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Jenn Brisendine
Jenn Brisendine

20-year teaching career across middle and high school English

BA in Secondary Education (English & Dramatic Arts) and an MA in fiction writing

Specializes in writing and editing Middle Grade, YA, and high school-level materials

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Elyse Myers

10 years of experience teaching literature courses at the university level and 6 years of experience as a fiction reference librarian

PhD in English Literature

Specializes in classic & contemporary prose fiction, particularly 19th & 20th-century American and British literature

Lily Beaumont
Lily Beaumont

7-years experience in curriculum and study guide development

Joint MA in English and Women's & Gender Studies

Specializes in Victorian literature and feminist theory

Jenn Brisendine
Jenn Brisendine

20-year teaching career across middle and high school English

BA in Secondary Education (English & Dramatic Arts) and an MA in fiction writing

Specializes in writing and editing Middle Grade, YA, and high school-level materials

Elyse Myers
Elyse Myers

10 years of experience teaching literature courses at the university level and 6 years of experience as a fiction reference librarian

PhD in English Literature

Specializes in classic & contemporary prose fiction, particularly 19th & 20th-century American and British literature

Lily Beaumont
Lily Beaumont

7-years experience in curriculum and study guide development

Joint MA in English and Women's & Gender Studies

Specializes in Victorian literature and feminist theory

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