Jessica Stilling is the recipient of the Bronx Council on the Arts Chapter One Award and she is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Betwixt and Between. She has studied writing and literature at The New School and holds an MFA from City College. Her short fiction and poetry have appeared in over forty literary journals including Wasifiri, The Warwick Review, and Caustic Frolic. Her feminist nonfiction has appeared in various media outlets such as Tor.com and the Ms. Magazine Blog. She has taught writing and literature in New York City for many years. She lives in New York with her family.

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