Discipline: Literature – fiction

Jay Jennings

Discipline: Literature – fiction
Region: Little Rock, AR
MacDowell Fellowships: 2003, 2004

During his first Fellowship, Jay Jennings was working on his first novel. His journalism and humor have appeared often in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

In 2004, he worked on his first novel, tentatively titled, Humble, Arkansas.

Studios

Barnard

Jay Jennings worked in the Barnard studio.

Originally built near MacDowell's Union Street entrance, the Barnard Studio — which was funded by Barnard College music students — was re-located to its current site in 1910. When the small structure was moved, its size was doubled with the addition of a second room. This remodeling, financed by Mrs. Thomas E. Emery of Cincinnati…

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