Short Writer's Bio

Ukrainian-born, Russian-speaking Jew, Jane (Yevgenia!) Muschenetz was granted asylum in the US as a child refugee. Today, she is a fully-grown MIT nerd, mother, award-winning artist and writer. Her debut chapbook, “All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents,” (Kelsay Books, 2023) was shortlisted for the Jacar Press Chapbook Prize. Jane is a 2023 Exhibiting Artist for the City of Encinitas and winner of the Good Life Review Poetry Prize. Connect with Jane's work at her website, www.PalmFrondZoo.com and in various publications.