Jayne Anne Phillips

Jayne Anne Phillips, an acclaimed novelist and short story writer, is renowned for her Pulitzer Prize-winning works. She is the author of six novels, including "Night Watch," "Quiet Dell," "Lark And Termite," "MotherKind," "Shelter," and "Machine Dreams," and two widely anthologized story collections, "Fast Lanes," and "Black Tickets."

"Night Watch" was awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and Longlisted for the National Book Award; "Quiet Dell" was a Wall Street Journal and a Kirkus Review Best Fiction selection. "Lark And Termite," winner of the Heartland Prize, was a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Prix de Medici Etranger. "Machine Dreams," chosen as one of (12) New York Times’ Best Books of the year, was a finalist for National Book Critic’s Circle Award. "Black Tickets," awarded the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy, is often cited as a book of stories that influenced a generation of writers.

In addition to a successful writing career, Phillips has made significant contributions to academia. Currently, she serves as a professor of English and the founder/director of the Rutgers University–Newark Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program. The program was recognized by The Atlantic magazine as one of the "Five Up-and-Coming" creative writing programs in the United States. Prior to Rutgers University, Phillips held positions at Harvard University, Williams College, Brandeis University, and Boston University.

The recipient of Guggenheim, National Endowment for the Arts, Howard, Bunting, and Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships, Phillips is a member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts & Letters. Her works have been translated and published in twelve foreign languages, demonstrating her global literary influence.