Jenny Belardi

Jenny writes upmarket fiction, frequently exploring the environment, abandoned places, and family relationships. She’s an alum of the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference and of Pitch Wars. She’s placed in several competitions, including the Chautauqua Janus Prize and the American Short Fiction Contest, and has published work in Shenandoah, Strange Fictions, SFWP Quarterly, and Windmill.

Jenny is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, where she lives with her husband and two daughters. In addition to writing, she’s the Chief Advancement Officer at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science. She earned her BA with Honors in English from Villanova University and her MLitt in fiction writing from the University of St Andrews.