Jennifer Maritza McCauley

Jennifer Maritza McCauley is an American writer.

Jennifer Maritza McCauley
McCauley at the 2024 Texas Book Festival.
Born	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Education	University of Pittsburgh (BA) Florida International University (MFA) University of Missouri (PhD)
Website
www.jennifermaritzamccauley.com

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jennifer Maritza McCauley is the daughter of a Black American father and a Puerto Rican mother. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in English Writing, with an MFA in fiction from Florida International University, and she received a PhD in creative writing and literature from University of Missouri.^[1]

McCauley's short story collection When Trying to Return Home was longlisted for the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize.^[2]

Works

• —— (2016). Scar On/Scar Off (paperback 1st ed.). Santa Fe: Stalking Horse Press. ISBN 9780999115206.
• —— (2023). When Trying to Return Home (hardcover 1st ed.). Counterpoint Press. ISBN 9781640095687.^[3][4][5][6]
• —— (2024). Kinds of Grace (paperback 1st ed.). FlowerSong Press. ISBN 9781963245288.