My name is Jennifer, and I am a writer, assistant professor, and OER librarian from New Mexico. Maybe you are here because you like creative writing. Or, maybe you are here because you like Open Educational Resources. I like to create both!
My memoir essays have appeared in journals including Creative Nonfiction, Ascent (this essay was nominated for a Pushcart Prize), and a story I worked on appeared on NPR’s This American Life. I am working on my first book, a memoir. I also write poems, one of which was also nominated for a Pushcart. I also like to write about writing. I ruminate like that…
You can check out my blog where I talk about my writing and publishing process. I work at UNM, and I am an alum of the University of New Mexico’s MFA program.
I have been writing for nearly as long as I have been reading. Y también, estoy pura Nueva Mexicana. Bienvenidos.
Latest blog posts
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On Feeling Haunted
I knew why I submitted my essay “The Performance” to the “Haunted” issue of Hayden’s Ferry Review, but I wasn’t positive the story would resonate as a haunting. The central … Continue reading On Feeling Haunted Read more
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Publication: Share the Pain
After more than a decade of revising and retooling, an essay I wrote will finally be published in a literary journal this winter. I wrote the first iteration of this … Continue reading Publication: Share the Pain Read more
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Developing a Time of Writing Voice in Memoir
Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog:
By Jennifer Jordán Schaller Even though self-compassion is not my strongest trait, I was able to figure out how to characterize myself in… Read more -
Ode to a Tree Trunk
I have a poem up at Tiny Seed Literary Journal. It’s the first poem I’ve sent out in a while. I started writing this ode with my students 💜 during … Continue reading Ode to a Tree Trunk Read more
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Jennifer Jordán Schaller interview with Gregory Martin
Originally posted on BAD MOUTH / words & art & music:
The next installment of the Bad Mouth Reading Series features a rockstar line-up of writers and music, featuring Cathy Strisik,… Read more -
The Super! September! Sendout!
This September, I have a goal of submitting a few essays to at least twenty different publications. I really want to create writing and publishing momentum before I find myself … Continue reading The Super! September! Sendout! Read more
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