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Lori Jakiela is an American author of memoirs and poetry. She won Stanford University's William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for non-fiction for her third memoir, Belief Is Its Own Kind of Truth Maybe, in 2016.[1][2]
Lori Jakiela | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Gannon University |
| Notable awards | William Saroyan International Prize for Writing (2016) |
Jakiela was raised in Trafford, Pennsylvania and attended Gannon University.[3] She is a professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg,[4] and has also taught at Chatham University and served as co-director of the Chautauqua Institution's Summer Writers Festival.[5]
Jakiela won Stanford University's William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for non-fiction for her third memoir, Belief Is Its Own Kind of Truth Maybe, in 2016.[1][2] She was awarded a City of Asylum residency in Belgium in 2015.[6]
She has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.[1]
Jakiela has worked as a flight attendant and as a freelance journalist, including The New York Times. the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Washington Post. She is married to novelist Dave Newman.[6]
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