Jenny Benjamin

Profile Updated: May 15, 2015
Residing In: Milwaukee, WI USA
Children/Stepchildren: Sophia, born 2001, Maggie, born 2004, Ally Ruth, born 2009
Current Occupation/Employer: Freelance Writer & part-time high school English teacher
Single/Married/Divorced/Partnered:

Divorced

Past Occupations/Employers:

I taught middle school and high school writing and literature to at-risk, inner city youth for twelve years. Now, I run a small freelance writing business out of my home where I mainly write educational material, but also more creative stuff. My first novel, THIS MOST AMAZING, came out in 2013. I am teaching part-time at NOVA Tech high school, a charter school for inner-city students in Milwaukee.

Social Networking Sites I use:

Facebook

Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1995-97, MA in English with emphasis on creative writing

Marquette University, 1990-94, BA in English and Anthropology

States you've lived in & interesting countries/places you've visited?

I worked for a summer at a bed & breakfast in the Black Hills in South Dakota. I studied in London in 1993 & traveled in Europe that year. I went to a writing workshop in Spoleto, Italy in 2000. My girls and I are a saving money to visit Villetta Barrea, Italy (my family comes from there & we have recently been in touch with cousins who live there).

High points in your life since high school:

Kids, wonderful friends, family near by & writing & making art

What do you like to do in your spare time?

writing, reading, walking, started painting

Favorite teachers?

Mr. Miller & Mr. Hoffman

What would you do differently if you went back to high school?

Run track all four years

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