Alissa Nutting

Alissa Nutting is an American author, creative writing professor, and television writer. Born in either 1980 or 1981, Nutting has made a name for herself through her writing, which has been published in prestigious literary journals such as Tin House, Fence, BOMB, and the fairy tale anthology My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Alabama, where she served as editor of the Black Warrior Review. Nutting has taught creative writing at John Carroll University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is currently an associate professor at Grinnell College.More