Jennifer Maritza McCauley
American writer
Jennifer Maritza McCauley is an American writer.
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jennifer Maritza McCauley is the daughter of a Black American father and a Puerto Rican mother. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in English Writing, with an MFA in fiction from Florida International University, and she received a PhD in creative writing and literature from University of Missouri.
McCauley received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 2018 and her short story collection When Trying to Return Home was longlisted for the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize.
Works
—— (2026). Neon Steel (paperback 1st ed.). Stevens Point: Cornerstone. ISBN 9781968148232.
—— (2016). Scar On/Scar Off (paperback 1st ed.).
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