About

Jill Bronfman’s work has been recognized in ten literary contests and been accepted for publication in more than five collections, over thirty literary journals, a novel, and a chapbook. She has been accepted to several literary conferences and residencies. She has performed her work in The Bay Area Book Festival, Poets in the Parks, The Basement Series, Page Street, and LitQuake, and had a story produced as a podcast. She is an upper-tier reader for The Masters Review. She has an MFA from Pacific University and teaches writing at all levels from graduate to kids.

Her poetry chapbook, "Second Cities,” will be published in 2026 by Finishing Line Press, and her novel “Thanks for Meeting Me Here” won the 2026 Keepers of the Fire award from Raven Chronicles and will be published in 2026.