Lori Jakiela

Lori Jakiela is the author of four memoirs, as well as two poetry collections, an essay collection, and several poetry chapbooks. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Pittsburgh-Post Gazette, Brevity, and elsewhere. She received the Saroyan Prize from Stanford University in 2016 for her memoir Belief Is Its Own Kind of Truth Maybe, among other honors. She lives in Trafford, Pa. with her husband Dave Newman and their children.