Nancy Jensen’s bestselling novel The Sisters was selected by the Independent Booksellers Association as a #1 Indie Next Pick, and included by Kirkus Reviews on its list for Best Fiction of 2011.  She has been awarded an Artist Enrichment Grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women and an Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council.  Her first book, Window: Stories and Essays, was published by Fleur-de-Lis Press in 2009.  She teaches in the Bluegrass Writers Studio at Eastern Kentucky University and shares her home with five rescued cats. Find her online at https://nancyjensen.org

Website: https://nancyjensen.org

Publications

• In Our Midst , Dzanc Books (April 28, 2020)
• The Sisters , St. Martin's (November 8, 2011)
• Window: Stories and Essays , Fleur de Lis Press (January 15, 2009)

Employment

• Professor of English at Eastern Kentucky University (August 2011 - )

Degrees

• Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Vermont College (July 1990)

Genres of Interest

Fiction, Creative nonfiction