Jenny Dunning
Both in her fiction and essays, Jenny seeks "what she doesn't know she knows." The phrase is borrowed from Ann Hartle's ideas about the philosophical approach of 16th-century essayist Michel de Montaigne, whom Hartle understands as trying to write his way to new insights about himself, often working against the grain of his reason and preconceptions. In her writing classroom, Jenny hopes to set her students on a similar path of self-discovery.
Jenny teaches first-year writing, introductory creative writing, fiction, nonfiction and assorted literature classes. Jenny recently completed her Ph.D. in English/Creative Writing at Ohio University. She received her M.F.A. from Vermont College and her B.A. (in Religion) from Kenyon College. Her fiction has been published or is forthcoming in Slow Trains, Talking River, CutBank, Beloit Fiction Journal, Harpur Palate, and other magazines. Her story "Reva" received a Special Mention in the 2008 Pushcart anthology. Her nonfiction has been published in the Connecticut Review and was featured on the radio show Writers in the Attic. She has an article on the contemporary use of omniscience in the February 2008 AWP Chronicle.
Jenny lives in Northfield with husband Steve, daughters Claire and Rachel, dog Zefphy (a border collie, star of the nightly frisbee show at Way Park), two cats and two chickens. Her son Tim attends school in Sarasota, Florida and visits Northfield regularly.
Links to fiction by Jenny Dunning
"The Far" at http://www.slowtrains.com/vol7issue3/dunningvol7issue3.html
"Live Another Year" at http://www.literarymama.com/fiction/archives/2011/03/live-another-year.html
Spring semester office hours: 9:30-11:00 Tuesday and Thursday or by appointment.
