Jessica Keener

Jessica Keener's writing career was launched when her story "Recovery" won second prize in Redbook's fiction contest. Her work has since been recognized in The Pushcart Prize under Outstanding Writers and has appeared in numerous publications. She is the recipient of a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artists Grant and was a finalist for Bread Loaf's Bakeless Literary Prize. Her debut novel, Night Swim, has was widely praised by reviewers and book bloggers and was followed by the collection Women in Bed and the novel Strangers in Budapest. Her feature articles have appeared in the Boston Globe; O, The Oprah Magazine, Coastal Living, Design New England, and other national publications.