Be With Her Now[9] (2013)
The Summer She Was Under Water[10] (2017)
You'll Be Fine[11] (2021)
Notes edit
- ^ "The Summer She Was Under Water". December 2017.
- ^ "Could You Be With Her Now".
- ^ "NameBright - Coming Soon". www.aqueousbooks.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "CityLit Project – Nurturing the Culture of Literature". Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "The 5ive:ten Readings". 510readings.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "Starts Here!". startsherereadingseries.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ Michalski, Jen (2013). The tide king. Pittsburgh, PA. ISBN 978-1-937854-37-9. OCLC 812258331.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Michalski, Jen (2014). Close Encounters. Westland, MI: Dzanc Books. ISBN 978-1-941088-25-8. OCLC 893332647.
- ^ Michalski, Jen (2013). Could You Be With Her Now. Dzanc Books. ISBN 978-193810-357-5.
- ^ Michalski, Jen (2017). The summer she was under water (1st ed.). [New York]. ISBN 978-1-62557-005-5. OCLC 1022691280.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Michalski, Jen (2021). You'll be fine. New Mexico. ISBN 978-1-64890-309-0. OCLC 1264709636.
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