Marsena Konkle

Marsena Konkle's lovingly detailed writing style and compassion for her characters allow her to gracefully tackle the difficult subjects of family, grief, and recovery. She skillfully wields language?authoritative, crisply understated, lyrical in its simplicity?to create a fictional world that is nuanced and entirely believable. Marsena has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Vermont College and lives in the Chicago area with her husband and great aunt.

Marsena Konkle's lovingly detailed writing style and compassion for her characters allow her to gracefully tackle the difficult subjects of family, grief, and recovery. She skillfully wields language?authoritative, crisply understated, lyrical in its simplicity?to create a fictional world that is nuanced and entirely believable. Marsena has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Vermont College and lives in the Chicago area with her husband and great aunt. See less