Heather C Bryant

Heather Corbally Bryant (formerly Heather Bryant Jordan) teaches in the Writing Program at Wellesley College and at the Harvard Summer School. Previously, she taught writing in the English Department at the Pennsylvania State University where she has won awards for her teaching. She has also taught at Harvard College and the University of Michigan where she also won teaching awards. She received her A.B. in History and Literature cum laude from Harvard College and her PhD in modern British and Irish literature from the University of Michigan. She lives in the Boston area with her family.

"Through Your Hands," her first novel, won the Rising Star designation from the publisher. She just published "A Pixilated Heart."

Her academic book, "How Will the Heart Endure: Elizabeth Bowen and the Landscape of War"(University of Michigan Press) received the Donald R. Murphy prize from the American Conference on Irish Studies. She has published articles on Elizabeth Bowen, T.S. Eliot, Sean O'Faolain, and she contributed to two volumes of the "Cornell Yeats Series."

Her first poetry collection, "Cheap Grace," was published in May 2011 by the Finishing Line Press. "Lottery Ticket," her second poetry collection, was published in September 2013 by the Parallel Press Series of the University of Wisconsin. Her third poetry collection "Compass Rose" by the Finishing Line Press will be available in March 2016. Her fourth and fifth collections of poetry, her first two full-length volumes, "My Wedding Dress," and "Thunderstorm" will be published by The Finishing Line Press later this year.

In addition, she publishes her poems on Medium.com and Twitter @heathercbryant3.

Visit her website at http://www.heathercorballybryant.com/