Jay Ponteri

Jay Ponteri directs the undergraduate creative writing program at Marylhurst University and Show: Tell, The Workshop for Teen Writers & Artists. He is the founding editor of both the online literary magazine M Review , and HABIT Books. His work has appeared in Tin House, Puerto Del Sol, Seattle Review and was chosen as a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2010 . His memoir, Wedlocked , won the 2014 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction. Jay lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife...See more

Jay Ponteri directs the undergraduate creative writing program at Marylhurst University and Show: Tell, The Workshop for Teen Writers & Artists. He is the founding editor of both the online literary magazine M Review , and HABIT Books. His work has appeared in Tin House, Puerto Del Sol, Seattle Review and was chosen as a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2010 . His memoir, Wedlocked , won the 2014 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction. Jay lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and son. See less