Bio

Jody Winer has worked as a writer, dog wrangler, librarian, video editor, and public school volunteer. She is a fellow of MacDowell and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, as well as a member of PEN. Raised in Florida, she lives in New York, and is active in environmental causes. She holds an MA in Modern Literature from the University of Kent, Canterbury, England, a Master of Library and Information Science from Simmons College, and a BA cum laude from Pomona College. She was a Trustee Scholar at the University of Chicago.