TRACY STRAUSS has published memoir and essays in Salon, Cognoscenti, Poets & Writers Magazine, Beyond the Margins, The Southampton Review, and other publications. Her memoir-in-progress, Notes on Proper Usage, is a recent recipient of the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Award. She holds an MFA in film/screenwriting from Boston University and an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University. Currently, she teaches writing at the New England Conservatory of Music and Lesley University, and serves as vice president of communications for the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) Boston chapter.
