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Jennifer Caloyeras is a novelist and short fiction writer living in Los Angeles. She holds a M.A. in English Literature from California State University Los Angeles and an M.F.A. In Creative Writing through the University of British Columbia.

She is the author of the short fiction collection, UNRULY CREATURES (October 2017) and two young adult novels, most recently, STRAYS (2015). Her short stories have been published in Monday Night Literary, Wilde Magazine, Storm Cellar and Booth.

Jennifer served as writer in residence at the Annenberg in Santa Monica in 2016 and teaches writing at UCLA Extension Writers' Program. She is available for school visits and book club meetings in person or via Skype. Jennifer also hosts the book recommendation
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Jennifer Caloyeras I have been the dog columnist for the Los Feliz Ledger in Los Angeles for the past ten years. I wrote a column many years back on an organization in S…moreI have been the dog columnist for the Los Feliz Ledger in Los Angeles for the past ten years. I wrote a column many years back on an organization in Santa Monica that takes at-risk teens and has them train rescue dogs. I thought this would make an amazing premise for a novel. Also, years ago I had the difficult experience of owning a dog that had issues with redirected aggression. (less)
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