Celia Jeffries

Celia Jeffries' work has appeared in numerous newspapers and literary magazines including Westview, Solstice Literary magazine, and Puerto del Sol, as well as the anthology "Beyond the Yellow Wallpaper." She has received grants from Turkey Land Cove Foundation, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and La Muse. Jeffries, who holds an MA from Brandeis, worked in news and educational publishing before earning an MFA from Lesley University. She has taught writing at all levels, from elementary to university and adult education. Her writing has been nurtured in the community of writers in Western Massachusetts, where she is honored to be on the steering committee of Straw Dog Writers Guild, and where she offers workshops at Pioneer Valley Writers Workshop.