Jenna Lee Schifferle
A writer from Buffalo, New York, Jenna drinks her weight in coffee and asks way too many questions.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and creative writing from SUNY Oswego and a Master’s degree in English literature from the University of Rochester. Her work has appeared in Aurora Poetry, In Good Health—Buffalo, The Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, Syracuse Woman Magazine, The Oswegonian, Blink-Ink, and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Curvy and Confident. Two of her stories were also honored with a Syracuse Press Club Award and New York Press Association Award. My Therapist Told Me to Write This is her first collection of poetry.
Jenna’s passionate about advocating for mental health awareness, and a portion of the proceeds from her poetry collection will benefit Mental Health Advocates of Western New York.
Visit her website at jennaschifferle.wordpress.com.
Brynn Ellen
Brynn Ellen is a dreamer, wisher, mom, coffee addict and writer from Central New York. She has been writing poems since she was a child — her middle school haiku, “Freedom,” still hangs in the upstairs hallway of her parents’ farmhouse. While majoring in education and English at SUNY Oswego, one of Brynn’s poems was published in The Great Lake Review (2008).
Brynn enjoys music, reading, performing (she’s a founding member of one of Syracuse’s longest-running improv comedy teams!) and cooking. She especially loves spending time with her two children — mostly getting her butt kicked at Mario Party or Settlers of Catan. If she’s not at home, she is probably sitting under a waterfall, driving around while blasting 80s pop music or lost in an antique store.
Poems About You is her first collection of poetry.
