Jackie Craven is an American poet and author with a broad background in arts and the humanities.

Career

She's the author of ''Secret Formulas & Techniques of the Masters'' (Brick Road Poetry Press, 2018) and a chapbook of fabulist tales, ''Our Lives Became Unmanageable'' (Omnidawn, 2016), which won the Omnidawn Fabulist Fiction award. Her publications also include two books on home décor, articles on architecture and design, travel essays, poetry, fiction, and literary commentary. She writes about literature, art, architecture, design, and other topics for ThoughtCo, an online resource that evolved from

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, where Craven worked for many years. Craven's literary writing has been published in various journals, including

AGNI (magazine) ''AGNI'' is an American literary magazine founded in 1972 that publishes poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, interviews, and artwork twice a year in print and weekly online from its home at Boston University. Its coeditors are Sven Birkerts and Will ...

Mid-American Review ''Mid-American Review'' (''MAR'') is an international literary journal dedicated to publishing contemporary fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and translations. Founded in 1981, ''MAR'' is a publication of the Department of English and the College of Ar ...

New Ohio Review ''New Ohio Review'' is a national literary magazine produced by the creative writing program of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Published biannually since 2007, the magazine showcases short fiction, poetry, and essays. Writers published by ''New ...

River Styx (magazine) ''River Styx'' is a literary journal produced in St. Louis, Missouri, and published two times a year by the Big River Association. It is the oldest literary journal in St. Louis, Missouri. Early years ''River Styx'' was started in St Louis, Mis ...

Existere ''Existere - Journal of Arts & Literature'' is a Canadian magazine that publishes twice a year through York University's Writing Department in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The magazine publishes poetry, short stories, Article (publishing), articles, ...

, The Fourth River, SNReview,

Pearl (literary magazine) ''Pearl'' was an American literary journal published between 1974 and 2014 in Long Beach, California. History and profile ''Pearl'' was founded by Joan Jobe Smith in 1974.Pleiades (journal) ''Pleiades: Literature in Context'' is a biannual literary journal that publishes contemporary poetry, fiction, essays, and book reviews. It was founded by undergraduate students at the University of Central Missouri in 1981. The non-profit jour ...

, and The Asheville Poetry Review. She is a member of the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA),''North American Travel Journalists Association''
/ref> and her travel features have been published in major newspapers in the United States and Canada.
/ref> She wrote a monthly column for '' House & Garden'' magazine, and published many features in ''

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'' and other newspapers. Previously, she worked as an architecture writer for ''Realtor'' magazine. She holds a

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in English from the

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at Albany. Craven lives in

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and

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Selected works

Chapbooks

*''Our Lives Became Unmanageable''. Omnidawn Publishing (2016)

Books

*''Secret Formulas & Techniques of the Masters''. Brick Road Poetry Press (2018) *''The Stress-Free Home: Beautiful Interiors for Serenity and Harmonious Living''. Rockport Publishers / Quarry Books (2003) *''The Healthy Home: Beautiful Interiors That Enhance the Environment and Your Well-Being''. Rockport Publishers / Quarry Books (2003) *''The Healthy Home Korean Translation''. (2008) *''The Healthy Home German Translation''. (2008)

References

External links

Personal website

Authory website

Distant Dwellings site
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