Brandi Reissenweber

Brandi Reissenweber was the 2005-2006 James C. McCreight Fiction Fellow at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. Her fiction has appeared in journals like Phoebe, North Dakota Quarterly, and Rattapallax and she has received grants from Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs. Her writing on the craft of fiction has appeared in Writing Fiction and she edits Letterpress, an e-newsletter for fiction writers (www.brandireissenweber.com/lp). She has taught creative writing in a variety of settings, including universities, hospitals and a drop-in center for homeless teens. She holds an MFA from New York University.