Michelle Brafman is the author of the novel Washing the Dead, and she is also a contributor the upcoming Harper Collins anthologyCrush, in which authors write about a youthful crush that influenced them; she joins a stellar cast of writers, including Carrie Fisher, Stephen King, Roxane Gay, and James Franco.
Michelle has received numerous awards for her fiction, including Special Mention in the 2010 Pushcart Prize Anthology, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story prize, and first place in theLilith Magazine fiction contest. Her fiction has also appeared in Fifth Wednesday Journal,the Minnesota Review, Blackbird, and many other journals, and her nonfiction pieces have been published inSlate, Tablet, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. She has been chosen as a Visiting Scribe by the Jewish Book Council and as a blogger forLilith Magazine; she has also led Lilith's salon discussions at theaters and arts centers throughout the Washington, DC area. Michelle is also a former documentary filmmaker whose filmAmerican Lives: Jewish Stories, like Washing the Dead, delves into anonymous corners of Judaism.
Michelle teaches fiction writing at the Johns Hopkins University MA in Writing Program and the George Washington University. She lives in Glen Echo, Maryland with her husband and two children. Learn more at www.michellebrafman.com.
