Joelle Fraser

Joelle Fraser graduated from the University of Hawaii and has MFAs from Eastern Washington University and the University of Iowa. A two–time MacDowell Fellow, Fraser's award–winning work has appeared in many literary journals, including Hawaii Pacific Review, High Desert Journal, Michigan Quarterly Review, Fourth Genre, Crazyhorse, Zyzzyva, and The Iowa Review. Her first book, The Territory of Men: a Memoir was published in 2002 by Random House, and Kirkus called it "a beautifully crafted debut," declaring that Fraser was "a writer worth keeping an eye on."