Joan Gelfand

Joan Gelfand's poetry and short stories have appeared in numerous national literary journals. In 2005, she received the Chaffin Fiction Award. She is the author of "Seeking Center", a collection of poems, and is currently working on a novel, "Voice Over". Her letters and articles have appeared in Poets & Writers, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications. Anthologies include "If Women Ruled the World", "Meridian Anthology of Contemporary Poetry", "Jewish Women's Literary Annual", and "Streets of New York". Joan currently serves as President of the Women’s National Book Association. In 2000, she founded Salon CIEL, an interdisciplinary group of artists working in the Bay Area. Joan earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Mills College in Oakland, California. Learn more about her by visiting joangelfand.com

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Fiction: Girl's Night Out

The setting: Rosh Chodesh in the woods. Two long-time lovers, newly separated. A fire. And then, three men appear: “‘You shittin us. You witches! Look, there’s candles.’ He notices the tambourine, lying in the dirt.”

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Fiction: Girl's Night Out

A rosh chodesh turns dark when three men break into their campsite and accuse them of witchcraft.

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This Exhibit Contains Graphic Content: Lauren Greenfield at the Getty

Jews and nose jobs: Lauren Greenfield makes it new.

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