I'm an essayist whose work has appeared in the Iowa Review, the Yale Review, the New England Review, the Georgia Review, Salmagundi, Hotel Amerika, and the Normal School. My essays “Alice and Jean,” “Lighter than Air” and “Parrot on a Stone Plinth” were awarded Notable distinctions in the Best American Essays of 2019, 2021, and 2023. I’m the recipient of the 2019 New England Review Award for Emerging Writers. I’m currently at work on a cultural history of self-love.
I grew up in Indianapolis, cycled through twenty-one apartments in New York City, and currently live in New Haven, CT with my partner and daughter. Before becoming a writer, I spent a decade creating installations and compositions which were presented at a variety of venues and galleries, including Merkin Concert Hall (NY), the Roulette concert series (Brooklyn), Joe's Pub (NY), NYC's River to River Festival, and the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center (VT).
I hold a B.A. in English and Music from Yale and a Ph.D in Music Composition from the City University of New York. I’m a Lecturer in Writing at Yale and have taught creative writing as a Visiting Professor at Wesleyan’s Graduate Liberal Studies program.
Contact: jennifer.stock@yale.edu