More about Jean (Woestendiek) Letai

I studied Creative Writing at Princeton University, where I edited the Nassau Weekly and was fortunate to have wonderful mentors, including John McPhee, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert K. Massie, and J.D. McClatchy. I've also taught English in Japan, completed an MBA from the University of Chicago, worked in nonprofit development... and had close encounters with a moose, a bear, and a porcupine. While raising three kids, I savored many happy hours reading aloud with them, traveling through the ups and downs of a good story.