Jenna Blum
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Jenna Blum has been writing professionally since she was sixteen, when in 1986 her short story
, "The Legacy of Frank Finklestein" won first prize in Seventeen Magazine's
National Fiction Contest. Since then, Jenna's short stories and non-fiction
have appeared in numerous literary and commercial periodicals, including Faultline, The Kenyon Review
(which awarded her the Charles Monroe Coffin Prize for Short Fiction), The Bellingham Review, Glamour
, Mademoiselle
, and The Improper Bostonian
.
Jenna's debut novel, Those Who Save Us, was published in hardcover by Harcourt
in 2004 and in paperback in 2005, and was a New York Times bestseller. Excerpts from the novel appeared in Meridian, Prairie Schooner, and The Briar Cliff Review, which published two chapters from the book and nominated Jenna for a Pushcart Prize
. In 2005, Hadassah Magazine published an excerpt from Those Who Save Us and awarded Jenna the Harold U. Ribalow Prize, adjudged by Elie Wiesel
, for excellence in Jewish-themed literature
. Jenna Blum's second novel, The Stormchasers, was published in 2010 by Dutton/Penguin, and made her one of Opray Winfrey's "Top 30 Women Writers."
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
, "The Legacy of Frank Finklestein" won first prize in Seventeen Magazine's
Seventeen (magazine)
Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications. News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst in 2003. It is still in the...
National Fiction Contest. Since then, Jenna's short stories and non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
have appeared in numerous literary and commercial periodicals, including Faultline, The Kenyon Review
The Kenyon Review
The Kenyon Review is a Literary magazine based in Gambier, Ohio, USA, home of Kenyon College. The Review was founded in 1939 by John Crowe Ransom, critic and professor of English at Kenyon College, who served as its editor until 1959...
(which awarded her the Charles Monroe Coffin Prize for Short Fiction), The Bellingham Review, Glamour
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
, Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle (magazine)
Mademoiselle was an influential women's magazine first published in 1935 by Street and Smith and later acquired by Condé Nast Publications....
, and The Improper Bostonian
The Improper Bostonian
The Improper Bostonian is a glossy lifestyle guide for the city of Boston. The magazine comes out bi-weekly and reports on the area trends in a young and entertaining way.The magazine is a staple of the city, being free to people inside the city, and $14.95 a year for people who live outside Boston...
.
Jenna's debut novel, Those Who Save Us, was published in hardcover by Harcourt
Harcourt (publisher)
Harcourt was a United States publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. The company was based in San Diego, California, with an Editorial / Sales / Marketing / Rights offices in New York City and Orlando, Florida.In 2007, the U.S...
in 2004 and in paperback in 2005, and was a New York Times bestseller. Excerpts from the novel appeared in Meridian, Prairie Schooner, and The Briar Cliff Review, which published two chapters from the book and nominated Jenna for a Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are invited to nominate up to 6 works they have featured....
. In 2005, Hadassah Magazine published an excerpt from Those Who Save Us and awarded Jenna the Harold U. Ribalow Prize, adjudged by Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel
Sir Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE; born September 30, 1928) is a Hungarian-born Jewish-American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He is the author of 57 books, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz, Buna, and...
, for excellence in Jewish-themed literature
Jewish literature
Jewish Literature refers to works written by Jews on Jewish themes, literary works of various themes written in Jewish languages, or literary works in other languages written by Jewish writers. Ancient Jewish literature includes Biblical literature and rabbinic literature...
. Jenna Blum's second novel, The Stormchasers, was published in 2010 by Dutton/Penguin, and made her one of Opray Winfrey's "Top 30 Women Writers."