Elissa AltmanElissa Altman is the award-winning author of the memoirs Motherland, Treyf, and Poor Man's Feast. A longtime editor, she has been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, Connecticut Book Award, Maine Literary Award, and the Frank McCourt Memoir Prie, and her work has appeared in multiple publications. Altman writes and speaks widely on the intersection of permission, storytelling, and creativity. She teaches the craft of memoir at every level and lives in Connecticut with her wife, book designer Susan Turner. Read More Read Less