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Dani James

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Dani James is a native New Yorker who grew up in Belgium before making her way back home.

She holds a BA in English from Baruch College and an MFA in Creative Writing from the Writer’s Foundry at St. Joseph’s University.

Her English translation of Return to the Place I Never Left by Tobias Schiff was published January 2025 from Wayne State University Press. It’s available to order via all bookstores and major retailers.


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Dani James Freewriting always helps. I sit down and write without thinking too hard about it. Eventually and idea will form that I'm drawn to, and while one free…moreFreewriting always helps. I sit down and write without thinking too hard about it. Eventually and idea will form that I'm drawn to, and while one freewriting session might not bust my writer's block, it often sparks ideas that I can come back to - and flesh out - later.(less)
Dani James A collection of short stories that focus on identity, told through the lens of family stories. While the short stories are mostly prose, they are also…moreA collection of short stories that focus on identity, told through the lens of family stories. While the short stories are mostly prose, they are also heavily influenced by poetry, lyric essay, and cross-genre elements.(less)
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Cheryl Strayed
“I hope when people ask what you're going to do with your English degree and/or creative writing degree you'll say: 'Continue my bookish examination of the contradictions and complexities of human motivation and desire;' or maybe just: 'Carry it with me, as I do everything that matters.'

And then smile very serenely until they say, 'Oh.”
Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

Jodi Picoult
“You know it's never fifty-fifty in a marriage. It's always seventy-thirty, or sixty-forty. Someone falls in love first. Someone puts someone else up on a pedestal. Someone works very hard to keep things rolling smoothly; someone else sails along for the ride.”
Jodi Picoult, Mercy

Roald Dahl
“The walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James opened his mouth and caught some of it on his tongue. It tasted delicious.”
Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach

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