Jenn Alandy Trahan is an American short story writer. Her work has appeared in Harper's Magazine, One Story, and other publications. A former Stegner Fellow, Trahan has taught for several years as a Jones Lecturer at Stanford University.
Early life
editTrahan was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Vallejo, California. She was the first in her family to go to college and attended the University of California, Irvine, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English.[1] In 2015, Trahan graduated from McNeese State University with an MA in English and MFA in Creative Writing.[2]
Career
editTrahan's short story "They Told Us Not To Say This" was published in Harper's Magazine in September of 2018 and was subsequently selected for The Best American Short Stories 2019.[3][4] It was also included on a recommendation list in Electric Literature.[5] Her short story "The Freak Winds Up Again" was published by One Story in November of 2020 and recommended by The Paris Review.[6][7]
From 2016 to 2018, Trahan received a Stegner Fellowship, after which she was hired by Stanford University to be a Jones Lecturer.[2] There, she taught classes in fiction, nonfiction, creative expression, and service learning, as well as open workshops for its Writer's Studio program.
In 2020, Trahan was a Writing Downtown fellow, attending a month-long residency near The Writer's Block in Downtown Las Vegas.[1] She also became an alumnus of the Gullkistan Center for Creativity in Iceland the same year.[8]
In 2023, Trahan was selected to be a 2024 Writer in Residency at the Edith Wharton-Straw Dog Writers Guild program at The Mount.[9][10] At the 2024 AWP conference in Kansas City, Missouri, Trahan was on a Asian Pacific Islander American writers panel with Gina Chung, Jean Kyoung Frazier, Mark Galarrita, and Gene Kwak.[11]
Personal life
editAn instructor at Stanford University, Trahan is based in Palo Alto, California where she lives with her spouse, daughter, and two dogs.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "New Location, New Fellows for our 2020 Writing Residency in Las Vegas". Plympton. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ a b "McNeese MFA Graduate Receives Prestigious Stanford Lectureship". McNeese State University. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Trahan, Jenn Alandy (September 2018). "They Told Us Not To Say This". Harper's Magazine.
- ^ Pitlor, Heidi; Doerr, Anthony, eds. (October 1, 2019). The Best American Short Stories 2018. Mariner Books. ISBN 978-1328465825.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Klegar, Jared (2021-08-10). "7 Short Stories About the Inner Lives of Athletes". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Trahan, Jenn Alandy (November 12, 2020). "The Freak Winds Up Again – One Story". One Story. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "The Paris Review's Favorite Books of 2023". The Paris Review. December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Alumnis". Gullkistan. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "2024 Writers in Residence at The Mount". Straw Dog Writers Guild. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ a b Abbott, Katie (2024-03-20). "Spring brings writers to Edith Wharton's gardens". BTW Berkshires. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "AWP 2024". Kundiman. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
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