Venessa Anderson

Writer. Educator. Mom.

Venessa Anderson is a veteran high school educator and emerging writer. She earned her MFA from Fairfield University and is a Connecticut Writing Project alumna. Venessa is seeking representation to publish her first novel entitled A Situation. The story is historical fiction and explores the particular effects of the Icelandic historical period called the Ástandið.

When Venessa is not writing or grading papers, she is a busy mother of four school-age children.

Venessa has freelanced, dabbled in column writing, and written many a poem and short story.

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About Me

Like most suburban American women, I’m trying to do it all: taking care of a family while balancing the demands of a career, all the while following my dream to get my words out into the world.

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