Lori Jakiela

Lori Jakiela is the author of seven books, including the awardwinning memoir, Belief Is Its Own Kind of Truth, Maybe (Atticus Books, 2015). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and many other places. She is currently a professor of English/Creative Writing at The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, where she directs the Creative & Professional Writing Program. A former international flight attendant, she lives in her hometown, Trafford, Pa.,...See more

Lori Jakiela is the author of seven books, including the awardwinning memoir, Belief Is Its Own Kind of Truth, Maybe (Atticus Books, 2015). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and many other places. She is currently a professor of English/Creative Writing at The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, where she directs the Creative & Professional Writing Program. A former international flight attendant, she lives in her hometown, Trafford, Pa., with her husband, the author Dave Newman, and their children. See less