About

I began my career as a journalist in New York City.

In 1998, after graduating from Barnard College, I became a staff writer at the Forward newspaper. I went on to freelance for national publications, including Elle, New York Magazine, and ARTnews, where I was a regular contributor.

After six years of freelance writing, I joined forces with SeeThink Films to produce Alice Neel, an award-winning documentary about the eponymous New York painter. Soon after earning my first producer credit, I returned to print journalism—and to the Forward—becoming the national Jewish newspaper’s first L.A. correspondent.

I received my MFA in Creative Writing from Bennington College, where I began work on my first novel. Since returning to freelance life, I have taught creative writing workshops, written about cannabis, and edited a wide range of novels, memoirs, and essay collections.

As a fiction writer, I have been awarded residencies for my novel-in-progress at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) and the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts.

I currently live in Los Angeles, where I continue to work on my first novel.