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Joan Dempsey
One of “5 more writers over 50” to watch. —Poets & Writers Magazine
Winner of the Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award, Joan Dempsey is the author of the novel, This Is How It Begi...ver maisOne of “5 more writers over 50” to watch. —Poets & Writers Magazine
Winner of the Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award, Joan Dempsey is the author of the novel, This Is How It Begins, which won the bronze Independent Publisher Book Award for literary fiction and was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award, Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award, and Sarton Women's Book Award.
This Is How It Begins was also selected by the American Library Association for the 2018 Over the Rainbow List of Literature Titles.
Among other awards and accolades, Joan has received a significant research grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation, a full scholarship to the Key West Literary Seminars and Workshops, a Maine Literary Award, and a residency at the Jentel Artists Residency Program. She holds an MFA from Antioch University Los Angeles.
Her writing has been published in The Adirondack Review, Alligator Juniper, Obsidian: Literature of the African Diaspora, and Plenitude Magazine, and aired on National Public Radio.
She lives in Maine with her partner and their family of animals. Learn more at joandempsey.com.ver menos