Dear writers,
Today we’re thrilled to introduce to you the newest member of WriteByNight’s staff of writing coaches and consultants, Jessamine Chan.
Read on to
get to know Jessamine and learn how she can help you with your writing . . .
Jessamine Chan's fiction has appeared in Tin House and Epoch. She has received fellowships and scholarships from Columbia University, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Jentel, the Wurlitzer Foundation, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, the Anderson Center, and the
Ragdale Foundation. She holds an MFA in Writing from Columbia University, where she taught undergraduate academic writing seminars and a fiction workshop, and a BA in English & American Literature, with Honors in Creative Writing, from Brown University. From 2011-2014, she served as a nonfiction reviews editor at Publishers Weekly. She is currently working on a novel.
Where are you from?
I grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. After college in Providence, I moved back to Chicago for many years, then moved to New York for graduate school. I moved to Philadelphia in summer 2014.
Where did you study?
I earned my BA in English & American Literature, with Honors in Creative Writing,
from Brown University, and my MFA in creative writing from Columbia University’s School of the Arts. I’ve also taken four workshops at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.
How did you get your start as a
writer?
I’ve always been an avid reader. As a child, becoming a writer never seemed like a viable thing to do. Children of immigrants are supposed to have far more practical dreams, and my parents certainly hoped I’d at least channel my humanities-tendencies into a law career. I considered becoming an English
major, with the hope of being a book editor one day, but didn’t imagine writing books myself. During my freshman year at Brown, I was unhappy and considered transferring, but I applied, via the lottery for classes, for a beginning fiction workshop. One day, a neon green index card (this was the late ‘90s) arrived in my mailbox, granting me a spot in the class, and that is literally the reason I started writing. My workshop teacher, Jane Unrue, truly changed my life. I turned in awful (awful!)
stories, but Jane saw some talent there, and it was her encouragement and amazing example that put me on this path.
If you're interested in working with Jessamine (or another of our talented consultants) in coaching, critique, or beyond, simply reply to this email to let me know. We're ready when you are!
Wishing you a relaxing Labor Day weekend,
Justine
Justine Tal Goldberg
Owner, WriteByNight
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