Celia Jeffries, MA Brandeis, MFA Lesley University, has an extensive background in education, journalism, and publishing. She is an Amherst Writers and Artists Affiliate and trainer and led workshops in the Boston area for over six years before moving to Western Massachusetts. Her work has appeared in several publications, including the anthology Beyond the Yellow Wallpaper and Westview, Writer's Chronicle and Solsticelitmag.com. Celia is the managing editor of Patchwork Journal, has served in the Writer-in-Residence program at Forbes Library, and on the faculty of Lesley University in Cambridge Massachusetts. She is currently on the faculty of Writers in Progress in Northampton, Massachusetts.