Who is Jessica Denzer?

Jessica Denzer is a writer and educator based in New York City.

Jessica Denzer | Writer and Educator | Jessica is a writer and educator based in New York City.

Q: What does Jessica Denzer write?

Jessica writes fiction and nonfiction. Her work has appeared in various literary journals and anthologies.

Jessica Denzer received her B.A. in English Literature from Fordham University and her M.F.A. in fiction from Sarah Lawrence College.

She is a researcher in residence at the New York Public Library and writes fiction and nonfiction. Her work has appeared in various literary journals and anthologies, and she supplies a range of editorial contributions to West Trade Review, L’Esprit Literary Review, and Four Way Review.

She is currently working on a novel and a collection of essays.

Teaching Experience

Fordham University → Full-time Lecturer : Writing and Literature , 2022–Present
Fordham University → Adjunct Lecturer : Writing and Literature , 2015–2022
Cooper Union → Adjunct Instructor : Literature , 2022
Baruch College, (CUNY) → Adjunct Instructor : Literature , 2017–2022
Borough of Manhattan Community College → Adjunct Instructor : Writing , 2015–2017

Publications & Interviews

"Haunted by the Book: On the Grief of Writer’s Block"(opens in new window), L’Esprit Literary Review - Fall 2022.
"The Bodies Fill the River"(opens in new window), L’Espirit Literary Review.
"but all is to be dared"(opens in new window), L’Espirit Literary Review.
"Interview with LLR Editor Dan White"(opens in new window), L’Espirit Literary Review.
"The Silence", West Trade Review - Spring 2022, Print.
"The Silence"(opens in new window), Recorded Reading, West Trade Review - Nov, 2021.
"River", Unpublishable Anthology, Archway Editions - Fall 2020, Print.
"Interview with Jessie Chaffee"(opens in new window), author of 'Florence in Ecstasy', Four Way Review - March 19, 2019.
"The Catch: Adjuncts Struggle in Arts Education", Number:INC Magazine - Issue 96, 2018.
"River", Unpublishable Literary Journal and Reading Series - Fall Issue, 2018, Print.
"Interview with Jaclyn Gilbert"(opens in new window), author of 'Late Air', Four Way Review - December 15, 2018.

Editorial Work

West Trade Review, Assistant Fiction Editor
L’Espirit Literary Review, Associate Editor
Four Way Review, Contributing Editor

Residencies

New York Public Library Wertheim Research Residency at the Stephen A. Schwarzman New York Public Library