Jeanne-Marie Osterman is from Everett, Washington. A graduate of Gonzaga University in Spokane, with a Masters Degree in Linguistics from San Francisco State, she began writing poetry during her 30-year career as an advertising copywriter in New York City.
Ms. Osterman’s poems and non-fiction articles have appeared in several journals including Bluestem (Eastern Illinois University), The Madison Review (University of Wisconsin-Madison), California Quarterly, and Third Wednesday. In 2017, her full-length manuscript was a finalist for the Levis Prize from Four Way Books. In 2018, her chapbook, There’s a Hum, was published by Finishing Line Press.