Jennifer Berney is the author of the memoir The Other Mothers (Sourcebooks, 2021) which was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. Her essays have appeared in Longreads, Catapult, The Offing, Wired, The New York Times, and many other publications. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington in 2005 and has taught ever since in both college and community settings. Jennifer believes that play is essential to both healing and art, and that the best writing classes are the ones that make space for joy and wild exploration. She is in love with the Puget Sound region, where she lives with her partner, children, and many animals. jenniferberney.com